Historical Hangovers Making Us Unhappy Today

How Suppressed Emotions Make Us Ill

The most curious and hazardous feature of the way we’re built lies in the difficulty we have registering what we actually feel. 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://bit.ly/3UcYvQn Learn, heal and grow; get the best of The School of Life delivered straight to your inbox: https://bit.ly/3vMy9fA FURTHER READING You can read more on this and other subjects in our articles, here: https://bit.ly/3UeeGOx “The most curious and hazardous feature of the way we’re built lies in the difficulty we have registering what we actually feel. Our vast and strange minds get filled with thoughts that go unsifted and with feelings we don’t have the courage to look at. We might be angry or sad while lacking any active awareness that we are so. Or guilty or envious without any grasp of what is at play behind a thin psychological curtain. And we remain unconscious - always - because we are resistant to ideas that threaten our sense of calm, our self-image and our gratifying illusions about ourselves. We surely can’t be angry because we’re kind people who couldn’t feel negatively about a beloved elderly relative. Or we can’t be sad at not being invited to the party because we don’t care about trivial, social matters. And it isn’t possible that we are envious because we aren’t people to covet others’ advantages…” MORE SCHOOL OF LIFE Watch more films on SELF in our playlist: http://bit.ly/TSOLself SOCIAL MEDIA Feel free to follow us at the links below: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theschooloflifelondon/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheSchoolOfLife Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theschooloflifelondon/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-school-of-life-for-business/ CREDITS Produced in collaboration with: Natalie Ramos http://www.nataliarama.com/ Title animation produced in collaboration with Graeme Probert www.gpmotion.co.uk #UnpackYourEmotions #HealFromWithin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

LITERATURE - Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens was one of the most popular writers in English in the 19th century. He deserves our attention for his ideas about sympathy, popularity and happiness. 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/n41-c Be more mindful, present and inspired. Get the best of The School of Life delivered straight to your inbox: https://t.ly/XquCZ MORE SCHOOL OF LIFE Watch more films on LITERATURE: http://bit.ly/TSOLliterature SOCIAL MEDIA Feel free to follow us at the links below: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theschooloflifelondon/ X: https://twitter.com/TheSchoolOfLife Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theschooloflifelondon/ CREDITS Produced in collaboration with Mike Booth http://youtube.com/somegreybloke #TheSchoolOfLife Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Good and Bad Early Years

The quality of one’s childhood has an overwhelming effect on the course of adult life. It’s good to be fully aware of this – and plan accordingly. 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/Qmymz Be more mindful, present and inspired. Get the best of The School of Life delivered straight to your inbox: https://t.ly/T9Hcs MORE SCHOOL OF LIFE Watch more films on SELF: http://bit.ly/TSOLself SOCIAL MEDIA Feel free to follow us at the links below: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theschooloflifelondon/ X: https://twitter.com/TheSchoolOfLife Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theschooloflifelondon/ CREDITS Produced in collaboration with Nick Hilditch http://nickhilditch.com/ #TheSchoolOfLife Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Why Arts Graduates Lack Job Prospects

Arts graduates are often to be found making coffee – having spent their university years studying Plato or Foucault. Maybe it’s their fault, or maybe the problem lies with societies that have no real idea what the arts are for. 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/D6ekj Be more mindful, present and inspired. Get the best of The School of Life delivered straight to your inbox: https://t.ly/o6m-K SOCIAL MEDIA Feel free to follow us at the links below: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theschooloflifelondon/ X: https://twitter.com/TheSchoolOfLife Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theschooloflifelondon/ CREDITS Brought to you by http://www.theschooloflife.com Produced in collaboration with Vale Productions http://www.valeproductions.co.uk #TheSchoolOfLife Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

The Fear of Being Terrible in Bed

Being good or bad in bed has nothing to do with physical exertion; it’s all about a state of mind. 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/ckdvC Be more mindful, present and inspired. Get the best of The School of Life delivered straight to your inbox: https://t.ly/3GXfh Watch more films on RELATIONSHIPS: http://bit.ly/TSOLrelationships Produced in collaboration with Patrick Smith http://www.blendfilms.com #TheSchoolOfLife Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]