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The Genuine Source of Obsessive Thinking #ocd #theschooloflife #animation
We all are, at times, the victims of one of the cruellest and most remorseless of all mental afflictions: obsessive thinking. But why? FURTHER READIN…
3 weeks, 6 days ago
Why Only the Blissfully Single Find Genuine Love
One of the key requirements for having a good chance of finding the right partner is not to mind too much being single. Enjoying our Youtube videos…
3 weeks, 6 days ago
How To Choose A Companion Thoughtfully
We’re given very little guidance on how to choose our partners and tend to leave it to that mysterious force we know as ‘instinct’. However, it truly…
3 weeks, 6 days ago
Why Is Work so Uninspiring?
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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Can Pills or Therapy Save You?
The advent of medication to treat mental illness from the 1950s onwards has had untold benefits, enabling countless numbers of us to manage the sympt…
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Learning to Forgive Ourselves
Learning to forgive is always difficult, but never more so than when the transgressor is ourselves. Here are some thoughts to help us begin to practi…
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A Self-hatred Questionnaire
A particularly awful aspect of self-hatred is that we may not even be aware that we are suffering from it. Here is a list of questions to help us dia…
4 weeks ago
How Politics Can Make Us Insane
Emotional Intelligence, Daily. Start now: https://www.theschooloflife.com/subscription/ Can world events drive you mad? Via Virginia Woolf's tragic …
4 weeks ago
Why is everybody so anxious 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…
4 weeks ago
How to Advance 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…
4 weeks ago