The art of failure with David Duchovny
ReThinking
TED
4.7 • 626 Ratings
🗓️ 7 May 2024
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
David Duchovny knows a lot about success — he’s a Golden Globe-winning actor who has had iconic roles from The X-Files to Californication. But as a literature PhD dropout turned director turned songwriter and novelist, David is more interested in failure and what it can teach us. Adam and David discuss the value of falling short of our goals, the perils of success, and whether nice people really finish last. David’s new podcast Fail Better is out now. Transcripts for ReThinking are available at go.ted.com/RWAGscripts
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| 0:02.0 | Did I talk too much? |
| 0:03.0 | I should have handled that better. |
| 0:04.0 | Why can't I just let it go? |
| 0:05.0 | Why did I do that? |
| 0:06.0 | I wish I would stop. |
| 0:07.0 | I would think so much. |
| 0:08.0 | Take a breath. |
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| 0:28.8 | and let life feel better. Debbie was in a bit of a pickle. A crisp and gurkin sandwiches |
| 0:36.3 | just weren't selling. |
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| 0:46.3 | They looked good. |
| 0:48.3 | Really, really good. |
| 0:50.3 | Turns out Crisp and gurkin sandwiches are right up everyone's street. |
| 0:56.7 | Even if that street now smells of pickles. |
| 0:58.8 | Thanks, Canber. |
| 1:02.7 | Gina's a muncher. |
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