In the second of a series of pocket books, The School of Life has distilled its most essential ideas on self-awareness in order to produce a bitesize manual that is both useful and entertaining. Understanding ourselves is the key to unlocking our true potential. Here is a collection of The School of Life's most penetrating insights into the puzzles of self-awareness. By exploring key themes within the topic of self-knowledge, such as Emotional Intelligence Anxiety, Normality, Pessimism and Self-sabotage, this book teaches us how to look into ourselves, how to make sense of our past and how to overcome anxiety and confusion. In a highly accessible form, The School of Life introduces us to a person we've been in flight from for too long and will benefit hugely from getting to know: our deep selves.