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The Love Expert: We've Built A Loveless Society & It's Making Us Depressed! (here's the fix!) Alain De Botton

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

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The Psychological Effects of Personal Responsibility in Modern Society

They explore the shift from a society where people were not tightly held to the outcomes of their lives to a modern individualistic world where success and failure are seen as personal accomplishments or failures. They delve into the concept of meritocracy and how it can lead to both heartlessness and despair, discussing the negative psychological effects of personal responsibility.

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