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 people…