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How Love Stories Undermine Our Relationships
The love stories we read and see are often hugely unhelpful to our chances of having satisfying relationships, for the expectations they raise are as…
3 hours ago
Why is everybody so anxious about 'Narcissism'?
Narcissism is one of the more misunderstood terms of our time. We’re so aware of the bad narcissist - one whose overweening pride leaves them no room…
4 hours ago
What is the Tide of Consciousness?
The stream of consciousness refers to the passage of many thousands of images and ideas through our minds every day, very few of which we manage to a…
4 hours ago
How to transform your Script
Unfortunately, we go around the world with scripts in our minds. That is to say collections of expectations about how events will unfold and how we s…
5 hours ago
PHILOSOPHY - David Hume
David Hume is one of Scotland’s greatest philosophers (Adam Smith is another, about whom we also have a film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejJRhn53…
5 hours ago
Why Love and Pedagogy Belong Together
We might believe that a true lover shouldn’t try to teach us to change in any way – but in fact, an acceptance of a legitimate role for education in …
6 hours ago
How to Make a Decision
Life constantly forces us to make very big and often very painful decisions. When we are next facing such a choice, here is a small exercise that cou…
7 hours ago
Hysteria When Your Partner Is Too Calm
Within couples, a dynamic often emerges during arguments where one person becomes very ‘emotional’ (much to the annoyance of their ‘reasonable’ partn…
7 hours ago
The Saddest Valentine
Love has many very dark sides. It is best to whisper them very quietly to ourselves – and those who are ready to listen. Enjoying our Youtube videos…
8 hours ago
I Love You But I Don't Think We Should Stay Together
Emotional Intelligence, Daily. Start now: https://www.theschooloflife.com/subscription/ Can you love someone and still leave? This film dissects the…
8 hours ago