Calm: educate yourself in the art of remaining calm, and learn how to defend yourself from panic and fury...

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The School of Life

Calm

educate yourself in the art of remaining calm, and learn how to defend yourself from panic and...

The School of Life

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English

Affirm Press
27 March 2018

Psychology; Coping with stress; Popular psychology

Few life skills are as neglected, yet as important, as the ability to remain calm. Our very worst decisions and interactions are almost invariably the result of a loss of calm - and a descent into anxiety and agitation. Surprisingly, but very fortunately, our power to remain calm can be rehearsed and improved.

We don't have to remain where we are now: our responses to everyday challenges can dramatically alter. We can educate ourselves in the art of remaining calm not through slow breathing or special teas but through thinking. This is a book that patiently unpacks the causes of our greatest stresses and gives us a succession of highly persuasive, beautiful and sometimes dryly comic arguments with which to defend ourselves against panic and fury.

By: The School of Life
Imprint: Affirm Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 190mm, Width: 160mm, Spine: 17mm
ISBN: 9780993538728
ISBN 10: 099353872X
Pages: 136
Publication Date: 27 March 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

The School of Life is dedicated to developing emotional intelligence through the help of culture - believing that a range of our most persistent problems are created by a lack of self-understanding, compassion and communication. We operate from ten physical campuses around the world, including London, Amsterdam, Seoul and Melbourne. We produce films, run classes, offer therapy and make a range of psychological products. The School of Life Press publishes books on the most important issues of cultural and emotional life. Our titles are designed to entertain, educate, console and transform.

Reviews for Calm: educate yourself in the art of remaining calm, and learn how to defend yourself from panic and fury

***What readers are saying*** This book is beautifully written and incredibly comforting. The writing itself makes you feel calm, and it seems to instill a seed of hope in you that you really can lead a more calm and peaceful life. Beautifully written application of philosophy to everyday life. Highly recommended. Engaging. Insightful. Well thought out arc of ideas on and around 'calm' with tangible activities one can immediately implement. What an amazing book! The structure, the wording, the examples and the references in history makes this piece a real gem. When you are going after calm in life, calm will not happen but, when you are going after a calmer life, calm will prevail. Brilliant. A wonderful book that explores all aspects of being calm. This book has helped me in an unimaginable way.