What is the main conflict in How Proust Can Change Your Life ; Not a Novel by Alain de Botton?

How Proust Can Change Your Life by Alain De Botton is a whimsical parody of a self-help book. It aims to explore author Marcel Proust's life, as well as Proust's literary works and letters, to uncover some Proustian wisdom that might help the reader to lead a better life.