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Super Soul Special: David Brooks: The Road to Character

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The Resume Virtues vs The Eulogy Virtues

There are two sets of virtues - the resume virtues and the eulogy virtues. The resume virtues are skills that make one good at their job, while the eulogy virtues are qualities like honesty, courage, and love, that people remember us for after we are gone. It is important to focus on developing eulogy virtues because they are more significant in the long run. Character is defined as the central piece of ourselves that guides our decisions. Making disciplined choices engraves positive habits and dispositions within our core, while fragmented decisions degrade it. People with character exhibit consistency over time by prioritizing long-term virtues like honesty and courage over short-term temptations like lust or greed.

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