How to Survive Being Alone
The School of Life
May 13, 2026 13:00
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It is deeply humiliating to admit, but the truth is simple: being alone can feel horrible. We dread the empty weekends and the long holidays when the rest of the world seems paired up and occupied. However, our grief can be softened by a vital realization: the physical act of being alone doesn't carry a single, fixed meaning. Some nights it is excruciating; others, it is entirely peaceful. This film explores how the pain of loneliness is rarely about the empty room itself, but about the specific, punitive script we use to interpret our isolation. #Loneliness #Solitude #MentalHealth Unlock all the content of The School of Life with a subscription to our podcast, articles, videos, and exercises, specially tailored to your needs.
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“It’s humiliating to admit but among close friends - which we are here - we can tell the truth. Being alone is horrible. We want a partner. We don’t want to spend every weekend by ourselves. We’re sick of the long holidays when no one is else is around.
But to soften our grief, we can take comfort from a small seemingly incidental detail: being alone is not always equally awful. Some nights it’s excruciating, others entirely bearable, even quite nice. The sheer physical act of being at home for extended hours without anyone else around doesn’t carry any single interpretation. Through some lenses, it’s innocent. Through others, punitive and humiliating…”
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CREDITS
Written and Narration:
Alain De Botton
Animation:
Leon Moh-Cha
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