Self-Knowledge

Written 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.

• Language: English
• Publisher: The School of Life
• Release date: Jul 30, 2020
• ISBN: 9781912891528

The School of Life

The School of Life is a groundbreaking enterprise which offers good ideas for everyday living. Founded in 2008, The School of Life runs a diverse range of programmes and services which address questions of personal fulfilment and how to lead a better life. Drawing insights from philosophy, psychology, literature, the visual arts and sciences, The School of Life offers evening classes, weekends, conversation meals and other events that explore issues relating to big themes such as Love,Work, Play, Self, Family and Community.

Reviews for Self-Knowledge

[David Joseph Neville · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Rather brief yet wonderfully useful. Really good questions for self knowledge introspection. They even had a few writing scales so you can get a baseline for how you are right now and track improvement over time.