- 336 pages
- English
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How to live wisely and well in the twenty-first century-an introduction to the modern art of emotional intelligence.
Emotional intelligence affects every aspect of the way we live, from romantic to professional relationships, from our inner resilience to our social success. It is arguably the single most important skill for surviving the twenty-first century. But what does it really mean?
One decade ago, Alain de Botton founded The School of Life, an institute dedicated to understanding and improving our emotional intelligence. Now he presents the gathered wisdom of those ten years in a wide-ranging and innovative compendium of emotional intelligence that forms an introduction to The School of Life. Using his trademark mixture of analysis and anecdote, philosophical insight and practical wisdom, he considers how we interact with each other and with ourselves, and how we can do so better. From the beloved expert of popular philosophy, The School of Life: An Emotional Education is an essential look at the skill set that defines our modern lives.
Emotional intelligence affects every aspect of the way we live, from romantic to professional relationships, from our inner resilience to our social success. It is arguably the single most important skill for surviving the twenty-first century. But what does it really mean?
One decade ago, Alain de Botton founded The School of Life, an institute dedicated to understanding and improving our emotional intelligence. Now he presents the gathered wisdom of those ten years in a wide-ranging and innovative compendium of emotional intelligence that forms an introduction to The School of Life. Using his trademark mixture of analysis and anecdote, philosophical insight and practical wisdom, he considers how we interact with each other and with ourselves, and how we can do so better. From the beloved expert of popular philosophy, The School of Life: An Emotional Education is an essential look at the skill set that defines our modern lives.
- CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF THE SCHOOL OF LIFE'S WORK developing emotional intelligence around the world.
- AN UPDATED ANTHOLOGY of The School of Life's best loved works.
- FOREWORD BY ALAIN DE BOTTON, the celebrated author, philosopher, and School of Life founder.
- DRAWS ON PHILOSOPHY, PSYCHOLOGY, LITERATURE, AND VISUAL ART to equip readers with the skills we truly need to thrive.
- CHAPTERS INCLUDE SELF, OTHERS, RELATIONSHIPS, WORK, AND CULTURE
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Index
Page references in italic indicate illustrations.
acceptance 8, 75, 118, 125–6, 140, 153, 164, 281
of failure and idiocy 214–16
advertising 246–51, 247
Aeschylus 82
aesthetics see art and aesthetics
affairs, love 154–68
beginning of 155–9
and high horses 168
indications for straying into 156–63
reducing risk of 164–8
sex in 163–4
akrasia (weakness of will) 11–12
aloneness 119–20
see also loneliness
ambition 70, 72, 117, 119, 212, 235–6, 288, 292
and panic 25
ambivalence 148, 248, 261
anal play/sex 151–2
anger 25–6, 37, 172, 187, 260
and depression 69
and diplomacy 94–5
see also rage
anxiety 15, 19, 21, 122, 250
affairs and excessive anxiety 161–2
and attraction to calm 125
and controlling behavior 140–41
and philosophical meditation 68–9
reinterpreting 117–18
social 73–4, 103–5
worry over being liked 103–5
see also panic
appreciation 166–7, 291
of intrinsic merits of things 267–8
arguments 157–8, 169–88
absentee 179–80
defensive 173–5
from excessive logic 184–6
interminable 171–3
no-sex argument 186–8
of normality 180–82
parental-resemblance 182–4
pathologizing 177–9
and Romanticism 169
spoiling 175–6
Aristotle 8
Rhetoric ...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- I: Self
- II: Others
- III: Relationships
- IV: Work
- V: Culture
- Index