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Astrophysics and the Sacred
Many religions have spent time on two things: trying to generate feelings of awe and nudging us to be kinder. Surprisingly, and unwittingly, these ar…
6 days, 10 hours ago
A Test to Measure How Good Your Parent Was
Emotional Intelligence, Daily. Start now: https://www.theschooloflife.com/subscription/ How does a father's influence shape a daughter's romantic li…
6 days, 11 hours ago
Things It’s Best to Say in Latin
Latin is a language beautifully suited to expressing certain ideas with concision and grace. Here are seven phrases that sound better in the original…
6 days, 12 hours ago
The Extremes We Go To Evade Love
The idea of trying to avoid love sounds paradoxical in the extreme: why do we take active measures to sabotage love? Enjoying our YouTube videos? Get…
6 days, 12 hours ago
Why We Should Resist Getting Into Arguments
We should resist invitations to argue by recognising them for what they are: attempts by the other party to rescue themselves from unbearable feeling…
6 days, 13 hours ago
The One Question We Fail to Ask Ourselves in Love—and Why
Emotional Intelligence, Daily. Start now: https://www.theschooloflife.com/subscription/ Why do we pursue partners who don't treat us well? This film…
6 days, 14 hours ago
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Download: https://bit.ly/3O1Z0aM The School of Life App is a digital resource for making time for your mental wellbeing. It gathers the very best of…
6 days, 15 hours ago
Why We Consider Ourselves Failures (But Actually Aren't)
Many of us are haunted by a harsh inner critic: one who is particularly fond of telling us that we are a loser. Here’s why such a critic exists – and…
6 days, 16 hours ago
HISTORY OF IDEAS - The Sacred
Religion was an ingenious solution to many of mankind's earliest fears and needs. Religion is now implausible to many, but the needs remain. That is …
6 days, 17 hours ago
How Suppressed Emotions Make Us Ill
The most curious and hazardous feature of the way we’re built lies in the difficulty we have registering what we actually feel. Enjoying our YouTube …
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