Tag Archives: school of life

Knowing, understanding yourself and your strengths is key to your happiness

Posted on August 19, 2017 by nomadoftheuniverse

This year I felt like I wanted to get a good picture of my strengths, finally, so I invested in several studies – I did one through work (Strengthscope), I did Via Strengths (free but you pay for detailed report) … Continue reading →

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How to remain calm with people. It has to do with self love #happiness

Posted on January 7, 2017 by nomadoftheuniverse

I have taken a long time to learn to deal with ‘negative’ people. It took a while to understand that often the problem is not in others but in me. Alain de Botton sums it up beautifully. When dealing with … Continue reading →

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How we will likely die #happiness

Posted on April 11, 2016 by nomadoftheuniverse

This is a blog about happiness, so why on Earth have I put ‘death’ and ‘happiness’ next to each other? For me, death and happiness are inextricably intertwined – we spoke before about how fear of death is a defining … Continue reading →

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Stay calm and continue to procrastinate :) #happiness

Posted on March 5, 2016 by nomadoftheuniverse

I am totally procrastinating with my blog. At least I am spending this time usefully (huh?), or so I think. I watched another great documentary and am self coaching using The School of Life cards. The one I want to … Continue reading →

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The School of Life is now on Youtube and they are tackling some serious issues

Posted on September 14, 2014 by nomadoftheuniverse

Yay, the School of Life and the amazing Alain de Botton are now on Youtube! Among the first uploaded videos my favourites are Why we go off sex and How to save love with pessimism. Philosophy gone mainstream? Enjoy!

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