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Why We're Cursed to be Lonely
Loneliness shouldn’t be seen as a strange aberration; it’s a basic feature of life we should make our peace with in good time. If you like our films…
5 days, 8 hours ago
POP CULTURE: What Is Cinema Meant To Do?
We all love films, but often don’t think hard enough about the role of cinema in our lives and in society more generally. Enjoying our Youtube video…
5 days, 9 hours ago
The Insight of Pessimism
Pessimism is generally equated with a grumpy and immature kind of mood. But it is in fact at the origin of wisdom – and can even leave us feeling sur…
5 days, 9 hours ago
Why We Love to Suffer
Masochism is the belief that one is secretly deserving of punishment. Whilst sexual masochism can be fun, emotional masochism - which is much more co…
5 days, 10 hours ago
Mental Illness and Reasons to Live
Even if we've never spelled them out, each of us carries within us a private list of 'reasons to live'. Mental illness can threaten these reasons: to…
5 days, 10 hours ago
The Three Requirements of a Good Relationship
It can be hard to know what we really need from a relationship. But the task becomes much simpler if we keep in mind that every relationship requires…
5 days, 11 hours ago
How to Make Love Persist Forever
When relationships start, enthusiasm for our partners is typically natural and intense. We think of them constantly, we want only to spend more time …
5 days, 11 hours ago
Jamie Oliver Cooks a Meal for Alain De Botton
Jamie Oliver is a big inspiration for us at The School of Life, as he is a hugely talented teacher, opening an often complicated subject (food prepar…
5 days, 12 hours ago
How to Learn to Love Oneself More
Self-hatred is a particularly vicious disease which destroys our ability to defend ourselves and to confront enemies. Here are some tips on how to m…
5 days, 12 hours ago
LITERATURE - Jane Austen
Jane Austen’s novels are so readable in part because she wasn’t an ordinary kind of novelist: she wanted her work to help us to be better and wiser p…
5 days, 13 hours ago