Alain de Botton

Why, despite all the lessons we sat through in school, were we never taught the really important things that dominate …

Love is a skill, not just an emotion—and in order for us to get good at it, we have to practice, as we would in …

Far more than we tend to realize, we’re all—in private—deeply anxious. There is so much that worries …

A helpful and in-depth guide to navigating socially difficult situations. Unsure how to disengage from a …

We know that our minds are capable of great things because, every now and then, they come out with a brilliant idea or …

The most difficult aspect of work has nothing to do with profitability or deadlines or competition. It has to do with …

Make a change that goes past surface level, self improvement. Kindness is a trait that needs to be refreshed every once …

Writer and philosopher Alain de Botton began The School of Life ten years ago with the goal of teaching …