David Brooks has been an Op-Ed columnist at The Times since September 2003. He is the author of “Bobos In Paradise: The New Upper Class and How They Got There,” “On Paradise Drive: How We Live Now (And Always Have) in the Future Tense” and, most recently, “The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character and Achievement.”
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The Second Mountain
The Quest for a Moral Life
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The Road to Character
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Eulogy Virtues
How to Chisel on Your Road to Character
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Remembering Why We’re Training in the Character Gym
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The Big 2 (x2)
1. Develop + 2. Serve (+ 3. Repeat + 4. Forever)
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The Mountain-Races of Life
And How to Win Them
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Success Doesn’t Matter in This World
Commitment Does
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Altruism Back in the Day
Was Just How People Lived
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Flashlight vs. Hammer
How Are You Using Life's Data?
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Curiosity
Actualized the Optimizer
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