Ennis Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Hi all! This thread is supposed to be a place to share your favourite videos of the School of Life (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7IcJI8PUf5Z3zKxnZvTBog). It is also for discussion and/or related questions. I've been a great fan of those videos for a while now and I believe they are a good way to stay sane and to keep wondering about this world and its human inhabitants. I hope some of you feel the same. You are welcome to share your thoughts. This video touched me and I could relate to it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DTIzzf6ncg Link to post Share on other sites
Ennis Posted July 11, 2017 Author Share Posted July 11, 2017 Hi @Vernon Dunkin Link to post Share on other sites
Forest Spirit Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 3 hours ago, Charlie Inachis said: This video touched me and I could relate to it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DTIzzf6ncg ^^ this is me... it's sort of scary sometimes to see yourself in such videos I like the school of life videos a lot, hope I can watch more now that it's summer times Link to post Share on other sites
Ennis Posted July 11, 2017 Author Share Posted July 11, 2017 31 minutes ago, Quasar.w said: ^^ this is me... it's sort of scary sometimes to see yourself in such videos I like the school of life videos a lot, hope I can watch more now that it's summer times My thoughts exactly... Show me a SoL video you like, dear friend! Link to post Share on other sites
Forest Spirit Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 I just tried looking through their videos and pick one out, but it's helpless there're too many! I think for me it's especially the videos which talk about relationships and emotions, showing the meaning behind certain actions (mine and others). They help me a lot in understanding myself and my relationships (past and present) with people better since I'm not really "skilled" and rather unexperienced in this whole thing. It's nice to get an explanation to why people react the way they do in certain situations (or atleast what the reason could be) and also to get an idea of how to cope with it (as the emotionally messy person I am) Link to post Share on other sites
Redshirt Jim Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 O Charlie ! Ya finally did it! This is brilliant Just wanna share this one Link to post Share on other sites
Ennis Posted July 12, 2017 Author Share Posted July 12, 2017 8 hours ago, Vernon Dunkin said: Just wanna share this one This is brilliant!!! Thanks a lot! Another drawback of this mindset implying that from a certain point onwards no development is possible is that we tend to apply it to others. Thus people think (or say) things like "I can't be friends with him, he's too jealous" without considering a possible change of this particular trait. It it so much easier to judge a person as "bad" than to allow them to grow and take a step we might already have taken. Accordingly, of course, we mustn't give up on ourselves. Bad habits, emotional reactions, even our way of thinking can be changed. We can change it. Link to post Share on other sites
Redshirt Jim Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 This is a video that criticize the school of life. The maker did admit to be rather harsh in this. At first view, I disliked it. But after reading the comments and watching it again, I say there is a lot of things that can be taken from that video &the comments. Both from pro and contra. So, I leave it as a neutral as with my opinion. While not really agreeing with the way the maker critics, I think we should take this video as an effort to make school of life even better. Live Long and Prosper -Vd Link to post Share on other sites
Ennis Posted July 22, 2017 Author Share Posted July 22, 2017 @Vernon Dunkin I started watching the video, too. He sure does have a point, yet his criticism cannot be applied to all videos and (for what I watched) he didn't mention anything positive. Good critics should look at things from several perspectives and not just rant about what they don't like, in my opinion. I'd like to see Alain de Botton answering his critique. Link to post Share on other sites
Ennis Posted November 9, 2017 Author Share Posted November 9, 2017 A new video! And an interesting one. Of course, anxiety is a medical condition. This kind of anxiety is the normal, rather common version. Link to post Share on other sites
Finn. Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 very much me Link to post Share on other sites
Ennis Posted September 20, 2018 Author Share Posted September 20, 2018 A new video I find quite interesting, especially in relation to asexuality. Don't be confused, there's a mistake in the animation. Triangles and squares are swapped after 1:28. Just focus on the letters A, B, and C. Link to post Share on other sites
Forest Spirit Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 C hit home for me, didn't know my avoidant behaviour is actually... let's say common. Very interesting video, thanks for sharing! What I missed was what to do if both of them are B or C, I guess understanding each other would be easier but dealing with it can still be complicated.. Link to post Share on other sites
Ennis Posted September 20, 2018 Author Share Posted September 20, 2018 2 hours ago, Quasar.w said: what to do if both of them are B or C I don't think that would make matters much easier. Reflecting on my past relationship I think that my avoidant behaviour started only after feeling rejected and not listened to a few times. Basically when the illusion was shattered that my partner would understand all my troubles I guess. Link to post Share on other sites
Forest Spirit Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 16 minutes ago, Jona said: Reflecting on my past relationship I think that my avoidant behaviour started only after feeling rejected and not listened to a few times. Basically when the illusion was shattered that my partner would understand all my troubles I guess. Why does that sound so familiar... And it even wasn't ever a commited relationship, illusion fits too well. Sorry to hear about what has happened ^hugs^ (virtual hugs always work!) Link to post Share on other sites
Ennis Posted September 20, 2018 Author Share Posted September 20, 2018 6 minutes ago, Quasar.w said: Sorry to hear about what has happened Be sorry for my partner. Trying to approach someone who's avoidant must be terrible, especially if you really like them. My behaviour was very unfair at times, I s'pose. Thanks for the hugs though, I appreciate it. Link to post Share on other sites
Ennis Posted November 27, 2018 Author Share Posted November 27, 2018 Another great new video, this time on small talk: Spoiler Link to post Share on other sites
Chris Zulas Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 do you folks think they're ace friendly? because i just discovered them thru my straight brother in law and they have a tooooon of videos on sex and i watched the one on "what makes people attractive" they just put out and i dont wanna get attached and then get burnt. theyre i think partly staffed by emotional/psychological experts? so def a aspec negative bias is possible, more counselors i hear about are House MD and not the writers of bojack horseman. idk tho, maybe theyre not medical people/aphobes Link to post Share on other sites
Ennis Posted August 30, 2019 Author Share Posted August 30, 2019 3 hours ago, Chris Zulas said: do you folks think they're ace friendly? because i just discovered them thru my straight brother in law and they have a tooooon of videos on sex and i watched the one on "what makes people attractive" they just put out and i dont wanna get attached and then get burnt. theyre i think partly staffed by emotional/psychological experts? so def a aspec negative bias is possible, more counselors i hear about are House MD and not the writers of bojack horseman. idk tho, maybe theyre not medical people/aphobes Hello there. Alain de Botton is the person behind the School of Life. He has even given a whole talk just about sex (which I didn't listen to). Sex and sexuality do come up in some of the videos, especially those about relationships etc. This was never an issue for me though, I just smiled and thought "well, that part doesn't really apply to me" and went on. It's not like the go into great detail or anything. I think it's not a big deal if you've accepted that sex is an important part of many people's lives. I don't know what SoL think about asexuality but given that de Botton is a philosopher who likes to think stuff through and who knows about getting hurt emotionally I'd say it's unlikely that he's as bigoted as the authers of House. SoL is not Tumblr, there are no trigger warnings and they have a reasonable approach to offendedness (a stoic attitude I'd call it). You can always stop watching a video if you don't like it. Doesn't mean that the whole channel is shite. I don't agree with all their opinions, but they certainly inspire me. Link to post Share on other sites
Ennis Posted September 14, 2019 Author Share Posted September 14, 2019 Hi everyone! What do you think about Stoicism? I'm currently reading a book by Epictetus. You can find his writings online: http://classics.mit.edu/Browse/browse-Epictetus.html It's interesting, but I disagree with some of his statements because they seem to claim that you shouldn't care about anything which you cannot change (which is everything but your mindset). All in all I'll say that while I like Stoic ideas, they go a bit too far. If you've got 41 minutes to spare, I can recommend this radio podcast on Stoicism: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3cswpsw Need a shorter introduction? There are a few on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=stoicism Here's a video about 3 possible misinterpretations of Stoicism. I both liked the video and the fact that the person in the video is wearing an ace ring Link to post Share on other sites
Ennis Posted May 9, 2020 Author Share Posted May 9, 2020 Hello fellow students, I discovered a new video by our beloved SoL today: "I am not my body". What do you think? Spoiler Link to post Share on other sites
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