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- What our Wedding Vows should ConveySome of the trouble of long-term relationships comes from the vows we say at the beginning. We should learn to reformulate what we say when we enter marriages.Enjoying our Youtube videos? Get full access to all our audio content, videos, and thousands of thought-provoking articles, conversation cards and more with The School of Life Subscription: https://t.ly/9kHa2Be more mindful, present and inspired. Get the best of The School of Life delivered straight to your inbox: https://t.ly/Bog8xFURTHER READING“Modern societies are deeply invested in the idea of big, glamorous weddings. We have evolved highly-detailed collective ideas about what a proper wedding is supposed to be like, down to the specialised floral arrangements, seat covers, presents for bridesmaids and the correct order of the speeches.…”You can read more on this and other subjects here: https://goo.gl/0BWnFcMORE SCHOOL OF LIFEWatch more films on RELATIONSHIPS in our playlist:http://bit.ly/TSOLrelationshipsSOCIAL MEDIAFeel free to follow us at the links below:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theschooloflifelondon/X: https://twitter.com/TheSchoolOfLifeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/theschooloflifelondon/CREDITSProduced in collaboration with:Hannah Jacobshttps://www.hellohannahjacobs.com/ #TheSchoolOfLife
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8 min - The Dangers of Thinking Too Much; And Thinking Too Little
There are dangers associated both with thinking too much - and thinking too little. The trick is to use our minds to access our most sincere, authentic and original thoughts. For gifts and more from The School of Life, visit our online shop: https://goo.gl/CpAojF
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Uploaded 21-12-17
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“Thinking about ourselves – our feelings, our past, our desires and our hopes – is a hugely tricky task that most of spend a good deal of effort trying very hard to avoid. We keep away from ourselves because so much of what we could discover threatens to be painful. We might find that we were, in the background, deeply furious with, and resentful about, certain people we were only meant to love. We might discover how much ground there was to feel inadequate and guilty on account of the many errors and misjudgements we have made. We might find that though we wanted to be decent, law-abiding people, we harboured fantasies that went in appallingly deviant and aberrant directions. We might recognise how much was nauseatingly compromised and needed to be changed about our relationships and careers…”
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8 min - How to Overcome Shyness
The true origins of shyness lie not in under-confidence but, very often, in self-hatred. We will be able to face social situations with energy and self-belief when we finally become able to like ourselves a little more.
Uploaded 15-03-17
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"A lack of confidence is often put down to something we call shyness. But beneath shyness, there may lie something more surprising, pernicious and poignant. We suffer from a suspicion of ourselves that gives us a sense that other people will always have good reasons to dislike us, to think ill of us, to question our motives and to mock us. We then become scared of the world, speak in a small voice, don’t dare to show our face at gatherings and are frightened of social occasions because we fear that we are ideal targets for ridicule and disdain. Our shy manner is the pre-emptive stance we adopt in the face of the blows we feel that other people want to land on us. Our shyness is rooted in a sense of unworthiness..."
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7 min - How to Treat Yourself as a FriendThe person we may find it hardest to be kind and sympathetic to is, surprisingly, ourselves. Yet being a friend to ourselves provides the only viable basis for living an emotionally fulfilled life.Enjoying our Youtube videos? Get full access to all our audio content, videos, and thousands of thought-provoking articles, conversation cards and more with The School of Life Subscription: https://t.ly/CzJMlBe more mindful, present and inspired. Get the best of The School of Life delivered straight to your inbox: https://t.ly/3BjMlFURTHER READING“Polite people have it instilled in them from an early age that they should not talk too much about themselves. A few comments aside, they should – to prove appealing – always ask the other about their lives or stick to impersonal topics found in newspapers, lest they be accused of that heinous charge: self-absorption…”You can read more on this and other subjects here: https://goo.gl/9hTxYKMORE SCHOOL OF LIFEWatch more films on SELF in our playlist:http://bit.ly/TSOLselfSOCIAL MEDIAFeel free to follow us at the links below:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theschooloflifelondon/X: https://twitter.com/TheSchoolOfLifeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/theschooloflifelondon/CREDITSProduced in collaboration with:Ana Mouyishttp://www.anamouyis.com/ #TheSchoolOfLife
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6 min - Why 'love' is an imprecise word – and three alternativesMany of our relationship problems stem from the emptiness of our vocabulary around our affectionate emotion. We have only the minimal word 'love'. Luckily, the Ancient Greeks had a more nuanced and complicated vocabulary that we can usefully borrow from.Enjoying our Youtube videos? Get full access to all our audio content, videos, and thousands of thought-provoking articles, conversation cards and more with The School of Life Subscription: https://t.ly/i21HvBe more mindful, present and inspired. Get the best of The School of Life delivered straight to your inbox: https://t.ly/FN5MfFURTHER READING“Love is our highest value, what we all crave and what we believe makes us fundamentally human, but it is also the source of considerable anxiety. Chiefly, we worry whether we are entirely normal because it frequently feels as if we are not experiencing love the way we should be…”You can read more here: https://goo.gl/8smXPiMORE SCHOOL OF LIFEWatch more films on RELATIONSHIPS in our playlist:http://bit.ly/TSOLrelationshipsYou can submit translations and transcripts on all of our videos here: https://www.youtube.com/timedtext_cs_panel?c=UC7IcJI8PUf5Z3zKxnZvTBog&tab=2Find out how more here: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/6054623?hl=en-GBSOCIAL MEDIAFeel free to follow us at the links below:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theschooloflifelondon/Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheSchoolOfLifeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/theschooloflifelondon/CREDITSProduced in collaboration with:Vale Productionshttp://www.valeproductions.co.uk/ #TheSchoolOfLife
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3 min - Untamed Counsel for Those Who Have Lost Their Minds Over an ExEmotional Intelligence, Daily. Start now: https://www.theschooloflife.com/subscription/Can world events drive you mad? Via Virginia Woolf's tragic tale, see how political stress deeply impacts mental health, especially for the vulnerable. Understand the toll and build resilience. #PoliticalAnxiety #MentalHealth #Resilience #VirginiaWoolf #PsychologyUnlock all the content of The School of Life with a subscription to our podcast, articles, videos, and exercises, specially tailored to your needs.Get weekly insights for better relationships, deeper self-knowledge, and inner calm straight to your inbox. Sign up for more ideas, plus 10% off your first shop order: https://www.theschooloflife.com/signup/You can read more on this and other subjects in our articles, here: https://www.theschooloflife.com/article/wild-advice-for-those-who-have-lost-their-minds-over-an-ex/“The world is not short of advice for those who are struggling to get over their exes. The problem is how much of it is extremely sensible and therefore, in its way, utterly ineffective, for what we are dealing with in heartbreak is not some administrative malfunction for which one or two handy pointers will swiftly return a sufferer to the norm, but a wholesale and long-term loss of command over one’s emotional constitution – for which the most apposite response may be limitless acknowledgement of the scale of the crisis, unbounded compassion and a heavy…”OUR COLLECTIONShttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwxNMb28XmpcEwc0qydf2jSszQFSht81Ehttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwxNMb28XmpckOvZZ_AZjD7WM2p9-6NBvhttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwxNMb28XmpeUL1vz9Su7OmeghBDgmj7Xhttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwxNMb28XmpeypJMHfNbJ4RAFkRtmAN3Phttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwxNMb28XmpcpxBm1RoGRx4mVKNRIrKkGhttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwxNMb28Xmpcp7jXVszdNruKUtHZ2zuZbhttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwxNMb28Xmpfv2COuuJaKzy6E2n8nSMdihttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwxNMb28Xmpc1qCJ6RYYh4rKNOOlKtFIKSOCIAL MEDIAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/theschooloflifelondon/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-school-of-life/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theschooloflife?lang=enCREDITSProduced in collaboration with:Natalia Biegajhttps://www.nb-animation.com/Title animation produced in collaboration withGraeme Probertwww.gpmotion.co.uk
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8 min - What Infidelity Means
Being a victim of infidelity is one of the worst things that can befall us in love. One of the ways to come back from the harrowing experience is to ask what the real meaning of the infidelity might be.
Uploaded 26-06-17
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“Infidelity is commonly interpreted as close to the greatest tragedy that could befall any relationship – and as the natural, inevitable prelude to the break-up of a union.
It is viewed in such dark terms because, under the philosophy of Romanticism which has dominated our understanding of love since the middle of the eighteenth century, sex is understood to be, not principally a physical act, but the summation and central symbol of love. Before Romanticism, people had sex and fell in love but they did not always see these two acts as inextricably linked: one might love someone and not sleep with them. Or sleep with them and not love them. It was this dislocation that Romanticism refused to countenance. Sex was simply the crowning moment of love, the superlative way of expressing one’s devotion to someone, the ultimate proof of one’s sincerity…”
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7 min - Why We Turn Cold On Our PartnersGoing cold on our partners is often a sign not that we have stopped caring, but that we are - somewhere deep down - furious or hurt.Enjoying our Youtube videos? Get full access to all our audio content, videos, and thousands of thought-provoking articles, conversation cards and more with The School of Life Subscription: https://t.ly/ho0r2Be more mindful, present and inspired. Get the best of The School of Life delivered straight to your inbox: https://t.ly/sIgLcFURTHER READING“The story of the path to coldness in love is well known. We start off full of affection for one another and then – with time – feelings fade. We start prioritising work; we check our phones while they’re speaking; we don’t especially want to hear how their day went…”MORE SCHOOL OF LIFEWatch more films on RELATIONSHIPS in our playlist:http://bit.ly/TSOLrelationshipsSOCIAL MEDIAFeel free to follow us at the links below:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theschooloflifelondon/X: https://twitter.com/TheSchoolOfLifeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/theschooloflifelondon/CREDITSProduced in collaboration with:Produced in collaboration with Tomás Pichardo-Espaillathttp://tomatico.net/ #TheSchoolOfLife
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8 min - The Error 90% of People Make in DatingEmotional Intelligence, Daily. Start now: https://www.theschooloflife.com/subscription/Why do we often gravitate towards emotionally unavailable partners? This film challenges our romantic narratives, arguing that true love isn't about overcoming obstacles or chasing hesitant affections. Discover the liberating wisdom of seeking out only the genuinely enthusiastic in dating, saving ourselves from needless heartache and embracing relationships that truly nourish. #DatingTips #SelfRespect #HealthyRelationships #EmotionalMaturity #LoveLifeUnlock all the content of The School of Life with a subscription to our podcast, articles, videos, and exercises, specially tailored to your needs.Get weekly insights for better relationships, deeper self-knowledge, and inner calm straight to your inbox. Sign up for more ideas, plus 10% off your first shop order: https://www.theschooloflife.com/signup/You can read more on this and other subjects in our articles, here: https://www.theschooloflife.com/article/stay-away-from-all-but-the-most-enthusiastic/“It can take a very long time indeed for some of us to come to a highly basic-sounding realisation: we should only contemplate going out with people who are very enthusiastic about us. From the start. Without the need for persuasion. Without any call for begging or chasing or strategic withholding of affection or visits to therapy. Just plainly and simply keen, open and ready; from the get go.This can sound extremely odd and deep down surprising because so much in our culture and in our pasts fosters an altogether different kind of philosophy, to an extent that we may never quite have noticed…”OUR COLLECTIONShttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwxNMb28XmpcEwc0qydf2jSszQFSht81Ehttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwxNMb28XmpckOvZZ_AZjD7WM2p9-6NBvhttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwxNMb28XmpeUL1vz9Su7OmeghBDgmj7Xhttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwxNMb28XmpeypJMHfNbJ4RAFkRtmAN3Phttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwxNMb28XmpcpxBm1RoGRx4mVKNRIrKkGhttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwxNMb28Xmpcp7jXVszdNruKUtHZ2zuZbhttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwxNMb28Xmpfv2COuuJaKzy6E2n8nSMdihttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwxNMb28Xmpc1qCJ6RYYh4rKNOOlKtFIKSOCIAL MEDIAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/theschooloflifelondon/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-school-of-life/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theschooloflife?lang=enCREDITSProduced in collaboration with:Leon Moh-Cahhttps://www.instagram.com/leon_moh_cah/Title animation produced in collaboration withGraeme Probertwww.gpmotion.co.uk
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8 min - PHILOSOPHY: Jacques Derrida
Jacques Derrida was a key philosopher of modern times who made pioneering explorations into the subtexts of our key concepts.
Uploaded 02-09-16
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Master your emotional intelligence with The School of Life podcast. We apply classic philosophy, modern psychology, and culture to the everyday issues that matter most: work, love, anxiety, and the search for meaning.
In each episode, we explore the deepest questions of the human condition through calm, insightful audio essays designed to help you understand yourself and the world around you. Whether you are navigating a difficult relationship, seeking career fulfillment, or simply looking for a moment of calm in a chaotic world, our content offers the wisdom and perspective you need to live a more resilient life.
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