We tend to look patronisingly at people convinced they might win the lottery. But we often harbour equally misguided hopes …
Category: Self Development
The Impostor Syndrome
What holds us back from being more confident at work is often a sense that we are fundamentally different from …
Alain de Botton on Romanticism
The ideology of Romanticism has been fatal to our chances of long-term happiness in modern relationships. Here, School of Life …
Pessimism for Lovers
We’re used to thinking of pessimism as the enemy of good things, but when it comes to relationships, it can …
Sexual Non-Liberation
We pride ourselves on living in a sexually liberated age. But we haven’t in fact begun to know how to …
History as a Cure for Our Times
It can seem as if we are living in deeply, uncommonly troubled and crazy times. We should take a measure …
The Challenge of Being Close
Getting close to another human isn’t the trouble free process we might imagine. It’s worth understanding just how frightening closeness …
POP CULTURE: Taylor Swift’s Legs & Climate Change
One of the most maddening sides of modern life is that the media always under-reports the crucial stories, while hyping …