There is still so much we are never quite able to tell those close to us about who we are …
Category: Self Development
Eastern vs. Western Philosophy
Eastern philosophy is a great deal more popular than its Western counterpart. That’s not because Western philosophy has nothing valuable …
LITERATURE – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson taught us about the presence of nature and something a little divine inside all of us. If …
Overcoming Bad Inner Voices
All of us have deeply unhelpful inner voices inside us, dragging us down with criticisms and unfair accusations. Wisdom involves …
Peter Gabriel on Music
The great musician Peter Gabriel came to do an event around the corner from the School of Life’s London HQ: …
Being A Good Listener
We hear a lot about how to speak well in public, but very little about how to learn the equally …
A Novel To Help Our Love Lives
The founder and creative director of the channel, Alain de Botton, has written a novel called THE COURSE OF LOVE. …
Freud on: Sublimation
A lot of what we long for and desire will never be ours; we might go out of our minds …