LECTURE @THE SCHOOL OF LIFE: Striving for self-perfection is considered a high virtue. And, as one of the world’s leading …
Category: Self Development
Barbara Ehrenreich on Optimism
Barbara Ehrenreich argues that far from making us happier, undue optimism and a fear of giving bad news is at …
Ken Robinson on Passion
LECTURE @THE SCHOOL OF LIFE: Sir Ken Robinson believes that everyone is born with extraordinary capability. So what happens to …
Richard Sennett on Cooperation
INTERVIEW @THE SCHOOL OF LIFE: Richard Sennett wonders how we can repair the social divides that separates us. Goodwill, Sennett …
Jaron Lanier on Digital Life
INTERVIEW @THE SCHOOL OF LIFE: Jaron Lanier is a technology inventor and philosopher who has been dubbed the prophet of …
Alain de Botton on Pessimism
LECTURE @THE SCHOOL OF LIFE: Finding fault with the optimistic temper of the times, philosopher Alain de Botton believes that …
Mark Williams on Mindfulness
Mark Williams is Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Oxford. He is also a world-expert on mindfulness. Here …
Miranda July on Strangers
LECTURE @THE SCHOOL OF LIFE: You can tell a lot about someone you don’t know from the contents of their …