jabjitsu 's review for:

The School of Life: An Emotional Education by Alain de Botton

5.0

challenging inspiring reflective medium-paced

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I've been working my way through this book for a couple of years now.  Though I've completed it, this book will stay on my desk, always accessible.  I'll always go back to it.  It honestly gave shape to thoughts and feelings I didn’t even know I needed help naming. Alain de Botton is someone I've looked to over the past few years for practical wisdom and this book is a wonderful compilation of a lot of the guidance he offers in his writings.  Because of the personal timing related to some things going on in my life, I especially appreciated his words on how to be better with others, by being more aware—of ourselves, of our patterns, of the work that love and connection requires.  That guidance alone is worth returning to.