Our childhoods have a deep and often seriously troubling impact on our adulthoods; what happened at 5 will still be …
Tag: thought
LITERATURE – Voltaire
Voltaire was one of the wisest, funniest and cleverest people of the 18th century. He continues to have lots to …
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 …
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 …








