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The School of Life: An Emotional Education
Discover everything you were never taught at school about how to lead a better life...
Introduced and edited by the bestselling author of The Consolations of Philosophy, The Art of Travel and The Course of Love
We spend years in school learning facts and figures but the one thing we're never taught is how to live a fulfilled life. That's why we need The School of Life - a real organisation founded ten years ago by writer and philosopher Alain de Botton. The School of Life has one simple aim: to equip people with the tools to survive and thrive in the modern world. And the most important of these tools is emotional intelligence.
This book brings together ten years of essential and transformative research on emotional intelligence, with practical topics including:
- how to understand yourself
- how to master the dilemmas of relationships
- how to become more effective at work
- how to endure failure
- how to grow more serene and resilient
The School of Life is nothing short of a crash course in emotional maturity. With all the trademark wit and elegance of Alain de Botton's other writings, and rooted in practical, achievable advice, it show us a path to the better lives we all want and deserve.
Introduced and edited by the bestselling author of The Consolations of Philosophy, The Art of Travel and The Course of Love
We spend years in school learning facts and figures but the one thing we're never taught is how to live a fulfilled life. That's why we need The School of Life - a real organisation founded ten years ago by writer and philosopher Alain de Botton. The School of Life has one simple aim: to equip people with the tools to survive and thrive in the modern world. And the most important of these tools is emotional intelligence.
This book brings together ten years of essential and transformative research on emotional intelligence, with practical topics including:
- how to understand yourself
- how to master the dilemmas of relationships
- how to become more effective at work
- how to endure failure
- how to grow more serene and resilient
The School of Life is nothing short of a crash course in emotional maturity. With all the trademark wit and elegance of Alain de Botton's other writings, and rooted in practical, achievable advice, it show us a path to the better lives we all want and deserve.
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First published September 5, 2019
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Alain de Botton
136听books14.9k听followersAlain de Botton is a writer and television producer who lives in London and aims to make philosophy relevant to everyday life. He can be contacted by email directly via
He is a writer of essayistic books, which refer both to his own experiences and ideas- and those of artists, philosophers and thinkers. It's a style of writing that has been termed a 'philosophy of everyday life.'
His first book, Essays in Love [titled On Love in the US], minutely analysed the process of falling in and out of love. The style of the book was unusual, because it mixed elements of a novel together with reflections and analyses normally found in a piece of non-fiction. It's a book of which many readers are still fondest.
Bibliography:
* Essays In Love (1993)
* The Romantic Movement (1994)
* Kiss and Tell (1995)
* How Proust Can Change Your Life (1997)
* The Consolations of Philosophy (2000)
* The Art of Travel (2002)
* Status Anxiety (2004)
* The Architecture of Happiness (2006)
* The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work (2009)
He is a writer of essayistic books, which refer both to his own experiences and ideas- and those of artists, philosophers and thinkers. It's a style of writing that has been termed a 'philosophy of everyday life.'
His first book, Essays in Love [titled On Love in the US], minutely analysed the process of falling in and out of love. The style of the book was unusual, because it mixed elements of a novel together with reflections and analyses normally found in a piece of non-fiction. It's a book of which many readers are still fondest.
Bibliography:
* Essays In Love (1993)
* The Romantic Movement (1994)
* Kiss and Tell (1995)
* How Proust Can Change Your Life (1997)
* The Consolations of Philosophy (2000)
* The Art of Travel (2002)
* Status Anxiety (2004)
* The Architecture of Happiness (2006)
* The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work (2009)
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November 19, 2019
i think everyone should get this book on the day they are born. and then go through living keeping it by their side. i feel like this should become my go-to gift.
smart, soothing, wise, philosophical, direct, daring, kind. truly a must-read for everyone!
smart, soothing, wise, philosophical, direct, daring, kind. truly a must-read for everyone!
April 28, 2023
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September 16, 2019
If you鈥檙e a long-time fan of the School of Life then there won鈥檛 actually be much in this collection of essays that you haven鈥檛 already seen. But if you鈥檙e new to De Botton鈥檚 philosophical capitalist venture, then you鈥檒l find herein a smorgasbord of intellectual medication, concentrated in pill form, equally effective when either taken in small doses, or downed in one.
October 25, 2020
I have mixed feelings about this book, and since this was supossed to be an emotional education the authour clearly hasn't reached his goal with me.
The introduction of the book - about where we stand as a society nowdays (although this is true only for the developed countries and not entirely, when it comes to the role that religion plays in our lives - which is thought to be increasingly small, but personally I don't believe that is the case, since from my own experience I know more religious persons or believers, than agnostics or atheists) and the first chapter s (about the "Self" and about "The others") were interesting to read - sort of a recap of ideas that are out there for quite a while, not provable, but probable, something that makes good sense (although the subchapter about therapy seems heavily biased and idealised).
Then.. it all went downhill when the "Relationships" started, and the authour just started rambling, stating one thing, only to disagree with it later on, stating very confusing ideas about human behaviour in general. I would've been better of skipping this, and the "Work" chapter, which also contained a lot of unuseful informations.
While I asked myself "What the hell is hapenning here?" I arrived at the final chapter "Culture".
Finally, a sigh of relief, everything is on track once again, the comparison between romanticism and clasicism was beautifully described, the potential healing of art was once again stated, and the end was as commonly plain as it could be.
Although Esther Perel is the person who knows what she is talking about when it comes to relationships, and even though I don't feel a bit more educated in terms of my emotional intelligence, there are some positive ideas stated in this book, so I can't say I didn't feel good reading it. And sometimes annoyed, bored, perplexed, and so on.
The introduction of the book - about where we stand as a society nowdays (although this is true only for the developed countries and not entirely, when it comes to the role that religion plays in our lives - which is thought to be increasingly small, but personally I don't believe that is the case, since from my own experience I know more religious persons or believers, than agnostics or atheists) and the first chapter s (about the "Self" and about "The others") were interesting to read - sort of a recap of ideas that are out there for quite a while, not provable, but probable, something that makes good sense (although the subchapter about therapy seems heavily biased and idealised).
Then.. it all went downhill when the "Relationships" started, and the authour just started rambling, stating one thing, only to disagree with it later on, stating very confusing ideas about human behaviour in general. I would've been better of skipping this, and the "Work" chapter, which also contained a lot of unuseful informations.
While I asked myself "What the hell is hapenning here?" I arrived at the final chapter "Culture".
Finally, a sigh of relief, everything is on track once again, the comparison between romanticism and clasicism was beautifully described, the potential healing of art was once again stated, and the end was as commonly plain as it could be.
Although Esther Perel is the person who knows what she is talking about when it comes to relationships, and even though I don't feel a bit more educated in terms of my emotional intelligence, there are some positive ideas stated in this book, so I can't say I didn't feel good reading it. And sometimes annoyed, bored, perplexed, and so on.
October 28, 2019
鈥淲e aren鈥檛 ever done with the odd business of becoming that most extraordinary and prized of things, an emotionally mature person鈥攐r, to put in a simpler way, an almost grown-up adult.鈥�- Alain De Botton
The School of Life: An Emotional Education comprises essays on how to survive in the modern world by mastering our emotions. Alain De Botton founded The School of Life 10 years ago to help people nurture and hone their emotional intelligence, an aspect that remains conveniently overlooked in our modern curriculums. A philosopher and writer himself, Botton understood the importance of emotional health and how its grasp could significantly change the quality of our lives.
This book, which is a comprehensive collection of the writings that the School has produced over the years, is divided into five sections: Self, Others, Relationships, Work, and Culture. Within each section is a wealth of wisdom on how to understand ourselves and our shortcomings better, how to be a kinder version of our present selves in our interactions with those whom we do not know well, how to navigate our relationships with our partners, how to make peace with the work we do, and how culture can truly be our saviour by nudging us towards greater values.
I never come out of De Botton鈥檚 work without a deeper understanding of my own behaviour and that of those around me. The fact that his writing is lucid and always comes supported by a plethora of examples is a testament to his perceptive knowledge of human psychology. It鈥檚 not every day that someone speaks or write so convincingly about your flaws that you are forced to introspect and (hopefully) tread on the path to improvement.
Highly recommend!
The School of Life: An Emotional Education comprises essays on how to survive in the modern world by mastering our emotions. Alain De Botton founded The School of Life 10 years ago to help people nurture and hone their emotional intelligence, an aspect that remains conveniently overlooked in our modern curriculums. A philosopher and writer himself, Botton understood the importance of emotional health and how its grasp could significantly change the quality of our lives.
This book, which is a comprehensive collection of the writings that the School has produced over the years, is divided into five sections: Self, Others, Relationships, Work, and Culture. Within each section is a wealth of wisdom on how to understand ourselves and our shortcomings better, how to be a kinder version of our present selves in our interactions with those whom we do not know well, how to navigate our relationships with our partners, how to make peace with the work we do, and how culture can truly be our saviour by nudging us towards greater values.
I never come out of De Botton鈥檚 work without a deeper understanding of my own behaviour and that of those around me. The fact that his writing is lucid and always comes supported by a plethora of examples is a testament to his perceptive knowledge of human psychology. It鈥檚 not every day that someone speaks or write so convincingly about your flaws that you are forced to introspect and (hopefully) tread on the path to improvement.
Highly recommend!
February 29, 2020
鈥淭he School of Life: An Emotional Education鈥� is a reassuring and sane voice in the world of constant self-improvement, instant gratification, life-wrecking perfectionism and outdated romantic ideals. A book that so well captures the perplexity of being human that it should be read by everyone.
It is divided into five parts: Self, Others, Relationships, Work and Culture. Those chapters don鈥檛 give you any upbeat tips on how to improve yourself or tackle certain situations. Instead, with a bit of very subtle dry humour, they describe the tiny emotional battles each day of being alive makes us face and says that it is okay, you are doing fine. Actually - you are doing your best. Now treat yourself and go take a barefoot walk in the garden and feel the sun on your face because this certainly will do you more good than giving in to another capitalist lure of buying something.
Alain de Botton is an advocate for the tender-hearted. He knows that a harsh word can linger on your mind for days and 鈥済etting over things鈥� fast is not something everyone should feel is within their emotional capabilities. He knows ALL the types of arguments we are having in our relationships and with remarkable ease and little help of psychoanalysis shows us that we are hurting in one or more ways and therefore pick a fight. Sure, we all know it is never about the unwashed dishes but how much we analyse our the emotions behind our actions on a day to day basis? Not enough, I dare say.
There is so much to take home from this book that I don鈥檛 even know what to point out. I am fairly sure we will see it becoming Goleman鈥檚 Emotional Intelligence for the modern era.
It is divided into five parts: Self, Others, Relationships, Work and Culture. Those chapters don鈥檛 give you any upbeat tips on how to improve yourself or tackle certain situations. Instead, with a bit of very subtle dry humour, they describe the tiny emotional battles each day of being alive makes us face and says that it is okay, you are doing fine. Actually - you are doing your best. Now treat yourself and go take a barefoot walk in the garden and feel the sun on your face because this certainly will do you more good than giving in to another capitalist lure of buying something.
Alain de Botton is an advocate for the tender-hearted. He knows that a harsh word can linger on your mind for days and 鈥済etting over things鈥� fast is not something everyone should feel is within their emotional capabilities. He knows ALL the types of arguments we are having in our relationships and with remarkable ease and little help of psychoanalysis shows us that we are hurting in one or more ways and therefore pick a fight. Sure, we all know it is never about the unwashed dishes but how much we analyse our the emotions behind our actions on a day to day basis? Not enough, I dare say.
There is so much to take home from this book that I don鈥檛 even know what to point out. I am fairly sure we will see it becoming Goleman鈥檚 Emotional Intelligence for the modern era.
November 3, 2021
This book combines psychology and philosophy to teach emotional intelligence. There is a lot of good advice on how to reduce the stresses and anxieties of the modern world. In particular, the author argues for reducing the influence of romanticism with its emphasis on the primacy of emotions in favor of increasing the influence of classicalism with its emphasis on careful contemplation. The section that I enjoyed the most was one at the end that showed the connection between art and understanding how to live a good life.
One small point that detracts from this book is that the author writes from a privileged position, so some of the issues might seem like rich people's problems. That might make it feel a bit out of touch for those who are not in the upper-middle class or higher.
One small point that detracts from this book is that the author writes from a privileged position, so some of the issues might seem like rich people's problems. That might make it feel a bit out of touch for those who are not in the upper-middle class or higher.
May 24, 2020
This book. THIS BOOK. Saved my life today.
It's only May 24, but it may be my book of the year. It's only 2020, but it may be my book of the century.
My best friend handed it to me because I was weeping inconsolably about a boy who didn't notice me - but also about the pandemic, and my job, and the economy, and my brain. She said this would help - and it did. I feel comforted and validated in a way that I have rarely felt from other people, because this book told me that other people feel this mad most of the time too. 'Almost sane' is what the book says we strive for, by being polite and pessimistic and accepting and hopeful. I am not alone.
"Much anxiety surrounds the question of how good the next generation will be at maths; very little around their abilities at marriage or kindness."
YAAS QUEEN.
"We have the appetites and destructive furies of primitive primates who have come into possession of thermonuclear warheads."
DITTO.
"[The sane] can - at their best - be dryly funny about the tragedy of being human. They lay bare the fears, doubts, longings, desires and habits that don't belong to the story we commonly tell ourselves about who we are."
The core of vulnerability (my least favourite thing).
"Emotional life is never done with showing us how much we might have to suffer for 'small' things."
YOU ARE NOT WRONG THERE
But this was SUCH a revelation
Because I should have suffered terrible abuse and neglect to have turned into such a highly anxious, frantic, fucked-up adult right? Instead of the perfectly pleasant, middle-class childhood I got
NOPE SAYS ALAIN
THAT TIME WHEN YOU ASKED YOUR MOTHER WERE YOU PRETTY AND SHE SAID YOU WERE 'PLEASANT-LOOKING' IS ENOUGH
And that's okay
Jesus Christ I love Alain and his co-pilots SO MUCH
"Maturity involves accepting with good grace that we are all - like marionettes - manipulated by the past. And, when we can manage it, it may also require that we develop our capacity to judge and act in the ambiguous here and now with somewhat greater fairness and neutrality."
This feels like holy writ to me.
"The causes of our primal wounds are rarely outwardly dramatic but their effects are rarely insignificant. Such is the fragile base of childhood that nothing outwardly appalling needs to have happened for us to wind up inwardly profoundly scrambled."
This is one of many times I had to stop and put the book down and hold my heart inside my chest because thank you. Thank you for helping me realise this vital fact.
"[Parents] did not, all the while, ask that we thank them, understand them or show them sympathy. They didn't demand that we enquire how their days went or how they were sleeping at night (they weren't much). They treated us like royalty, so that we would later on be able to submit to the rigours and humiliations of an ordinary life. This temporarily one-sided relationship guaranteed our eventual ability to form a two-sided kind."
No greater paean to parenthood has ever been written.
"Diplomacy seeks to teach us how many good things can still be accomplished when we make some necessary accommodations with the crooked, sometimes touching and hugely unreliable material of human nature."
<3
"We should stop worrying quite so much whether or not people like us, and make that far more interesting and socially useful move: concentrate on showing that we like them."
OH YEAH JUST ATTACK THE CORE OF MY INSECURITY
AND WHY I WAS CRYING ABOUT THAT BOY
he's right though
THE LIST OF 'CLASSICAL' ATTITUDES ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS
Should be on the log-in screen of Tinder
And in school textbooks
"Two people should see a relationship as a constant opportunity to improve and be improved. When lovers teach each other uncomfortable truths, they are not abandoning the spirit of love. They are trying to do something very true to genuine love, which is to make their partners more worthy of admiration."
WOW.
"The only people we can think of as profoundly admirable are those we don't yet know very well."
SICK BURN.
"Those we love, we honour with our worst moods, our most unfair accusations, our most wounding insults. It is to our lovers that we direct blame for everything that has gone wrong in our lives; we expect them to know everything we mean without bothering to explain it; their minor errors and misunderstandings occasion our sulks and rages. By comparison [...] we are, in the company of our friends, our best selves."
More oof.
"The Classical person pays special attention to what can go wrong. They are very concerned to mitigate the downside. They are aware that most things could be a lot worse. Before condemning a government, they consider the standard of governments across history and may regard a current arrangement as bearable, under the circumstances. Their view of people is fundamentally rather dark. They believe that everyone is probably slightly worse than they seem. They feel we have deeply dangerous impulses, lusts and drives and take bad behaviour for granted when it manifests itself. They simply feel this is what humans are prone to do. High ideals make them nervous."
Ha, well. One thing I congratulate myself on is that this sounds like me.
It's only May 24, but it may be my book of the year. It's only 2020, but it may be my book of the century.
My best friend handed it to me because I was weeping inconsolably about a boy who didn't notice me - but also about the pandemic, and my job, and the economy, and my brain. She said this would help - and it did. I feel comforted and validated in a way that I have rarely felt from other people, because this book told me that other people feel this mad most of the time too. 'Almost sane' is what the book says we strive for, by being polite and pessimistic and accepting and hopeful. I am not alone.
"Much anxiety surrounds the question of how good the next generation will be at maths; very little around their abilities at marriage or kindness."
YAAS QUEEN.
"We have the appetites and destructive furies of primitive primates who have come into possession of thermonuclear warheads."
DITTO.
"[The sane] can - at their best - be dryly funny about the tragedy of being human. They lay bare the fears, doubts, longings, desires and habits that don't belong to the story we commonly tell ourselves about who we are."
The core of vulnerability (my least favourite thing).
"Emotional life is never done with showing us how much we might have to suffer for 'small' things."
YOU ARE NOT WRONG THERE
But this was SUCH a revelation
Because I should have suffered terrible abuse and neglect to have turned into such a highly anxious, frantic, fucked-up adult right? Instead of the perfectly pleasant, middle-class childhood I got
NOPE SAYS ALAIN
THAT TIME WHEN YOU ASKED YOUR MOTHER WERE YOU PRETTY AND SHE SAID YOU WERE 'PLEASANT-LOOKING' IS ENOUGH
And that's okay
Jesus Christ I love Alain and his co-pilots SO MUCH
"Maturity involves accepting with good grace that we are all - like marionettes - manipulated by the past. And, when we can manage it, it may also require that we develop our capacity to judge and act in the ambiguous here and now with somewhat greater fairness and neutrality."
This feels like holy writ to me.
"The causes of our primal wounds are rarely outwardly dramatic but their effects are rarely insignificant. Such is the fragile base of childhood that nothing outwardly appalling needs to have happened for us to wind up inwardly profoundly scrambled."
This is one of many times I had to stop and put the book down and hold my heart inside my chest because thank you. Thank you for helping me realise this vital fact.
"[Parents] did not, all the while, ask that we thank them, understand them or show them sympathy. They didn't demand that we enquire how their days went or how they were sleeping at night (they weren't much). They treated us like royalty, so that we would later on be able to submit to the rigours and humiliations of an ordinary life. This temporarily one-sided relationship guaranteed our eventual ability to form a two-sided kind."
No greater paean to parenthood has ever been written.
"Diplomacy seeks to teach us how many good things can still be accomplished when we make some necessary accommodations with the crooked, sometimes touching and hugely unreliable material of human nature."
<3
"We should stop worrying quite so much whether or not people like us, and make that far more interesting and socially useful move: concentrate on showing that we like them."
OH YEAH JUST ATTACK THE CORE OF MY INSECURITY
AND WHY I WAS CRYING ABOUT THAT BOY
he's right though
THE LIST OF 'CLASSICAL' ATTITUDES ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS
Should be on the log-in screen of Tinder
And in school textbooks
"Two people should see a relationship as a constant opportunity to improve and be improved. When lovers teach each other uncomfortable truths, they are not abandoning the spirit of love. They are trying to do something very true to genuine love, which is to make their partners more worthy of admiration."
WOW.
"The only people we can think of as profoundly admirable are those we don't yet know very well."
SICK BURN.
"Those we love, we honour with our worst moods, our most unfair accusations, our most wounding insults. It is to our lovers that we direct blame for everything that has gone wrong in our lives; we expect them to know everything we mean without bothering to explain it; their minor errors and misunderstandings occasion our sulks and rages. By comparison [...] we are, in the company of our friends, our best selves."
More oof.
"The Classical person pays special attention to what can go wrong. They are very concerned to mitigate the downside. They are aware that most things could be a lot worse. Before condemning a government, they consider the standard of governments across history and may regard a current arrangement as bearable, under the circumstances. Their view of people is fundamentally rather dark. They believe that everyone is probably slightly worse than they seem. They feel we have deeply dangerous impulses, lusts and drives and take bad behaviour for granted when it manifests itself. They simply feel this is what humans are prone to do. High ideals make them nervous."
Ha, well. One thing I congratulate myself on is that this sounds like me.
December 5, 2019
3.5 Stars!
De Botton may only take credit for the introduction to this book, but you can hear his voice all the way through it. This is a compilation of philosophy, advice and other insights, most of which will be familiar to those who have watched those many videos online or have read any of the books.
I can see both sides of the coin with this book, in one sense I see why the growing franchise can be accused of stating the obvious and repeating old ideas, but on the other hand it gets into some really compelling areas. This covers a lot of ground, but because it tries to cover so many areas it rarely gets to examine them to a satisfying degree, which can be a little frustrating.
I am a fan of de Botton and this brand, but it has plenty of flaws, there is an increasing habit of recycling and rebranding old material and after a while the twee, white, middle class, middle England feel of this book really started to grate on me. But then where would the publishing industry be if it weren鈥檛 for twee, white, middle class, middle England?...
Without doubt I enjoyed this collection and got a lot out of it, but I have come across almost all of it before in the SoL鈥檚 previous work, so if like me you have read and watched much of the stuff already, there will not be much new in here for you, but if you haven鈥檛 come across it before then this is maybe a decent starting place.
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January 6, 2025
I'm not one for non-fiction, least of all self-improvement books, but with a week-long self-imposed digital screen ban (hence my friends being spammed more than ever) I decided to give the audible version a try. And let me tell you: if it weren't for the ability of listening at almost twice the speed, I'm not entirely certain I would've had the patience to finish it.
And I say this while also fully agreeing that the book was a surprisingly relatable and quotable. It felt somewhat similar to The Antidote, just with a lot more topics touched, albeit quite a bit more superficially. Still, I can totally understand it as being recommended to people suffering of burnout. It definitely had a strong feeling of we're all in this together, even if it doesn't seem like it.
Score: 4/5 stars
Turns out I might stomach self-improvement literature easier in audio format, at 1.5/1.7 speed. Any higher and it starts to sound like a demon summoning, which is not something I want to associate with these types of book.
And I say this while also fully agreeing that the book was a surprisingly relatable and quotable. It felt somewhat similar to The Antidote, just with a lot more topics touched, albeit quite a bit more superficially. Still, I can totally understand it as being recommended to people suffering of burnout. It definitely had a strong feeling of we're all in this together, even if it doesn't seem like it.
... there is no such thing as an intelligent person per se - and probably no entirely dumb one either. We are all astonishingly capable of messing up our lives, whatever the prestige of our university degrees, and are never beyond making a sincere contribution, however unorthodox our qualifications.
Score: 4/5 stars
Turns out I might stomach self-improvement literature easier in audio format, at 1.5/1.7 speed. Any higher and it starts to sound like a demon summoning, which is not something I want to associate with these types of book.
November 5, 2019
WOW. What a Boring and Tedious book. Truly a let down and overhyped. The book seemed to go on a constant tangent throughout. Constantly going excessively into detail about anything and everything. 拢17 price point for this book is ridiculous. The only reason I haven鈥檛 given it 1 star is because I learnt a couple of things from it aha.
October 1, 2020
una dintre cele mai bune c膬r葲i pe care le-am citit vreodat膬, o sintez膬 a...vie葲ii la cel mai real mod. amuzant膬 pe alocuri, cu informa葲ii extra pre葲ioase, The school of life 葯i-a f膬cut rapid loc 卯n topul c膬r葲ilor mele preferate.
November 11, 2020
this book brings together ten years of essential and transformative research on emotional intelligence.
i personally like "the school of life" series like anxiety, insomnia, small pleasures and on being nice etc. decided to pick this one up as its one of the books that i have not read in the series. i really love how there are some that i could relate, but the others - not so much. they are a bit redundant and can be too factual. but either way, will always look forward to TSOL works. highly recommend if you would like to explore more on your emotional side of life.
i personally like "the school of life" series like anxiety, insomnia, small pleasures and on being nice etc. decided to pick this one up as its one of the books that i have not read in the series. i really love how there are some that i could relate, but the others - not so much. they are a bit redundant and can be too factual. but either way, will always look forward to TSOL works. highly recommend if you would like to explore more on your emotional side of life.
April 16, 2023
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January 18, 2020
I am mesmerized about the density of concepts presented so wisely by Alain de Botton. The beauty of this book lies in how common yet challenging notions about life are put together to offer a more authentic and thoughtful perspective. For those of us preoccupied with self-discovery, this read reveals valuable insights that could work like great reminders of the lessons we once learned.
I love Botton's book for both the lens he encourages us to see the world through (with more gentleness and acceptance) and the clarity he has in packing ideas and theories into swallowable messages. I have at least to favorite quotes, as I remember:
''Love is a skill, not a feeling.''
''Authencity is the sign of supreme morality.''
I love Botton's book for both the lens he encourages us to see the world through (with more gentleness and acceptance) and the clarity he has in packing ideas and theories into swallowable messages. I have at least to favorite quotes, as I remember:
''Love is a skill, not a feeling.''
''Authencity is the sign of supreme morality.''
November 3, 2019
This is a profound book that provides some incisive advice on life and relationships from the perspective of one's emotional life. The prose is often close to poetic and no punches are pulled when it comes to facing reality and living well. Almost every paragraph has something useful and memorable to say. This is no platitudinous self-help book. It is challenging and sometimes confronting, but deeply resonant with those who know they are flawed human beings struggling to live a better life. If that's you, then read this book!
January 31, 2020
I think most humans on this planet would benefit from reading this book. It's beautiful, concise, wise, universal and deeply understanding.
February 23, 2023
Anxiety is not a sign of sickness, a weakness of the mind, or an error for which we should always seek a medical solution. It is mostly a hugely reasonable and sensitive response to the genuine strangeness, terror, uncertainty, and riskiness of existence.
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First I started the School of Life as an audiobook, but then I realize I want to underline a lot of sentences so switched to the Kindle edition and started reading from the beginning. After a couple of pages, I realized I want to take notes while underlying the sentences along with going and coming back between pages so the e-book wasn鈥檛 good enough either and bought the physical book. I restarted all over again and play the audiobook while I was reading. Finally, I was not only reading and feeding my eyes but also listening so feeding my ears as if satisfying as many senses as possible. That鈥檚 how much I loved it.
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It鈥檚 deeply poignant that we should expend so much effort on trying to look strong before the world when, all the while, it鈥檚 really only ever the revelation of the somewhat embarrassing, sad, melancholy, and anxious bits of us that renders us endearing to others and transforms strangers into friends.
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First I started the School of Life as an audiobook, but then I realize I want to underline a lot of sentences so switched to the Kindle edition and started reading from the beginning. After a couple of pages, I realized I want to take notes while underlying the sentences along with going and coming back between pages so the e-book wasn鈥檛 good enough either and bought the physical book. I restarted all over again and play the audiobook while I was reading. Finally, I was not only reading and feeding my eyes but also listening so feeding my ears as if satisfying as many senses as possible. That鈥檚 how much I loved it.
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It鈥檚 deeply poignant that we should expend so much effort on trying to look strong before the world when, all the while, it鈥檚 really only ever the revelation of the somewhat embarrassing, sad, melancholy, and anxious bits of us that renders us endearing to others and transforms strangers into friends.
June 13, 2022
Not sure where to start with this but I can鈥檛 believe how much I hated it. The only parts I enjoyed were the part on Therapy and the historical stories with the prints of artwork.. I honestly though I would love this book but I found it so confusing to read.. I couldn鈥檛 tell for a lot of it if I鈥檇 missed the point or missed a section on how he would word his next section and why (even trying to explain how I felt makes no sense). It鈥檚 all over the place and I find it crazy how he states his own opinions as if they鈥檙e factual. I believe this book could be quite helpful to someone who鈥檚 not done any form of self improvement or read any other self care/self help type books but I also think some parts of it could be a little dangerous to certain people, especially as he states things so factually when I really don鈥檛 think they should have been. It took me so long to get through this book but I felt I needed to finish it in case I came across something that may change my mind but that clearly wasn鈥檛 the case. I still feel like somehow I must have missed the point as there鈥檚 such good reviews but I really did hate reading this book. I certainly won鈥檛 be recommending it to anyone.
November 27, 2022
de Botton si compania de autori au scris o carte util膬, care cuprinde sfaturi de bun sim葲 pentru o s膬n膬tate emo葲ional膬 c芒t mai bun膬. Se scrie despre rela葲ia cu ceilal葲i, cu tine, cu trecutul, cu 葯coala, societatea, dar exist膬 葯i capitole finale despre munc膬 葯i cultur膬, precum 葯i o compara葲ie pierz膬toare pentru cel dint芒i 卯ntre romantism 葯i clasicism 卯n ceea ce prive葯te mai ales felul de raportare asupra lumio 葯i a problemelor emo葲ionale de tot felul. Nu mi-a pl膬cut abordarea pe alocuri marxist膬, uneori mai subtil膬, alteori pe fa葲膬 葯i nici reduc葲ionismul din unele pagini, dar recunosc c膬 mi-a clarificat multe aspecte legate de prorpria minte 葯i cred c膬 ar merita s膬 fie citit膬 de orice om interesat de via葲a nev膬zut膬 a fiin葲ei sale.
August 22, 2020
I told my daughter last night that if I had a dying wish it would be for her to read this book. (She hates reading and I feel strongly about the insight it offers enough to make this sort of impression.) I hope that she will remember I said this and pick it up someday (before I die) and we can talk about it.
Edited to add: It can be repetitive at times, but there鈥檚 quite a few nuggets of insight that many adults (at least it seems) are not privy to. Logical, basic perspectives that make you think past what you think you know and believe.
Edited to add: It can be repetitive at times, but there鈥檚 quite a few nuggets of insight that many adults (at least it seems) are not privy to. Logical, basic perspectives that make you think past what you think you know and believe.
March 4, 2021
Meh.
If you鈥檙e like me and you have watched all the school of life content on YouTube... this book will be highly repetitive. The breadth of topics covered was too extensive to draw any meaningful lessons.
If you鈥檙e not familiar with any of the school of life content then maybe you鈥檒l enjoy this one !
If you鈥檙e like me and you have watched all the school of life content on YouTube... this book will be highly repetitive. The breadth of topics covered was too extensive to draw any meaningful lessons.
If you鈥檙e not familiar with any of the school of life content then maybe you鈥檒l enjoy this one !
January 8, 2023
The end of year procrastination has a new shape this time, Marie-Knodoing our currently reading shelf, ditching any book that didn't spark some joy and also it has been years since the last time my currently reading shelf was empty.
ANYWAY
There is something appealing about the moderately nihilistic views de Botton holds - is it the usual artistic references, or the low expectations he manages to set at the start of each one of his books, I dunno !
The main idea of the book is that a lot of human suffering is the result of our emotional illiteracy despite the big strides humanity made technology wise. It's the culmination of little distresses and small unseen frustrations, that end up challenging our mental health. Having a steady mental health hygiene or as I love to call it "protocol" to keep yourself in check is a great life enhancing step towards debunking your emotions and processing them. A key lesson in the book as well is our human capacity to learn, unlearn and relearn, so at every turn of paragraph the author is reassuring the reader that yes they're normal and at the same time that there is hope that one day anyone if they want to could become emotionally fluent.
Now hear me out, if you pick this book to learn about relationships, you'll get that too BUT it's better if you focus more on the other parts of the book they're the real foundation for what he is writing about romantic relationships especially. De Botton sets your expectations in a realistic manner, highlighting where we usually go wrong, the fact that childhood traumas shape pretty most of our romantic choices (although, I don't agree with this - resilience studies have shown otherwise, but not everyone is for sure). Again, giving you a real feedback to slit your Fanta-seas in two halves. Reality should always be your anchor ... Be real in your expectations ... And also know where do you stand on the spectrum of the tragic duality that's been giving us all headaches: Romantic or Classic, there is no one side to choose, again in reality life is grey ... so you'll have to find your right shade to better understand yourself and avoid the DRAMA, duh!
Let's recap:
1- Know Thyself
2- Love Thyself
3- Treat Thyself (not shopping sprees, seek professional help if you need it)
Always remember staying sane on this journey is already a big ambition, so if by the end of the day you didn't lash out into some sort of weird craziness: BE GRATEFUL, it could always be worse ...
And the author says that if you're a bookworm you're just lonely, congrats!
Henri Matisse began painting people reading from his early twenties and continued to do so throughout his life; at least thirty of his canvases tackle the theme. What gives these images their poignancy is that we recognize them as records of loneliness that has at least in part been redeemed through culture. The figures may be on their own, their gaze often distant and melancholy, but they have to hand perhaps the best possible replacement when the immediate community has let us down: books.
ANYWAY
There is something appealing about the moderately nihilistic views de Botton holds - is it the usual artistic references, or the low expectations he manages to set at the start of each one of his books, I dunno !
The main idea of the book is that a lot of human suffering is the result of our emotional illiteracy despite the big strides humanity made technology wise. It's the culmination of little distresses and small unseen frustrations, that end up challenging our mental health. Having a steady mental health hygiene or as I love to call it "protocol" to keep yourself in check is a great life enhancing step towards debunking your emotions and processing them. A key lesson in the book as well is our human capacity to learn, unlearn and relearn, so at every turn of paragraph the author is reassuring the reader that yes they're normal and at the same time that there is hope that one day anyone if they want to could become emotionally fluent.
Now hear me out, if you pick this book to learn about relationships, you'll get that too BUT it's better if you focus more on the other parts of the book they're the real foundation for what he is writing about romantic relationships especially. De Botton sets your expectations in a realistic manner, highlighting where we usually go wrong, the fact that childhood traumas shape pretty most of our romantic choices (although, I don't agree with this - resilience studies have shown otherwise, but not everyone is for sure). Again, giving you a real feedback to slit your Fanta-seas in two halves. Reality should always be your anchor ... Be real in your expectations ... And also know where do you stand on the spectrum of the tragic duality that's been giving us all headaches: Romantic or Classic, there is no one side to choose, again in reality life is grey ... so you'll have to find your right shade to better understand yourself and avoid the DRAMA, duh!
Let's recap:
1- Know Thyself
2- Love Thyself
3- Treat Thyself (not shopping sprees, seek professional help if you need it)
Always remember staying sane on this journey is already a big ambition, so if by the end of the day you didn't lash out into some sort of weird craziness: BE GRATEFUL, it could always be worse ...
And the author says that if you're a bookworm you're just lonely, congrats!
Henri Matisse began painting people reading from his early twenties and continued to do so throughout his life; at least thirty of his canvases tackle the theme. What gives these images their poignancy is that we recognize them as records of loneliness that has at least in part been redeemed through culture. The figures may be on their own, their gaze often distant and melancholy, but they have to hand perhaps the best possible replacement when the immediate community has let us down: books.
August 26, 2023
I like where the author is going with the state of education in the current world - the skills that were probably useful at one time may not be relevant today, and as per the author, the absence of emotional intelligence in the curriculum is conspicuous.
There are a lot of good pointers in the book which is meant to be a supplement to today's adult's education. In no way is it complete, but it could be as a starting point for those looking to live a wholesome life. Readers who are well acquainted with the topic can also find some takeaways.
The writing is mostly great, but I found it went into a ramble in some parts. My two favorite sections were on what could constitute an emotionally healthy childhood and the 12 qualities that make a wise person.
There are a lot of good pointers in the book which is meant to be a supplement to today's adult's education. In no way is it complete, but it could be as a starting point for those looking to live a wholesome life. Readers who are well acquainted with the topic can also find some takeaways.
The writing is mostly great, but I found it went into a ramble in some parts. My two favorite sections were on what could constitute an emotionally healthy childhood and the 12 qualities that make a wise person.
January 19, 2022
Fist of all I think Alain de Botton is really wise. He knows the life. His personality took my interest. I watched some of his performance also on TED. Listen to him, and you will not waste your time.
Every topic he was writing about is actual. Also he looks deep inside in the problem, searching for real reason(not for surface). I agree with Alain that we need an emotional education. Do emotions control us? Do we control emotions? It is a big job to understand the emotions and to deal with them. We already know about IQ and EQ. Aldo there is creative intelligence - the highest level. We study all our life and there always will be more to study.
And never enough reading!
Every topic he was writing about is actual. Also he looks deep inside in the problem, searching for real reason(not for surface). I agree with Alain that we need an emotional education. Do emotions control us? Do we control emotions? It is a big job to understand the emotions and to deal with them. We already know about IQ and EQ. Aldo there is creative intelligence - the highest level. We study all our life and there always will be more to study.
And never enough reading!
October 14, 2021
讴鬲丕亘 賮丕乇爻蹖 賲賳 禺賵賳丿賲:芦亘賴鬲乇蹖賳 丿乇爻賴丕蹖 夭賳丿诏蹖禄 亘賵丿. 丕丨鬲賲丕賱丕 禺賵丿 賮丕賳蹖 丿爻鬲 亘賴 丕賳鬲禺丕亘 蹖讴 爻乇蹖 蹖丕丿丿丕卮鬲 賴丕 夭丿賴貙 丕丨鬲賲丕賱 賯賵蹖 鬲乇 丕蹖賳 丕爻鬲 丿爻鬲 亘賴 丨匕賮 蹖讴 爻乇蹖 丕夭 蹖丕丿丿丕卮鬲鈥屬囏� 夭丿賴.
賴乇趩賴 诏卮鬲賲 丿乇 诏賵丿乇蹖丿夭 毓賳賵丕賳 丿賯蹖賯 賮丕乇爻蹖 賳亘賵丿.
亘丕乇蹖貙 讴鬲丕亘 禺賵亘蹖 丕爻鬲. 賲賳 卮亘蹖賴 乇賲丕賳 蹖丕 讴鬲丕亘 毓賱賲蹖 賳禺賵丕賳丿賲卮貙 诏丕賴 賵 亘蹖诏丕賴 爻乇丕睾卮 乇賮鬲賲 趩賳丿 毓賳賵丕賳蹖 禺賵丕賳丿賲貙 诏丕賴蹖 丿乇賳诏蹖 讴乇丿賲 诏丕賴蹖 賱亘禺賳丿蹖 夭丿賲貙 鬲丕 賮乇氐鬲 亘毓丿
賴乇趩賴 诏卮鬲賲 丿乇 诏賵丿乇蹖丿夭 毓賳賵丕賳 丿賯蹖賯 賮丕乇爻蹖 賳亘賵丿.
亘丕乇蹖貙 讴鬲丕亘 禺賵亘蹖 丕爻鬲. 賲賳 卮亘蹖賴 乇賲丕賳 蹖丕 讴鬲丕亘 毓賱賲蹖 賳禺賵丕賳丿賲卮貙 诏丕賴 賵 亘蹖诏丕賴 爻乇丕睾卮 乇賮鬲賲 趩賳丿 毓賳賵丕賳蹖 禺賵丕賳丿賲貙 诏丕賴蹖 丿乇賳诏蹖 讴乇丿賲 诏丕賴蹖 賱亘禺賳丿蹖 夭丿賲貙 鬲丕 賮乇氐鬲 亘毓丿
January 12, 2023
Un fel de 7 ani de acas膬 cartea asta..un must have de cultur膬..o ador!
May 8, 2022
"Putine catastrofe din vietile noastre sau ale tuturor popoarelor au, pana la urma, o alta origine decat ignoranta emotionala. "
"Platim un pret prea mare pentru ignoranta de sine. Sentimentele si dorintele neanalizate persista si isi distribuie energia aleatoriu pe parcursul vietii noastre. Ambitia necunoscuta din noi apare ca panica; invidia se transforma in amaraciune; nervozitatea se transforma in furie; tristetea, in depresie. Materialul negat erupe si patrunde in sistem. Dezvoltam ticuri daunatoare: o contractie faciala, impotenta, o compulsie, o tristete de nedepasit. Mare parte din ceea ce ne distruge vietile poate fi atribuita emotiilor pentru care sinele noastre constient nu a gasit calea de a le intelege sau a le adresa la timp."
"Platim un pret prea mare pentru ignoranta de sine. Sentimentele si dorintele neanalizate persista si isi distribuie energia aleatoriu pe parcursul vietii noastre. Ambitia necunoscuta din noi apare ca panica; invidia se transforma in amaraciune; nervozitatea se transforma in furie; tristetea, in depresie. Materialul negat erupe si patrunde in sistem. Dezvoltam ticuri daunatoare: o contractie faciala, impotenta, o compulsie, o tristete de nedepasit. Mare parte din ceea ce ne distruge vietile poate fi atribuita emotiilor pentru care sinele noastre constient nu a gasit calea de a le intelege sau a le adresa la timp."
November 18, 2019
Great ideas, though it feels too much of a compilation of them. Would have liked it if the ideas were more connected.
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