Name: The School of Life
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Author: Alain de Bottom

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Chapter 1 The Missing Curriculum

We act out childhood patterns unknowingly. Romanticism harms love by promising perfection; we must accept "good enough." Melancholy is a sane response…

Chapter 2 The Stranger in the Mirror 🔒

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Chapter 3 The Charity of Interpretation 🔒

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Chapter 4 The Romantic Disaster 🔒

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Chapter 5 The Sorrows of Work 🔒

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Chapter 6 The Art of Melancholy 🔒

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Chapter 7 Culture as Therapy 🔒

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Chapter 8 Graduation Day 🔒

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The School of Life

Alain de Botton corrects education's failure by teaching

emotional intelligence. This guide explores struggles with

love, work, and anxiety, offering a compassionate

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