Alain de Botton is the Founder and Creative Director at The School of Life. He was born in Zurich, Switzerland in 1969 and now lives in London. He is a writer of essayistic books that have been described as a ‘philosophy of everyday life.’ He’s written on love, travel, architecture and literature. His books have been bestsellers in 30 countries.

The School of Life is a world-class mental wellbeing brand that creates premium content, tools and services to help people lead more emotionally fulfilled lives.

We bring together ideas from psychology, psychotherapy, philosophy, art and culture to help people better understand themselves and navigate modern life.

Through books, films, products, therapy, events and our membership community, we explore life’s most important themes - relationships, self-knowledge, work, calm and sociability.