Ted Talk By David Brooks
David Brooks talks about resume virtues and eulogy virtues in his TED Talk, “Should You Live for Your Resume . . . or Your Eulogy?” He has a perspective on how there are two sides in every person. There is the side that wants to be successful, ambitious, and create many things in the world. Then there is the other side. The other side that is humble and wants to be good, not just do good things. He said that the motto for this side is “love and redemption” (). He points out these two sides and gives his audience a moment to think about which side they would like to be. The resume virtue side, also known as atom one in the TED Talk, is like an exterior part of ourselves. This side is a façade and it is not a personal side that we like to show
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Not many people show this side to others. It is also known as atom two in the TED Talk. “It is the humble side of our nature. Atom two not only wants to do good, but be good” (). Our eulogy virtues are the realest part of ourselves. This part of ourselves is going within and finding out what our weaknesses are and try to overcome it. We know that this is the side that truly thrives on defeating our inner devils. It is the true meaning of success than the side that is shown to others on how we are successful, like awards. Then there are also the nature of the relationships a person has with others. Is he or she able to connect well with others? Are they able to cooperate well? Is there a meaningful relationship with them? These are the relationships that become useful and helpful to people. Connecting with others should not just be used for the sake of the connection. Other people should also be friends, mentors, or peers that a person can go to for anything that they need. These kinds of relationships should be nurtured and cherished. Therefore, eulogy virtues should be more important than resume virtues.
Brooks says on how we tend to neglect our eulogy virtues. If we could bring our eulogy virtues into work, we could create a work environment that is enjoyable and something that is not dreaded out of our daily life. As a front desk agent, it is important
Not many people show this side to others. It is also known as atom two in the TED Talk. “It is the humble side of our nature. Atom two not only wants to do good, but be good” (). Our eulogy virtues are the realest part of ourselves. This part of ourselves is going within and finding out what our weaknesses are and try to overcome it. We know that this is the side that truly thrives on defeating our inner devils. It is the true meaning of success than the side that is shown to others on how we are successful, like awards. Then there are also the nature of the relationships a person has with others. Is he or she able to connect well with others? Are they able to cooperate well? Is there a meaningful relationship with them? These are the relationships that become useful and helpful to people. Connecting with others should not just be used for the sake of the connection. Other people should also be friends, mentors, or peers that a person can go to for anything that they need. These kinds of relationships should be nurtured and cherished. Therefore, eulogy virtues should be more important than resume virtues.
Brooks says on how we tend to neglect our eulogy virtues. If we could bring our eulogy virtues into work, we could create a work environment that is enjoyable and something that is not dreaded out of our daily life. As a front desk agent, it is important