Sociability
Ideal Questions to Ask at Parties
There are – let’s suggest – very few truly boring people on earth, but a great many who end up…
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Sociability
Knowing how to get the most out of the people we meet, live with and work around is fundamental to our chances of a fulfilled life. We’ve written books, classes and digital content to help navigate the challenges of achieving a truly rich social life. We explore questions such as how to start more interesting conversations, how to be nice (and why it’s important to be so), and how we can enjoy our relationships with friends and family more deeply.
Tools for a Richer Social Life
From strategies for combating social anxiety, to the questions that unlock the best kinds of conversation, we offer a range of tools that can help turn strangers and acquaintances into lifelong friends.
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The Games for Grown Ups Collection
A gift set packed with after-dinner games and activities, featuring The Dilemmas Game and Games for Grown Ups Play is too important to be left to children. It’s…
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The Meaning of Life Cards
A pack of 52 cards to help us understand what truly matters through deep and entertaining conversation We sometimes playfully wonder what the meaning of life might be…
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On Being Nice
A guide to rediscovering niceness as one of the highest of all human achievements Many books seek to make us richer or thinner. This book wants to help…
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The Family Game
Laugh and reconnect with those who matter most The idea of family lies close to the meaning of life, but in practice, families do not always come together,…
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Table Talk Placecards
40 placecards with 80 questions for sparking meaningful and revealing conversations around the table A meal with friends is only ever as good as the questions we ask…
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Guide to Modern Manners
How to navigate the dilemmas of social life Modern life is full of minor but acute dilemmas: wishing to end a boring conversation without causing offence; forgetting a…
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Therapeutic Services
Group Therapy
An essential part of well-being comes through regularly connecting at depth with other people. Our therapeutic groups run online every week and are a chance to talk to other participants at The School of Life – in the presence of a gifted therapist-moderator – about whatever might be on your mind. A vital complement to individual psychotherapy.
The School of Life App
Get all of The School of Life’s Sociability content, and much more, in your pocket by downloading now.
Sociability in the App
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How to be a good friend
Did they mean to hurt me?
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How to be confident
No one cares
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How to survive parties
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Latest Articles on Sociability
Sociability
The Need – Sometimes – Not to Complain
We know so much about the importance of complaining; of standing up against problems; of pointing out what is wrong;…
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Sociability
The Challenges of Male Friendships
There are, of course, exceptions: buddies who know all about intimacy and cosiness, camaraderie and connection. But let’s state the…
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Sociability
Why Introverts Are As They Are
It is tempting to assume that one might simply be born either introverted or extroverted, as though these categories were…
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Sociability
The Boring Person
One of the most interesting things about certain people is why they are so boring. They may have the best…
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Sociability
The Loveliest People in the World
The loveliest people are not the applauded and the haughty ones, the elated and the optimistic ones. They are the…
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