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Amsterdam: The School of Life


My name is Alain de Botton.
I am a writer.
And in 2008 I founded ‘The School of Life’ in London.
‘The school of life’ is a place in Amsterdam where you can come
to find a community
that can help you to understand and discuss great questions that literally deal with the meaning of life.
When you come to ‘The school of life’, it is about you and the teacher or course leader.
It is not …
We do not have all the answers.
Some answers are within yourself.
And we invite people to have a dialogue with us.
It is fascinating.
You will leave an experience at ‘The school of life’ full of ideas.
If you want, we sell ideas,
good ideas about how to live.
The Dutch are very interested in the questions that are central to ‘The School of Life’.
Topics such as: starting a family,
find a job that you enjoy
develop friendships,
how you can learn to get along with colleagues and friends.
All this is what ‘The school of life’ does.
We teach emotional intelligence.
How: stay calm; you realize your own potential; you find a balance between work and private life; develop your creativity; do you have better conversations; you become a better friend; you find a job you love; can you make a difference; you worry less about money
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