"Don't be a slave to narcissism" (David Brooks)

HOW NOT TO BE A NARCISSIST –

He is one of the most listened to and controversial intellectuals in the United States. Barack Obama he often summons him to the White House to ask for private advice and exchange opinions, and his column on New York Times It's one of the most read in the newspaper. Now David Brooks, journalist and essayist, he published a book entitled The road of character where there is much talk of the difference between the frenzy of appearing and the reality of being.

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NARCISSISM FEVER –

Brooks He describes American society as "too arrogant" and accuses parents of "pushing their children to excel with obsessive education.". Hence the fever of the narcissism, a true contagion for contemporary man and an invitation to a gesture of freedom: rediscover the values ​​that truly matter, not let ourselves be suffocated by self-esteem, and free ourselves from the slavery of always appearing superior at all costs.

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BECOMING FAMOUS: THE GOAL OF YOUNG AMERICANS –

The sage arrives in a country where humility has been erased from the horizon of the new generations. In the polls 51 percent of American teens consider becoming famous a top priorityAnd in the ranking of people with whom young girls want, or dream, to have dinner, Jennifer Lopez and Paris Hilton appear at the top. And when faced with the choice between becoming the assistant of a star or the president of Harvard, the majority of young people, two out of three, choose the first option..

(In the cover image David Brooks – Source: Getty Images)

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