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Are you a Sadist or a Masochist - and How Come?
Two of the strangest but most powerful concepts in psychology are sadism and masochism. Why do we seem to delight in inflicting suffering or, even mo…
6 days, 18 hours ago
The Actual Reason You Despise Horoscopes
Emotional Intelligence, Daily. Start now: https://www.theschooloflife.com/subscription/ Why do we mock superstition? This film challenges the percei…
6 days, 19 hours ago
The Problem with Overly Amiable People
Friendliness is a great virtue. Over-friendliness can be an unexpected problem. Enjoying our Youtube videos? Get full access to all our audio conte…
6 days, 19 hours ago
Dark Truths to Cheer us up
A lot of our problems come from living in a culture that forces us to laugh all the time. That’s why it can be helpful to gather the darkest truths i…
6 days, 20 hours ago
The Fragility of Virtuous Government
We are not living in an age of unusual folly. We’re simply rediscovering how rare good government has ever been – and how much there was to appreciat…
6 days, 20 hours ago
Why Our Partners Drive Us Insane
We don’t end up with maddening partners by mistake. We’re driven towards them by quirks of our psychology we should learn to understand better. Enj…
6 days, 21 hours ago
Cultural Prospecting
Cultural Mining is the term given to the extraction of valuable ideas from the raw ore of culture. It’s what we do every day at The School of Life. …
6 days, 22 hours ago
Why Socrates Rejected Democracy
We’re used to thinking hugely well of democracy. But interestingly, one of the wisest people who ever lived, Socrates, had deep suspicions of it. I…
6 days, 22 hours ago
hours as a Ghanaian Garment Maker
Continuing our series on films about working life around the world: a dressmaker from Ghana allows us into her shop. Enjoying our Youtube videos? Get…
6 days, 23 hours ago
Emotional Articulation
One of the lesser known skills of relationships is the ability to translate what a lover says to reveal its deeper meaning. Enjoying our Youtube vi…
6 days, 23 hours ago