School of Life

An elegant hourglass sand timer which measures 15 minutes precisely from the start of each turn. In our time-pressed and information-rich world, it can be a challenge to find a moment for ourselves...

Recommended reading from The School of Life, featuring 100 books that offer therapeutic insight and enlightenment. Books, however familiar, are amongst the strangest objects on the planet: little...

California Reading Association's 2021 EUREKA! Nonfiction Children's Book Awards - Gold Award Winner An imaginative and engaging exploration of childhood emotions through poetry and evocative...

Often the ideas that literature wants to teacharen't new. They might have been around for a long time, but we need remindingof them. That's why we need great stories to keep on beaming wise ideas...

A small "museum"--in book form-- of calm A psychological guidebook that can help to quieten our worries and bring on a new mood of serenity and ease. Knowing how to be calm is one of life's greatest...

A set of 20 cards featuring fresh perspectives through which to look at lifeWe are constantly at risk of losing perspective around the challenges we face. We mistake what is manageable, or we despair...

52 exercises to foster diplomacy, empathy and effective communication within teamsLet's get this party started!Is this truism true?And relax!Collaboration is a tool for helping people work together...

"These entries imaginatively connect confidence to everything from capitalism to leaving a party early, make for a thought-provoking and wide-ranging exploration. Those seeking an extra shot of...

60 prompt cards with ideas and questions designed to help you find confidence We often assume that we must accept the levels of confidence we currently possess. But confidence is not a given: it is a...

A card game to foster connection and closenessWe tend to chat all the time with our partners, but often not about what really counts - the sort of topics that clear the air, that reintroduce a spirit...

A set of 52 question cards to spark insightful and playful encounters Great dates are made up of great conversations: ones where we find out more about one another, discover what makes us both tick,...

A box of wise emergency advice for 20 key psychological situations, including Friendship, Love, Sex, Work and Self"I resent my parents so much""I will never find the right partner""I'm in the wrong...

The School of Life's approach to love - in a pocket format In the first of a series of pocket books, The School of Life has distilled its most essential ideas on love in order to produce a bitesize...

The School of Life's approach to self-awareness - in a pocket format.In the second of a series of pocket books, The School of Life has distilled its most essential ideas on self-awareness in order to...

The School of Life's approach to calm - in a pocket format.In the third of a series of pocket books, The School of Life has distilled its most essential ideas on serenity in order to produce a...

A Living Eulogy. A portrait of your ideal evening. A prompt to breathe--40 activities to help us get in touch with our inner playful and introspective selvesWe are used to thinking of good...

A set of 60 cards to remind us of the many reasons we have to be thankfulWe are experts at focusing on what is missing from our lives. Our dissatisfaction often serves us well; it keeps us from...

A guided questionnaire to help understand ourselves and our romantic relationships more clearly. Most questionnaires are happy to be a bit of fun; this one sets out to be both entertaining and, more...

60 prompt cards designed to help you find compassion and empathyWe are all interested in being kind--at least, in theory. In practice, a lot gets in the way: tiredness, anger, bitterness. But a lack...

52 cards with questions and exercises for deeper and more meaningful conversations with friendsMeeting up with our friends is one of life's great pleasures. We look forward to a chance to connect,...

60 cards for understanding how we feelIt can sometimes be very hard to know - let alone tell others - what we actually feel. This is a product to help us begin this therapeutic journey.Each card puts...

On Divorce is the debut title in a new portrait photography series by The School of Life. The photographs and accompanying texts were captured and recorded over two-years by the British photographer...

An intimate look at the complexities of family life told through evocative photography and authentic interviews. Families are a mystery. Is everyone's as complicated as ours? Is there such a thing as...

50 of the best insights and sayings from the great Stoic thinkers "If you have the will to conquer anger, it cannot conquer you."--SenecaOriginating in Greece around 300 BCE, Stoicism was for many...

40 Place Cards with 80 Questions for Sparking Meaningful and Revealing Conversations Around the Table "If you had to write a book, what would it be about?"A meal with friends is only ever as good as...

Exercises to build better team dynamics In order to work well together, people need more than just technical skills; they need to get to know and understand each other. We know this intuitively: it's...

The Book of Bookmarks Often, when we need to mark where we've got to in a book, we bend back the page or reach for an old receipt, but there's a particular pleasure in having a robust and elegant...

A thoughtful workbook with exercises to help you find a meaningful career.Following the series of bestselling guided journals - The Couples Workbook and The Calm Workbook - The Career Workbook is...

A game for two people to assess their compatibility--with charm and witThe Compatibility Game is designed to help two people in a relationship (romantic or otherwise) assess their level of...

A therapeutic and inspiring workbook with exercises to build confidence The difference between a successful and a disappointing life often comes down to a critical ingredient that we overlook at our...