Books like The School of Life: An Emotional Education
12 books with a reading profile close to The School of Life: An Emotional Education by Alain de Botton. Deep, inward-looking and contemplative; a moderate read.
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The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth
Also deep and inward-looking · self help, philosophy
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On Love
Also inward-looking and contemplative · philosophy, accessible
Alain de Botton tracks the trajectory of a romantic relationship between two passengers, Chloe and Alice, who meet on a flight from Paris to London.
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Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
Also deep and inward-looking · self help, philosophy
The average human lifespan consists of roughly four thousand weeks.
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The Art of Loving
by Erich Fromm
Also deep and inward-looking · self help, philosophy
Erich Fromm argues that modern society treats love as a passive feeling to be stumbled upon rather than a skill to be mastered.
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The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
Also deep and inward-looking · philosophy, accessible
Jonathan Haidt uses the metaphor of a wild elephant and its rider to explain the tension between the emotional, instinctive brain and the logical, rational mind.
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The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness
Also inward-looking · self help, philosophy
Using a Socratic dialogue between a cynical young man and an elderly philosopher, this book presents the psychological theories of Alfred Adler.
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Why Buddhism Is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment
Also deep and inward-looking · philosophy, accessible
Robert Wright uses evolutionary psychology to explain why the human brain naturally generates illusions, such as road rage or recurring anxieties, which helped our ancestors survive but now cause modern misery.
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Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic
by Esther Perel
Also deep and inward-looking · self help, accessible
Esther Perel argues that the safety and predictability required for long-term emotional intimacy often stifle the mystery and autonomy necessary for sexual desire.
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How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
by David Brooks
Also inward-looking · self help, accessible
David Brooks argues that modern society suffers from a crisis of invisibility where people feel overlooked and misunderstood.
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Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life
Also inward-looking · self help, accessible
Emily Nagoski presents a biological and psychological model of human sexuality centered on the Dual Control Model, which defines sexual response as an interaction between excitatory "accelerators" and inhibitory "brakes…
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Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion
by Sam Harris
Also inward-looking and contemplative · philosophy, psychology
Sam Harris argues that the feeling of selfhood is a cognitive illusion that can be dismantled through disciplined observation.
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Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience
by Brené Brown
Also inward-looking · self help, accessible
Brené Brown categorizes eighty-seven distinct emotions and experiences that define what it means to be human.
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