The School of Life Self-Knowledge
with Fiona Buckland (Narrator)
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Pub Date Jul 30 2020 | Archive Date Jan 26 2021
Publisher Spotlight Audio | The School of Life
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Description
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.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Audiobook, Unabridged |
| ISBN | 9781912891528 |
| PRICE | $14.99 (USD) |
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Featured Reviews
Wendy W, Reviewer
I'm a huge fan of The School of Life YouTube channel, so I was super excited to listen to this audiobook.
First and most importantly, I couldn't be happier that the narrator was the same one as on YouTube. I think he makes the channel what it is to the viewers, and I can't imagine anyone else narrating it or the audiobook. It was such a pleasure listening this voice throughout the book and imagining the animation in front of my eyes.
At the same time, since the lack of animation of course took away part of the experience, I was hoping to get a lot more in terms of content from this book, which I did. Indeed, it's really informational, reflective and insightful - and life-changing. Especially given how short it is, the book was packed with great information, perfect for when you don't feel up for a full-length book.
*Thank you to the Publisher for a free copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.
Karen G, Reviewer
Self-Knowledge is a super-quick read with concepts and exercises to help you think about and be aware of your behavior, choices, and self-regard. These are very simple exercises but of course the simplest exercises are often the most powerful.
Fiona Buckland's narration was very even, not with a lot of emotion or inflection. I found it distanced me from some of the emotional and personal topics she was discussing. But it was clear and easy to follow.
If you like to work on yourself, increase your self-awareness and have not spent a lot of time asking questions around self-discovery, this short, simple book will be a great way to get started and be introduced to some of these questions to help guide you.
with gratitude to NetGalley and Publisher Spotlight Audio/The School of Life for an advance copy of Self-Knowledge.
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