David Brooks: Should you live for your résumé ... or your eulogy?
David Brooks: Moet je leven voor je cv ... of voor je lijkrede?
Writer and thinker David Brooks has covered business, crime and politics over a long career in journalism. Full bio
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the eulogy virtues.
ones you put on your résumé,
you bring to the marketplace.
die je kan inzetten op de arbeidsmarkt.
in your depth,
betrouwbaar, bestendig?
me, would say
more important of the virtues.
de belangrijksten zijn.
are they the ones that
deze waar ik het vaakst bij stil sta?
And the answer is no.
helped me think about it
is Joseph Soloveitchik, een rabbijn.
Lonely Man Of Faith" in 1965.
in 1965.
twee dimensies heeft,
and Adam II.
create companies,
side of our nature.
to do good but to be good,
en onze mogelijkheden eert.
a calling and obey the world.
en zich inzetten voor de wereld.
consistency and strength.
bestendigheid en kracht.
liefde, verlossing en terugkeer.
that these two sides
twee dimensies van onze aard
at war with each other.
en innerlijke waarde.
I'd say, about these
twee dimensies is dat ze
an economic logic:
risk leads to reward.
risico leidt tot beloning.
often an inverse logic.
omgekeerde logica.
to something outside yourself
aan iets buiten jezelf
desire to get what you want.
om je zin te krijgen.
you have to forget yourself.
moet je jezelf vergeten.
you have to lose yourself.
moet je jezelf verliezen.
that favors Adam I,
die Adam I verkiest,
you into a shrewd animal
in een listig wezen verandert,
calculating creature
van middelmatigheid
self and your actual self.
en wie je echt bent.
je hoopt dat iemand ze zal geven.
depth of conviction.
commitment to tasks
een mensenleven duurt.
response through history
antwoord doorheen de geschiedenis
have gone back
zijn mensen teruggegaan
time in their life,
gravitates in the past
hangen in het verleden
some act of selfishness,
een daad van egoïsme,
oppervlakkigheid,
a lack of courage.
van gebrek aan moed.
building on your strengths.
door te bouwen op je sterktes.
your weaknesses.
je zwaktes te overwinnen.
you find the sin
en je vindt de zonden
and again through your life,
je typische zonde,
en worstelt met die zonde.
that suffering,
taught to recognize
om onze zonden te herkennen.
and how to combat it.
en hoe ze te bestrijden.
with an Adam I mentality
met een Adam I-mentaliteit
about Adam II.
vatte de confrontatie,
van Adam I en II samen als volgt:
can be achieved in our lifetime;
kan bereikt worden tijdens ons leven.
be saved by hope.
gered worden door hoop.
beautiful or good makes
of goed is, houdt steek
gered worden door geloof.
can be accomplished alone;
kan alleen gedaan worden.
be saved by love.
gered worden door liefde.
or foe as from our own standpoint.
als vanuit onze eigen visie.
by that final form of love,
door de ultieme vorm van liefde,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
David Brooks - Op-ed columnistWriter and thinker David Brooks has covered business, crime and politics over a long career in journalism.
Why you should listen
David Brooks became an Op-Ed columnist for The New York Times in September 2003. He is currently a commentator on "The PBS Newshour," NPR’s "All Things Considered" and NBC's "Meet the Press."
He is the author of Bobos in Paradise and The Social Animal. In April 2015, he released with his fourth book, The Road to Character, which was a #1 New York Times bestseller.
Brooks also teaches at Yale University, and is a member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.
Born on August 11, 1961 in Toronto, Canada, Brooks graduated a bachelor of history from the University of Chicago in 1983. He became a police reporter for the City News Bureau, a wire service owned jointly by the Chicago Tribune and Sun-Times.
He worked at The Washington Times and then The Wall Street Journal for nine years. His last post at the Journal was as Op-ed Editor. Prior to that, he was posted in Brussels, covering Russia, the Middle East, South Africa and European affairs. His first post at the Journal was as editor of the book review section, and he filled in as the Journal's movie critic.
He also served as a senior editor at The Weekly Standard for 9 years, as well as contributing editor for The Atlantic and Newsweek.
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