Oprah's Super Soul Super Soul Special: David Brooks: The Road to Character
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Jul 3, 2024 
New York Times columnist David Brooks discusses the importance of building character, vulnerability, and strength. He explores the societal shift from humility to self-promotion and the impact of parenthood on character development. Brooks also emphasizes the significance of passing on legacy and virtues, embracing personal growth through humility and spiritual practices.
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Speak Values To Rebalance Culture
- Notice which moral words decline in public discourse and intentionally revive kindness, humility, and gratitude in your speech.
- Prioritize community and morality over purely economic language.
Raise Kids To Value Kindness
- Parents should value kindness at least as highly as grades and communicate that priority to children.
- Model kind behavior rather than just instructing it to cultivate character in the next generation.
Dorothy Day's Life-Transforming Pivot
- Dorothy Day transformed from a chaotic young life into decades of radical service after the birth of her daughter.
- She lived in shelters, started soup kitchens, and devoted herself to aiding the poor for fifty years.