Author: The School of Life

An engaging, alternative history of the world for children, which helps to make sense of today. The present can loom very large in a childs mind: ...

Our parents are a huge deal: no matter what our relationship to them happens to be, who we are today (what love stories we get into, our attitudes ...

Journaling is one of the most effective ways to regain direction and calm: but what we should ideally be journaling about isnt always clear. This s...

The act of writing things down is one of the simplest but most effective ways of seeing what we really want, whats truly at stake and where we mig...

The act of writing things down is one of the simplest but most effective ways of seeing what we really want, whats truly at stake and where we mig...

Families are a mystery. Is everyones as complicated as ours? Is there such a thing as a normal one? We generally only get to see the polished exter...

One of the things we all deeply crave, and all richly deserve, is a more exciting life. We know well enough that many things have to be routine, ha...

Great stories are often universal: our very souls shine with new ideas when we read them. Books can be so powerful, helping us through tricky time...

Although the pleasures of sex are well known, what is less emphasised are the pleasures of talking about sex: what feels nice, what we like to dayd...

We are used to thinking of good conversation as the glue that holds friendships together, but we shouldnt forget the immense value of playing games...

As grown-ups, one of our deepest urges is for life to be more adventurous: a little more excitement, novelty, interest and passion. Unfortunately, ...

Our society typically devotes huge attention to the start of a marriage and particularly to the actual wedding ceremony. But the real challenge li...

We are experts at focusing on what is missing from our lives. Our dissatisfaction often serves us well; it keeps us from complacency and boredom. B...

In order to work well together, people need more than just technical skills; they need to get to know and understand each other. We suspect this in...

A meal with friends is only ever as good as the questions we ask one another. Too often, we fall back on polite but not so inspired staples: Have y...

Typically, we stumble on fascinating conversation topics a little bit by chance. Shyness can hold us back. Too often, we revert to polite, but not ...

We too often assume that we must accept the levels of confidence we currently possess. But confidence is not a given: it is a quality we can learn ...

Emotions are like animals: No two are quite the same. Some are quiet; some are fierce; And all are hard to tame. An Emotional Menagerie is an emo...

Children are used to hearing about how important it is to protect nature, but they may not fully understand how the natural world can positively im...

We still pay homage to one of the most relevant philosophies ever devised when we call someone stoic for the way they handle the challenges in thei...

It can be hard to decide what we really want to achieve in our lives; our ambitions are often scattered, diverse and difficult to pin down. This is...

Whether were big or small, it can be hard to get away from our screens. Most children spend between five and seven hours a day looking at some form...

Life constantly requires us to give other people some hugely awkward messages: that we dont love them anymore; that we do love them (though were no...

An inspiring curated selection of 40 photographs and artworks with accompanying essays examining the skill of confidence. The difference between s...