Alain de Botton 
A More Exciting Life 
A guide to greater freedom, spontaneity and enjoyment

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 EXCEPTIONALISM


• A GUIDE TO FINDING EXCITEMENT  at work, in relationships, and within.

Содержание

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

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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 5 million You Tube subscribers, 343, 000 Facebook followers, 183, 000 Instagram followers and 160, 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.