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The Psychology of Cross-Dressing - The School of Life
Cross-dressing (and here we refer particularly to men dressing up as women) has tended to have a bad reputation. The idea of a man taking pleasure in putting on a pair of stockings has traditionally been seen as laughable, pitiful – and plain sinister. It was usually assumed that a marriage would almost certainly break up the day a wife found ...
A Therapeutic Journey book - The School of Life
A Therapeutic Journey is a collection of essays about mental challenge and health. Written with kindness, knowledge and sympathy, it is a practical guide to well-being and a source of consolation and companionship in what might be some of our loneliest, most anguished moments. Alain de Botton explores how we can cope with a variety of forms of ...
An Emotional Education - Hardback Book | The School of Life
From the reigning master of popular philosophy, The School of Life: An Emotional Education is an essential look at the skill set that defines our modern lives. Paperback | 215 x 133 mm | 336 pages | 32 Illustrations. How to live wisely and well in the twenty-first century—an introduction to the modern art of emotional intelligence. Buy today.
100 Questions Game - The School of Life
1. Announce to your friends that you have a curious new exercise to propose. Laugh a little at the expense of these cards to ease any awkwardness. 2. Pick a card from anywhere in the box and ask your companions to address the question on it with sincerity and thoughtfulness. 3. Take calculated risks at self-revelation.
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 what all philosophical commandments could be reduced to, he replied: ‘ Know yourself.’. Knowing yourself has extraordinary prestige in our culture. It has been framed as quite literally the meaning of life.
Wu Wei – Doing Nothing 無爲 - The School of Life
Wu wei means – in Chinese – non-doing or ‘doing nothing’. It sounds like a pleasant invitation to relax or worse, fall into laziness or apathy. Yet this concept is key to the noblest kind of action according to the philosophy of Daoism – and is at the heart of what it means to follow Dao or The Way. According to the central text of ...
5 Ways to Repair a Broken Relationship - The School of Life
1. TALK TO EACH OTHER. The first step to improving any relationship is effective communication: Set regular time to time to talk about your concerns. State your thoughts in terms of behaviour, without judgement, attack, or blame. Be specific, constructive, and positive. Listen to your partner’s full story.
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