A decent life

You’re probably never going to be a saint. But let’s face it, you could probably be a better person.

In a world full of suffering and deprivation, it’s easy to despair—and it’s just as easy to judge ourselves and others for not doing more.

Though devoting ourselves solely to good works cannot solve all the world’s problems, is this nevertheless what we should do? Is anything less a moral failure?

Focusing on the gap between altruism and moral mediocrity, Todd May proposes a practical approach that acknowledges the reality of our everyday lives.