Tuesday, February 4th

Objectives:

• Synthesize the 5 different perspectives on success and come up with your own definition
• Understand social and historical context to J.D. Salinger's life and writings
• Deconstruct various themes within "Franny"

AGENDA
A. Listen to Alain de Bottom's Success Podcast: "What's a Kinder Way to Frame Success?"

Context to Alain de Bottom:

• Alain de Botton is a Swiss/British writer, philosopher, television presenter and entrepreneur, resident in the United Kingdom.
  
• Frenetic: fast and energetic in a rather wild and uncontrolled way.

B. Journal #8: Respond to these three questions
1. While listening, take notes on Alain's main points about mainstream definitions of success compared to how he suggests we should redefine success on our own terms.

2.  Which of the podcasts most connected with you?

3. If you had to distill your own definition of success into a "question- title" for this podcast series (like these examples) what would it be?

For your reference- brief summaries of main points of each podcast:

• Tony Robbins - don't let your story define you, follow your passion as drive is the key to success
• Angela Duckworth- grit is the key to success, growth mindset helps one have grit
• Ron Gutman- Smiling makes one appear more successful and there is a correlation between one's smile and one's success in life
• Mike Rowe- Don't follow your passion if it makes you unhappy; ideal is to blend what makes you happy with what makes money; people with dirty jobs are perhaps the most successful
• Alain de Bottom-  Our current definition of successful sets people up as winners or losers so we should redefine success in a way that is kinder and more compassionate.  You can't be successful in all realms of our lives.  You have to make  a choice between being successful in work or life.  We must make a choice as to in which realm of our life we want to be successful. It is a personal choice-- must decide for yourself.  There shouldn't be a one-size fits all definition of success.

C. Finish Salinger  

D. Read these questions on "Franny" and  prepare responses to the questions.