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How to live wisely and well in the twenty-first century

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?

Over a 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 other and with ourselves, and how we can do so better.

Paperback book | 320 pages | 198mm x 130mm

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Customer Reviews (5.0 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Julian X. ★★★★★

I picked this up expecting another dry self-help book, but the chapters on inner resilience actually made me put it down and think about my own reactions. It's the kind of book you read slowly, a few pages at a time, because each section gives you something to sit with.

Hannah E. ★★★★★

The way it breaks down emotional intelligence into practical, everyday situations—like navigating workplace tension—made me revisit entire conversations I'd handled poorly. I'm a slower reader, but the short chapters made it easy to digest before bed. It's genuinely shifted how I think about my own

Isabella E. ★★★★★

The chapter on inner resilience alone was worth the price—I've reread it twice and found something new each time. It's the rare self-help book that actually feels grounded in how modern life really works, not some abstract theory.

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