Alain de Botton
Camilla Baker
@alaindebotton please elaborate...interesting.
We should keep a careful diary of our moments of envy: they are our covert guides to what we should try to do next.
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@alaindebotton An interesting concept...perhaps I will try -
@alaindebotton and the same diary for the things we hate? -
@alaindebotton like those parasitic bastards that make 100 million bucks a year for fleecing peoples life savings. .. oh oops. -
@alaindebotton so true :=| -
@alaindebotton thanks Alain, I sometimes envy my single mate's bachelor life- I'll leave my wife and kids and buy an Xbox. -
@DaveVK2 Maybe that's not envy but disgust. -
@alaindebotton Does the 'careful' part mean to positively re-frame (R. D. Laing) similar to turning complaints into objectives? -
@CamillaBaker1 My interpretation: if you are disgruntled about and want something that another has, then set about lawfully getting it 4u. -
@alaindebotton "be lazy like a fox" http://www.wow-huh.com/be-lazy-like-a-fox/ … (via@WikiHouse ) -
@JoeMcLaren Oh no! Good point. Maybe the 'careful' means not acting on impulse or snapshot. Sir Coleridge's Marriage Foundation might help. -
@msjenjenjen My interpretation: hate is very different from envy. Detestation of a thing is not something we aspire to. -
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@alaindebotton speaks of support of London riots/looting: http://twitter.com/alaindebotton/status/284948768896450561 … -
@autodespair No, I don't think so. There is no suggestion about unlawful behaviour. -
@autodespair@alaindebotton Tho almost every London riot in last 50 years was sparked by police... They failed at keeping lid on envy? -
@JoeMcLaren I am envious of those who can get married :-( -
@alaindebotton ...or, rather aptly seasonal, how to plan your New Year's resolution -
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@finger8@alaindebotton they couldn't be trusted to not falsify a diary anyway. -
@alaindebotton This assumes they're few and far between.
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