The host shares a personal confession about stealing a KitKat as a child and reflects on the lasting guilt and shame. They explore the concept of morality and introduce a new perspective on how morality is based on attentive regard for others.
For the past four years, New York Times columnist and acclaimed author David Brooks has been trying to learn the skills that go into seeing others, understanding others, making other people feel respected, valued, and safe. Such social skills may sound trifling, but mastering them, David believes, could help us all make better decisions, enhance our creativity, and maybe even repair our nation’s fraying social fabric.