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Oct 2019
29m 20s

37 - Alain de Botton

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We always ponder what we think the meaning of life is, but philosopher Alain de Botton has the answer to this in this week's episode of the Positivity Podcast. Alain joins Paul to talk about our ideas of love and connection, what behaviours we should adopt to gain the most out of life, and how being at one with nature can bring you a sense of calm and collec ... Show More
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