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Why Is Work so Boring?
Many of us find our work rather boring and when we do, we tend to blame ourselves. But there are very large-scale reasons, rooted in history and econ…
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How Politics Can Drive Us Mad
Emotional Intelligence, Daily. Start now: https://www.theschooloflife.com/subscription/ Can world events drive you mad? Via Virginia Woolf's tragic …
1 day, 7 hours ago
Why is everyone so worried 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…
1 day, 8 hours ago
How to Enrich a Country: Free Trade or Protectionism?
What is the best way to make a country rich? Should you adopt a policy of free trade? Or is protectionism and economic nationalism the better way? We…
1 day, 8 hours ago
How to be a Friend to Yourself
The person we may find it hardest to be kind and sympathetic to is, surprisingly, ourselves. Yet being a friend to ourselves provides the only viable…
1 day, 9 hours ago
How to Overcome Shyness
The secret to overcoming shyness is to remember that others are, beneath the differences, always substantially the same as we are. Enjoying our You…
1 day, 10 hours ago
How the Right Words Help Us to Feel the Right Things
Our feelings are often waiting for the right words to help us to experience them properly. Enjoying our Youtube videos? Get full access to all our …
1 day, 11 hours ago
The Nightmare of Colleagues
Some of what makes our working lives especially difficult are those unavoidable features of most offices: colleagues… Enjoying our Youtube videos? …
1 day, 12 hours ago
Wild Advice for Those Who Have Lost Their Minds Over an Ex
Emotional Intelligence, Daily. Start now: https://www.theschooloflife.com/subscription/ Can world events drive you mad? Via Virginia Woolf's tragic …
1 day, 13 hours ago
Making Love Last
There are those who make it - and those who won’t. And yet it can be troublingly hard - from the outside at least - to understand why. What we can kn…
1 day, 13 hours ago