The School of Life: An Emotional Education

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 which 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 and with ourselves, and how we can do so better. From the reigning master of popular philosophy, The School of Life: An Emotional Education is an essential look at the skill set that defines our modern lives.

• Relationships (The School of Life Library)
• On Confidence: A thought-provoking essay that teaches us that confidence is not innate, but a skill that can be learnt. (Essay Books)
• Self-Knowledge (Essay Books)
• The Course of Love: A Novel
• Great Thinkers: Simple tools from sixty great thinkers to improve your life today. (The School of Life Library)
• The School of Life Guide to Modern Manners
• Small Pleasures (The School of Life Library)
• On Love: A Novel
• The Consolations of Philosophy
• Sex: An open approach to our unspoken desires. (The School of Life Library)