Sociability
Aphorisms on Kindness
In theory, we all love kindness of course, but in practice, a kind person sounds like something we would try…
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Sociability
Knowing how to get the most out of the people we meet, live with and work around is fundamental to our chances of a fulfilled life. We’ve written books, classes and digital content to help navigate the challenges of achieving a truly rich social life. We explore questions such as how to start more interesting conversations, how to be nice (and why it’s important to be so), and how we can enjoy our relationships with friends and family more deeply.
Tools for a Richer Social Life
From strategies for combating social anxiety, to the questions that unlock the best kinds of conversation, we offer a range of tools that can help turn strangers and acquaintances into lifelong friends.
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On Being Nice
A guide to rediscovering niceness as one of the highest of all human achievements. Many books seek to make us richer or thinner. This book wants to help…
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The Meaning of Life Cards
A pack of 52 cards to help us understand what truly matters through deep and entertaining conversation. We sometimes playfully wonder what the meaning of life might be…
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Guide to Modern Manners
How to navigate the dilemmas of social life. Modern life is full of minor but acute dilemmas: wishing to end a boring conversation without causing offence; forgetting a…
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Meeting Friends
52 cards with questions and exercises for deeper and more meaningful conversations with friends. Meeting up with our friends is one of life’s great pleasures. We look forward…
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A More Loving World
A book to encourage compassion and forgiveness, showing us how we can work towards a better and kinder world. The modern world is richer, safer and more connected…
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Therapeutic Services
Group Therapy
An essential part of well-being comes through regularly connecting at depth with other people. Our therapeutic groups run online every week and are a chance to talk to other participants at The School of Life – in the presence of a gifted therapist-moderator – about whatever might be on your mind. A vital complement to individual psychotherapy.
Introducing the new The School of Life App
Get all of The School of Life’s Sociability content, and much more, in your pocket by downloading now.
Sociability in the App
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How to be a good friend
Did they mean to hurt me?
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How to be confident
No one cares
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How to survive parties
Video: What makes a good guest?
Latest Articles on Sociability
Relationships
A Short History of Love
The strange thing about love is that even though we experience it in a deeply personal and apparently instinctive way,…
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Sociability
How to Be a Good Guest
It’s normal to want to be a good guest; an intense wish to please tends to guide us when we…
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Self-Knowledge
A More Spontaneous Life
One explanation for the low-level sadness that often dogs our spirits is a lack of a seldom mentioned but…
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Self-Knowledge
A More Self-Accepting Life
One of the ways in which we can accelerate, and keep faith with, change is to look forward to a…
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Sociability
How to Be Diplomatic
Diplomacy is an art that evolved initially to deal with problems in the relationships between countries. The leaders of neighbouring…
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