British brand The School of Life design books and games to inspire. Ideas divided into six key topics, together contribute to a calmer, more resilient and self-aware life: Self-Knowledge, Relationships, Work, Calm, Sociability, Leisure & Culture.

• We probably went to school for what felt like a very long time. We probably took care of our homework. Along the way, we surely learnt intriguing things about equations, the erosion of glaciers, the history of the Middle Ages, and the tenses of foreign languages. But why, despite all the lessons we sat through, were we never taught the really important things that dominate and trouble our lives: who to start a relationship with, how to trust people, how to understand one’s psyche, how to move on from sorrow or betrayal, and how to cope with anxiety and shame?