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What It's Like Inside Our Thoughts
It’s remarkably hard to imagine what it might be like inside our minds. But doing so helps us to see that the real task of thinking should involve th…
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How Not to be Dull
No one is ever boring: we just seem boring when we haven’t learnt the surprisingly easy art of being honest about our vulnerabilities. Enjoying our…
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Manifest the Change You Want to See
We so often complain that others around us aren’t changing in this way or that. But one of the best ways of encouraging them to change is to change o…
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Love and Withdrawing
It’s deeply tempting to get into sulks in relationships. We should, however, always strive to explain, rather than silently act out, our rage. Enjo…
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Why Damaged People Damage People
Emotional Intelligence, Daily. Start now: https://www.theschooloflife.com/subscription/ Explore the profound paradox of "Why Hurt People Hurt People…
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The Problem With Travel
We’re used to thinking of going traveling as the easy and fun bit of life, but in fact, it’s a process fraught with hidden complications and seldom m…
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What our Wedding Vows should Convey
Some of the trouble of long-term relationships comes from the vows we say at the beginning. We should learn to reformulate what we say when we enter …
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A West African Philosophy of Peace
For those prone to stress and losing their tempers, the Yoruba people of West Africa can offer a distinctive remedy: an unflappable attitude known as…
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Thoreau and Nonviolent Resistance
Henry David Thoreau not only wrote Walden; he is also responsible for a small pamphlet titled Civil Disobedience, which recommends that – when a US p…
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The Ex You Can’t Get Over
Emotional Intelligence, Daily. Start now: https://www.theschooloflife.com/subscription/ Struggling to move on from a breakup? This film reveals the …
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