How to Replace the 10 Commandments
[5:13] The decline in belief in the Biblical 10 commandments doesn’t mean that all rules of conduct are necessarily s…
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The Perfectionist Trap
[3:47] One of the greatest obstacles to a good life is the expectation of perfection. [Video source: The School of LifeÂ…
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The Fragility of Good Government
[4:24] We are not living in an age of unusual folly. We’re simply rediscovering how rare good government has ever been …
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What do the Rich really Want?
[4:30] Imagine if oddly, wealthy capitalists didn’t primarily want money; but something odder and more hopefu…
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How We Lie to Ourselves
[5:57] We are masters at knowing how to lie to ourselves. We pay a heavy price for this self-deception. [Source: The Scho…
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In Praise of The Quiet Life
[5:23] Quiet lives feel nowadays like lives of failure and resignation, but they may be no such thing: true ambition can …
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Why You Shouldn’t Trust Your Feelings
[5:58] It can be very hard to detect just how much our judgement is constantly affected by our feelings. We should – at p…
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Stay in – or Leave – a Relationship?
[5:07] Should you stay or leave a relationship? Here’s a checklist of questions to ask oneself before heading out too …
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Philosophical Meditation
[6:45] At the School of Life, we’ve pioneered a new form of Meditation we call Philosophical Meditation, designed to …
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Why We Don’t Really Want to be Nice
[6:58] Being ‘nice’ sounds a bit eerie and strange. It shouldn’t really. [Source: The School of Life You Tube cha…
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