Self-Knowledge

How to succeed at defeat

By: The School of Life

Narrated by: Fiona Buckland

An examination of the importance of self-knowledge, providing practical exercises to aid self-discovery.

In Ancient Greece, when the philosopher Socrates was asked to sum up what all philosophical commandments could be reduced to, he replied: "Know yourself". Self-knowledge matters so much because it is only on the basis of an accurate sense of who we are that we can make reliable decisions - particularly around love and work.

This book takes us on a journey into our deepest, most elusive selves and arms us with a set of tools to understand our characters properly. We come away with a newly clarified sense of who we are, what we need to watch out for when making decisions, and what our priorities and potential might be.

Download the accompanying reference guide.©2018 The School of Life (P)2020 The School of Life

succinct and insightful

A succinct book and tutorial to gain insight into one's emotional life. I found it very helpful.

Learn to talk and listen to yourself

Very thoughtful book. Some may dislike the accent (English) but I didn’t find it monotone or distracting. I look forward to sitting down with myself and having insightful conversations!

pretty short and inspirational

pretty short and inspirational

just writing because it tells me I need at least 15 words which sucks!

terrible voice

I couldn't even finish this short book because this ladies voice was so mononinus she put me to sleep every time I started listening. I've heard some bad voices in my time on audible but this one was so bad I couldn't even concentrate on what she was saying.

Unable to listen due to annoying ring tone

Returning because of the ring that is really uncomfortable every few minutes, please remove it.