The School of Life

Most of us want to be more emotionally mature and better able to face up to life's challenges with poise, confidence, kindness and good-natured intelligence. We want to be grown-ups! 

With gentleness and insight, How Emotionally Mature Are You? helps us to zero in on the key markers of psychological adulthood. It prompts us to look at how we respond to rejection, frustration, anxiety, ambiguity and hope, by asking questions such as: How much do we like ourselves? Do we worry too much about the opinions of other people? What might be the best way to become a more interesting person? This questionnaire considers the childhood, the role of self-love and the perils of perfectionism - as well as the best ways to achieve self-belief and overcome impostor syndrome. In a series of accompanying essays, we are given material to reflect on - and shown how to reach the emotional age we aspire to be.

Pair with the Emotional Barometer to reach a clearer understanding of our inner emotional weather.

A guide to psychological adulthood

How Emotionally Mature Are You?

Linus Rogge

The emotionally mature adult may only seldom actually behave like a needy baby—but they always remain in touch with the bits of themselves that would love to.

The world has better things to do than to hate us

How Emotionally Mature Are You? quotes

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