A More Exciting Life

A guide to living a more joyful and interesting life. In pursuit of a more exciting life, we often seek external experiences to fulfill us. We take trips, parachute out of airplanes, and buy the latest technology. But the keys to a more joyful, thrilling, and beautiful life are already within us. This inspiring book from The School of Life is a guide to the psychology of fulfillment. It presents readers with a chance to accept our desires and aspirations, nurture our inner liberation, and have the courage to set ourselves free. A PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH to a more meaningful life.PRACTICAL TIPS ON NAVIGATING ANGER, INTIMACY, AND EXCEPTIONALISMA GUIDE TO FINDING EXCITEMENT at work, in relationships, and within.

The School of Life is a global organization helping people lead more fulfilled lives. Through our range of books, gifts and stationery we aim to prompt more thoughtful natures and help everyone to find fulfillment. The School of Life is a resource for exploring self-knowledge, relationships, work, socializing, finding calm, and enjoying culture through content, community, and conversation. You can find us online, in stores and in welcoming spaces around the world offering classes, events, and one-to-one therapy sessions. The School of Life is a rapidly growing global brand, with over 7 million YouTube subscribers, 389,000 Facebook followers, 174,000 Instagram followers and 166,000 Twitter followers. The School of Life Press brings together the thinking and ideas of the School of Life creative team under the direction of series editor, Alain de Botton. Their books share a coherent, curated message that speaks with one voice: calm, reassuring, and sane.

1) OTHERS
i) Learning to lie a bit less often
ii) Leaning into Vulnerability
iii) On Self-Assertion
iv) What everybody really wants
v) Getting Expectations Right
2) SELF
i) Learning to be Angry
ii) Escaping the Shadow of a Parent
iii) On Friendliness to Strangers
iv) Dealing with Depression
3) RELATIONSHIPS
i) Arguing more Nakedly
ii) The Stranger You've been Living Alongside for Years
iii) Learning to lay down Boundaries
iv) The Benefits of Insecurity
v) Untragic Endings
vi) The Hardest Person in the World to Break Up With
vii) Beyond Masochism
viii) Why, once you understand love, you could love anyone
ix) Intimacy and Closeness
x) Accepting ourselves Sexually
xi) An Attractive Mindset
4) WORK
i) You could finally leave school!
ii) Overcoming the Pressure to be Exceptional
iii) The Hard Work of Laziness
iv) Learning to listen to your boredom
5) PLEASURE
i) Getting More Serious about Pleasure
ii) A More Spontaneous Life
iii) Small Luxuries
iv) Learning to be More Selfish
6) FREEDOM
i) How to Lengthen your Life
ii) A Few Things Still to be Grateful For
iii) Twenty Signs of Emotional Maturity
iv) Taking it a day at a time