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The Calm Workbook (The School of Life) by The School Of Life
Category: Health and Wellbeing
Most of us long to be a little calmer: too many of our days are lost to agitation and worry, stress and discord. Yet we know that we are at our best when we can manage not to panic and take challenges in our stride.Fortunately, a calm state of mind is not a divine gift. Even those of us starting from a ...Show more
The Career Workbook by The School of Life
Category: Business Finance Management
There are few questions harder or lonelier than, 'What should I do with the rest of my working life?' We are often simply meant to know the answer - and a lot of people might be invested in us continuing along the safe and predictable path.But in private, some of us are acutely aware that we aren't happ ...Show more
The Confessions Game - A Simple Game of Cards and Dice Which Opens up Daring Conversations by The School of Life
Category: Games
The Confessions Card Game - A simple game of cards and dice opening up daring conversations From adolescence onwards, one of the great struggles we face is how to reconcile our own desires with those we find socially acceptable. The best encounters with friends are those where we can talk honestly abo ...Show more
The Couple's Workbook: Homework to help love last (The School of Life) by The School of Life
Category: Parenting
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 any other area we want to shine in. Many of us expect our romantic relationships to be like fairy tale romances; but realistically, after a heady and passion-filled start, we end up in uni ...Show more
The Dilemmas Game - Learn How to Solve Life's Trickiest Conundrums by The School of Life
Category: Games
The Dilemmas Game In life, we are regularly faced with dilemmas: complex moral problems for which there are no obvious answers. When a friend confesses to having an affair, do we keep their secret? When a colleague has terrible breath, do we let them know? When a stranger is crying on the bus, do we off ...Show more
The Friendship Game by The School Of Life
Category: Games & Puzzles
Go a little deeper, and get to know your mates that little bit better with the playful challenges of The School of Life's Friendship Game. Chosen by the roll of the dice, the Friendship Game tosses you and your mates a series of questions ranging from playful to meditative, designed to get past the "ho ...Show more
The Good Enough Parent (The School of Life) by The School of Life
Category: Parenting
A parenting guide providing compassionate instruction and insight into raising a resilient, well-balanced child. Bringing up a child to be an authentic and mentally robust adult is one of life's great challenges. It is also, fortunately, not a matter of luck. The Good Enough Parent is a compendium of ...Show more
The Meaning of Life (The School of Life) by The School of Life
Category: Philosophy and Religion
To wonder too openly or intensely about the meaning of life can seem a peculiar, ill-fated and faintly ridiculous pastime. It can seem like a topic on which ordinary mortals cannot make much progress. In truth, it is for all of us to wonder about, define and work towards a more meaningful existence. Thi ...Show more
The School Of Life - Everyday Adventures by The School Of Life
Category: Personal Development
A chance to re-discover the thrill of discovery hidden in normal life, The School of Life's Everyday Adventures invites you to explore new things in familiar places. The 60 prompt cards encourage you to find fresh experiences, inviting you to do things like try a new fruit from the market or ask your pa ...Show more
The School Of Life - Games for Grown-Ups by The School Of Life
Category: Personal Development
Stimulating conversation can be tough in adult life. Designed to help liven up a slow evening, The School of Life's Games for Grown-Ups is a fun alternative to stale chit-chat about whichever mid-tier Netflix series just came out. Featuring prompts for quick games and challenges across 40 activities ...Show more
The School of Life: A Job to Love: How to Find a Fulfilling Career by The School of Life
Category: Health and Wellbeing
"The idea that work might be fulfilling rather than just necessary is a recent invention. These days, in prosperous areas of the world, we don't only expect to get paid, we also expect to find meaning and satisfaction. It's a big ask and explains why so many people have an identity crisis in their work ...Show more
The School of Life: An Emotional Education by Alain de Botton and The School of Life
Category: Personal Development
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 the ultimate soft skill of the twenty-first century. Drawing on his work in the hugely successful School of Life organisation, Alain de Bott ...Show more