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The School of Life

Master your emotional intelligence withThe School of Lifepodcast. We apply classic philosophy, modern psychology, and culture to the everyday issues that matter most: work, love, anxiety, and the search for meaning. In each episode, we explore the deepest questions of the human condition through calm, insightfulaudio essaysdesigned to help you understand yourself and the world around you. Whether you are navigating a difficult relationship, seeking career fulfillment, or simply looking for a moment

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9:37

Is There an Alternative to Political Correctness?

The School of Life ·

2026/06/16

Political correctness aims for some very nice results, but its means have a habit of upsetting a lot of people. Might there be an alternative to it? We think there is, and it’s called Politeness. Enjoying our Youtube videos? Get full access to all our audio content, videos, and thousands of thought-provoking articles, conversation cards and more with The School of Life Subscription: https://t.ly/KUTZM Be more mindful, present and inspired. Get the best of The School of Life delivered straight to

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9:15

PHILOSOPHY - Emil Cioran

The School of Life ·

2026/06/15

Emil Cioran is Romania’s most famous thinker: his darkly pessimistic philosophy is a perfect antidote to the sentimental cheeriness of our times. Enjoying our Youtube videos? Get full access to all our audio content, videos, and thousands of thought-provoking articles, conversation cards and more with The School of Life Subscription: https://t.ly/rjTHz Be more mindful, present and inspired. Get the best of The School of Life delivered straight to your inbox: https://t.ly/eBhp3 FURTHER READING

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8:21

How Not To Rant

The School of Life ·

2026/06/14

When we next catch ourselves going on a bit too long on a topic – or, to put it bluntly ‘ranting’ – we should dare to ask ourselves where our behaviour is coming from. Enjoying our Youtube videos? Get full access to all our audio content, videos, and thousands of thought-provoking articles, conversation cards and more with The School of Life Subscription: https://t.ly/lZqPo Be more mindful, present and inspired. Get the best of The School of Life delivered straight to your inbox:

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6:31

The Importance of Flattery

The School of Life ·

2026/06/13

We’re used to thinking rather badly of flattery; but in fact, it’s one of the moves that can help people to develop and grow into better versions of themselves. Enjoying our Youtube videos? Get full access to all our audio content, videos, and thousands of thought-provoking articles, conversation cards and more with The School of Life Subscription: https://t.ly/XDsm8 Be more mindful, present and inspired. Get the best of The School of Life delivered straight to your inbox: https://t.ly/yQP_O

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4:41

Why You Need An Early Night

The School of Life ·

2026/06/12

The solutions to many of life’s largest problems begin with a beautifully downbeat and simple matter: the need to get an early night. There are a host of reasons why taking to bed early should be a glamorous proposition. Enjoying our Youtube videos? Get full access to all our audio content, videos, and thousands of thought-provoking articles, conversation cards and more with The School of Life Subscription: https://t.ly/0gUiO Be more mindful, present and inspired. Get the best of The School of

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6:41

How To Argue With Your Partner

The School of Life ·

2026/06/11

It isn’t realistic to aim never to argue with our partners; far better to learn how to argue fruitfully and well. This has a lot to do with allowing ourselves to be vulnerable. Enjoying our Youtube videos? Get full access to all our audio content, videos, and thousands of thought-provoking articles, conversation cards and more with The School of Life Subscription: https://t.ly/zU8SG Be more mindful, present and inspired. Get the best of The School of Life delivered straight to your inbox:

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6:16

The Dangers of the Good Child

The School of Life ·

2026/06/10

Good children don’t cause problems; they always do what others expect. They seem to be on track. But there are real problems with people who never have a chance to be a little bad. Enjoying our Youtube videos? Get full access to all our audio content, videos, and thousands of thought-provoking articles, conversation cards and more with The School of Life Subscription: https://t.ly/pbaML Be more mindful, present and inspired. Get the best of The School of Life delivered straight to your inbox:

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5:44

Why we think so much about our hair

The School of Life ·

2026/06/09

We spend an inordinate amount of time thinking about, and in various ways ‘styling’ our hair. It’s not entirely silly; we’re trying to tell the world – through the language of keratin strands – about who we are. Enjoying our Youtube videos? Get full access to all our audio content, videos, and thousands of thought-provoking articles, conversation cards and more with The School of Life Subscription: https://t.ly/k2Fij Be more mindful, present and inspired. Get the best of The School of Life

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4:43

The Wisdom of Animals

The School of Life ·

2026/06/08

Animals have a lot to teach us about wisdom if we are ready to take their quietly-delivered lessons on board. Enjoying our Youtube videos? Get full access to all our audio content, videos, and thousands of thought-provoking articles, conversation cards and more with The School of Life Subscription: https://t.ly/UgSrn Be more mindful, present and inspired. Get the best of The School of Life delivered straight to your inbox: https://t.ly/yrUbt FURTHER READING “Animals don’t set out to teach us

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8:15

Why Tiny Things About Our Partners Drive Us Mad

The School of Life ·

2026/06/08

Frequently the flashpoints in our relationships come not around large themes, but strangely and almost humiliatingly small issues, like crumbs near the breadboard. We shouldn’t feel bad; ‘small things’ are generally the carriers of very big ideas. We have to get better at seeing what is really at stake beneath our pettier struggles. Enjoying our Youtube videos? Get full access to all our audio content, videos, and thousands of thought-provoking articles, conversation cards and more with The School

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8:51

How to Have a Good Conversation

The School of Life ·

2026/06/08

We too often imagine that ‘good conversations’ are things we fall into out of luck. Far from it, knowing how to have a good conversation is a skill that can be learnt – and here are the beginning of the rules. Enjoying our Youtube videos? Get full access to all our audio content, videos, and thousands of thought-provoking articles, conversation cards and more with The School of Life Subscription: https://t.ly/BCf3y Be more mindful, present and inspired. Get the best of The School of Life delivered

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5:23

How to Be Sad

The School of Life ·

2026/06/08

There is such pressure on us to be cheerful. And yet in order properly to be content, we need to learn, sometimes, the art of being constructively in touch with our sadder, more melancholy feelings. Enjoying our Youtube videos? Get full access to all our audio content, videos, and thousands of thought-provoking articles, conversation cards and more with The School of Life Subscription: https://t.ly/JHFm9 Be more mindful, present and inspired. Get the best of The School of Life delivered straight

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6:16

Why It’s OK to Compromise in Love

The School of Life ·

2026/06/08

We often believe that compromise in love is the enemy of good relationships. In fact, it is only via compromise that we can ever have any kind of relationship at all. The art of romantic compromise deserves to be rediscovered and - in its own way - celebrated. FURTHER READING “We reserve some of our deepest scorn for couples who stay together out of compromise; those who are making a show of unanimity, but whom we know are, deep down, not fully happy. Maybe they’re primarily together because of

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14:12

LITERATURE - Samuel Beckett

The School of Life ·

2026/06/07

Samuel Beckett is perhaps the greatest playwright of the 20th century, and the author of the masterpiece, Waiting for Godot. It’s hard to understand the modern world without his perspective. Enjoying our Youtube videos? Get full access to all our audio content, videos, and thousands of thought-provoking articles, conversation cards and more with The School of Life Subscription: https://t.ly/Ym-gn Be more mindful, present and inspired. Get the best of The School of Life delivered straight to your

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6:32

What Is Narcissism?

The School of Life ·

2026/06/07

Narcissism is the word we routinely use to describe someone self-satisfied and arrogant. But what do we really mean by the word – and are we applying it correctly? Enjoying our Youtube videos? Get full access to all our audio content, videos, and thousands of thought-provoking articles, conversation cards and more with The School of Life Subscription: https://t.ly/JCAtC Be more mindful, present and inspired. Get the best of The School of Life delivered straight to your inbox:

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8:11

How to Seduce Someone on a Date

The School of Life ·

2026/06/07

The clue to good seduction is signalling a realistic yet loving assessment of the other; and a modest, intelligent relationship with one’s own flaws. Enjoying our Youtube videos? Get full access to all our audio content, videos, and thousands of thought-provoking articles, conversation cards and more with The School of Life Subscription: https://t.ly/CGZpW Be more mindful, present and inspired. Get the best of The School of Life delivered straight to your inbox: https://t.ly/Pq3V2 FURTHER

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8:59

Daddy Issues

The School of Life ·

2026/06/07

We’re used to being rather mean about people who have ‘daddy issues’. We should be more careful and more kind. Daddy issues can lead to the worst kind of political situations – and need to be understood as psychological phenomena. Enjoying our Youtube videos? Get full access to all our audio content, videos, and thousands of thought-provoking articles, conversation cards and more with The School of Life Subscription: https://t.ly/3efcs Be more mindful, present and inspired. Get the best of The

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4:34

Why Love Involves Teaching

The School of Life ·

2026/06/07

We often equate true love with being accepted 'for who we really are'. But given how many flaws we all have, true love has to include a process of mutual education we would be wise to accept with good grace. Enjoying our Youtube videos? Get full access to all our audio content, videos, and thousands of thought-provoking articles, conversation cards and more with The School of Life Subscription: https://t.ly/zLI6L Be more mindful, present and inspired. Get the best of The School of Life delivered

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6:17

How To Be A Man

The School of Life ·

2026/06/06

The idea of manliness has grown indelibly associated with the idea of being cool. We’d be wiser to shift the masculine ideal towards a new idea: warmth. Enjoying our Youtube videos? Get full access to all our audio content, videos, and thousands of thought-provoking articles, conversation cards and more with The School of Life Subscription: https://t.ly/1o-VR Be more mindful, present and inspired. Get the best of The School of Life delivered straight to your inbox: https://t.ly/LZ_Vp FURTHER

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5:17

Good Enough Is Good Enough

The School of Life ·

2026/06/06

We frequently ask ourselves to be not merely good, but perfection. Our perfectionism makes us sick. We need to learn to accept the virtue of being ‘good enough’. Enjoying our Youtube videos? Get full access to all our audio content, videos, and thousands of thought-provoking articles, conversation cards and more with The School of Life Subscription: https://t.ly/mVE3h Be more mindful, present and inspired. Get the best of The School of Life delivered straight to your inbox:

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