Reads tagged with “Alain de Botton”
Alain de Botton on Emotional Generosity and the Difficult, Largehearted Art of Charity of Interpretation
How to master a singular flavor of kindness we rarely afford others but always demand for ourselves.
Alain de Botton on Existential Maturity and What Emotional Intelligence Really Means
“The emotionally intelligent person knows that they will only ever be mentally healthy in a few areas and at certain moments, but is committed to fathoming their inadequacies and warning others of them in good time, with apology and charm.”
Alain de Botton on Infatuation
“The only people who can still strike us as normal are those we don’t yet know very well.”
Alain de Botton on What Makes a Good Communicator and the Difficult Art of Listening in Intimate Relationships
“What makes people good communicators is, in essence, an ability not to be fazed by the more problematic or offbeat aspects of their own characters.”
What Higher Consciousness Really Means, How We Attain It, and What It Does for the Human Spirit
“At such moments, the world reveals itself as quite different: a place of suffering and misguided effort … but also a place of tenderness and longing, beauty, and touching vulnerability. “
Favorite Books of 2019
From the hidden universe beneath our feet to delight as a countercultural force of courage and resistance, by way of Patti Smith, Toni Morrison, and the Greek myths.
Alain de Botton’s Lovely Letter to Children About Why We Read
“We wouldn’t need books quite so much if everyone around us understood us well.”
Why Our Partners Drive Us Mad: Philosopher Alain de Botton to the Central Foible of the Human Heart and How to Heal It
“We believe we are seeking happiness in love, but what we are really after is familiarity.”
Alain de Botton on Love, Vulnerability, and the Psychological Paradox of the Sulk
“If we are not regularly deeply embarrassed by who we are, the journey to self-knowledge hasn’t begun.”
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