Relationships
Why Some Couples Last — and Some Don’t
It can seem very confusing why certain long-term relationships survive and some don’t. It can — from afar — look…
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The School of Life is a company offering a wide range of products and services including Books, an App, Online Psychotherapy and Training (for Individuals and for Organisations).
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At the heart of nearly all of our problems lies a lack of self-knowledge. We’ve developed a range of tools to help you build up a more accurate sense of who you really are – and who you might become.
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A More Loving World
A book to encourage compassion and forgiveness, showing us how we can work towards a better and kinder world. The modern world is richer, safer and more connected…
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On Mental Illness
A compassionate and hopeful guide to achieving emotional wellbeing. We accept without shame that most organs in our bodies might at some point develop problems – and could…
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Help with Relationships
Love is less an emotion than a skill: one we must work at if we wish to keep it alive. We offer a range of tools to help you not only find love, but maintain and deepen it over a lifetime.
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100 Questions: Love Edition
A set of 100 question cards to spark meaningful conversations around love and relationships. We often suffer in relationships because we don’t know how to talk. We feel…
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Therapy
The School of Life Therapy
The School of Life offers online therapy as a resource to help people feel connected and supported all around the world.
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Couple’s Workbook
Homework to help love last Love is a skill, not just an emotion – and in order for us to get good at it, we have to practice,…
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We spend most of our lives at work – so shouldn’t languish in a role we find unsatisfying. We provide tools to help you choose the perfect career and succeed in whatever you’ve chosen.
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How to Think More Effectively
A guide to greater productivity, insight and creativity We know that our minds are capable of great things because, every now and then, they come out with a…
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Teamwork Game
Exercises to build better team dynamics In order to work well together, people need more than just technical skills; they need to get to know and understand…
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Help Finding Calm
Few skills in life are more neglected, or more vital, than the ability to remain calm. We offer tools to help you alleviate stress and anxiety and find inner peace.
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Calm
Few life skills are as neglected, yet as important, as the ability to remain calm. Our very worst decisions and interactions are almost invariably the result of a…
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15 Minute Timer
An elegant hourglass sand timer which measures 15 minutes precisely from the start of each turn. In our time-pressed and information-rich world, it can be a challenge to…
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Relationships
The Challenges of Anxious-Avoidant Relationships — Can Couples With Different Attachment Styles Work?
The Problem With Anxious-Avoidant Couples There are so many ways to be unhappy in love, but one kind which modern…
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Leisure
Wu Wei – Doing Nothing 無爲
Wu wei means – in Chinese – non-doing or ‘doing nothing’. It sounds like a pleasant invitation to relax or…
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Self-Knowledge
The Meaning of Life
1. What is the Meaning of Life? To wonder too openly, or intensely, about the meaning of life sounds like…
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Self-Knowledge
Know Yourself — Socrates and How to Develop Self-Knowledge
In Ancient Greece, the philosopher Socrates famously declared that the unexamined life was not worth living. Asked to sum up…
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Relationships
How Good Are You at Communication in Love? Questionnaire
How Good Are You at Communication in Love?It’s often said that one of the most vital indicators of success in…
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Resources for Parents and Teachers
We’ve created a library of resources to help children develop the emotional and interpersonal skills that traditional education doesn’t always teach, starting them on the journey toward a healthy and fulfilled adulthood.
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