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Excellence at School vs Excellence in Life
Many people who do brilliantly at school turn out not to do so well at life. Why? Enjoying our Youtube videos? Get full access to all our audio con…
10 hours ago
The Challenge of Intimacy
Getting close to another human isn’t the trouble free process we might imagine. It’s worth understanding just how frightening closeness can be. Enj…
11 hours ago
Alain de Botton on Romantic Ideals
The ideology of Romanticism has been fatal to our chances of long-term happiness in modern relationships. Here, School of Life founder Alain de Bott…
11 hours ago
What Charity Genuinely Implies
We’re used to thinking that charity just means giving poorer people money. In fact, it’s about extending sympathy to another human being – who may be…
12 hours ago
Sufficient Is Sufficient #animation #psychology #enough
We frequently ask ourselves to be not merely good, but perfection. Our perfectionism makes us sick. We need to learn to accept the virtue of being ‘g…
12 hours ago
POP CULTURE: Taylor Swift's Legs & Environmental Crisis
One of the most maddening sides of modern life is that the media always under-reports the crucial stories, while hyping nonsense. We could get enrage…
13 hours ago
Pessimism for the Enamored
We’re used to thinking of pessimism as the enemy of good things, but when it comes to relationships, it can be a vital ingredient in keeping a coupl…
13 hours ago
The Importance of Peering Out Of The Window
We are so busy and so obsessed with our phones, we rarely take a break to do that vital and rather philosophical thing: stare out of the window. En…
14 hours ago
Why We Should Take Our Time in Love
Emotional Intelligence, Daily. Start now: https://www.theschooloflife.com/subscription/ Is true relationship success rooted in the ability to be alo…
14 hours ago
Why We Act As We Do
A key principle governing the natural world is that animals adapt to thrive in particular habitats; what we call an animal’s character is essentially…
15 hours ago