The Road to Character by David Brooks

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David Frum: Why do we seek status so much? And why is that become the standard by which we measure our lives? He says there's two different answers, and they both have to do with culture. "In the West, we award status with these, I think you call them resume politics," he says. 'It's about individual achievement'

Will Storr, an award-winning journalist and novelist, joins us for this episode of The Unmistakable Creative. Will takes us on a journey through the history of 'self'. He explains how early human societies are responsible for much of how we live in the modern-day world. Why have we become so self-obsessed and what is it doing to us? The irony is that we’d love to know and Will has an answer at will blow your mind.

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