{"title":"Kids \u0026 their Future","description":"\u003cp\u003eAccording to research, youngens can make very good decisions for their own well being. As parents we may know this, but still we think we do know better in most occasions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTalking with your kids teaches us how they look at the world (which might be very different from when we were their age). How to talk about their future? What if they want to become influencers or game designers and so on? \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis selection of books and formats may open doors to jobs unknown to most of us, opens up our view into their world and the questions they may have. It also may show us what we want to achieve ourselves and rethink the world ahead for them.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-school-of-life-know-yourself-prompt-cards","title":"Know Yourself Prompt Cards","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eKnow Yourself Prompt Cards is a set of 60 prompt cards designed to help you in getting to know yourself a little better in life. Designed to assist you in a journey of self-knowledge. They present a range of ideas and questions that can help to understand ourselves better. Each card carries an exercise on one side and a piece of analysis on the reverse side. Helping gain insight and clarity on that ever elusive subject: yourself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIt’s not as easy as it seems to really understand oneself. Who we are, what we want, how we feel and why we react the way we do. Not knowing yourself well enough can cause us to make terrible decisions; getting into the wrong relationship, picking an unsatisfactory job. No wonder Socrates summed up all the counsel of philosophy in only two words: 'Know Yourself'.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe believe they make a great gift for anyone, and these Know Yourself cards are perfect to put things in perspective and to challenger yourself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eHow to Use the Cards\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou might...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLay out the cards out on a table and contemplate the questions at hand.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGo through one card each day to fully focus on each question and encourage long term self reflection.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNote down with a pen and paper some of the changes you would like to make and inner milestones you would like to reach moving forward.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eExample Cards\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eQ: If I knew I couldn’t fail, in my professional life, I’d try to...\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr class=\"kix-line-break\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA: We are often so scared of being humiliated by the gap between our aspirations and our reality that we don’t even dare to voice any aspiration - thereby conclusively ensuring that it can never come true. We owe it to ourselves to state what we deep down feel we could do and be - even if it never comes right.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eQ: What sort of things have made you envious recently?\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr class=\"kix-line-break\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA: We’re taught to be appalled by envy and never to feel it. But the things and people we envy in fact provide us with a very important map of our desires - which can teach us vital clues about ourselves. Keep a diary of envious feelings; and allow an autobiography of your future to emerge from it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCounts 60 prompt cards\u003cbr\u003eMeasures  10.4 x 7.3x 3.6cm\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe School of Life at Misc-store Amsterdam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt Misc-store we carry three Writing as Therapy Journals: Journeys, Night Thoughts and Projects. We also carry their prompt cards for confidence, self knowledge and even career crisis, and we love their books on Small Pleasures.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe School of Life is devoted to developing emotional intelligence through the help of culture. We address such issues as how to find fulfilling work, how to master the art of relationships, how to understand one’s past, how to achieve calm and how better to understand, and where necessary change, the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe love The School of Life because their items make a great gift for ourselves and others. Back in 2013 we started with a range of The School of Life items in store, and we are so happy that we can extend our range with all their new items, focusing on the job we have, appreciating small pleasures and the things that might go unnoticed. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The School of Life","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30677319975001,"sku":"6038","price":18.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0072\/3104\/5683\/products\/The-School-of-Life-Know-Yourself-Prompt-Cards-2023.jpg?v=1673107175"},{"product_id":"midori-10-year-diary-red","title":"10 Year Diary Red","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDepart on a 10 year diary adventure with Midori's 10 Year Diary Red. Fill it with meals you had, things you saw, places you went, people you met, quotes you heard... The possibilities are endless and the classic MD Paper will make writing (and drawing) in this diary a pure joy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith each spread divided into 10 sections (counting for 10 years), this diary will become more fun as you go along. You will start meeting your last year's self after completing the first 365 pages. With a full diary, you will have documented over 3500 days of your life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis diary makes a perfect gift for couples getting married, new parents or those who want to slow down, create memories and reflect on days gone by. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt Misc Store we carry a range of Midori's \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Shop Midori at Misc Store Amsterdam\" href=\"https:\/\/misc-store.mom\/collections\/midoris-multiple-year-diaries\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMultiple Year Diaries\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eMeasures 18,5 x 12,8 x 4.3 cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eCounts 732 pages\u003cbr\u003eFeatures classic MD Paper, 7mm lined\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIncludes 13-page appendix, 2 bookmarks\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBound in a cloth cover with gold foil stamping\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMade in Japan\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eMidori x Misc Store Amsterdam\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince its establishment in 1950, Midori manufactures paper goods that combine both aesthetics and functionality. 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The possibilities are endless and the classic MD Paper will make writing (and drawing) in this diary a pure joy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith each page divided into 5 sections (counting for 5 years), this diary will become more fun as you go along. You will start meeting your last year's self after completing the first 365 pages. With a full diary, you will have documented nearly 2000 days of your life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis diary makes a perfect gift for couples getting married, new parents or those who want to slow down, create memories and reflect on days gone by. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt Misc Store we carry a range of Midori's \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/misc-store.mom\/collections\/midoris-multiple-year-diaries\" title=\"Shop Midori at Misc Store Amsterdam\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMultiple Year Diaries\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasures 18,5 × 11,7 × 2,5 cm\u003cbr\u003eCounts 366 pages\u003cbr\u003eFeatures classic MD Paper, 7mm lined\u003cbr\u003eIncludes 3-page appendix, 2 bookmarks\u003cbr\u003eBound in a cloth cover with gold foil stamping\u003cbr\u003eMade in Japan\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eMidori x Misc Store Amsterdam\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince its establishment in 1950, Midori manufactures paper goods that combine both aesthetics and functionality. 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Written for your child, but it may provide insight in the thoughts kids may have. And a language to talk about it with them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a guide designed to help children (and their parents) become more aware of their emotional needs and examines a range of topics that might give their minds difficulties, for example:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen parents don't seem to understand us\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen we are finding it hard to make friends\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen we feel angry, anxious or lack confidence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen school feels boring or difficult\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt explores a range of common scenarios encountered by children and talks about some of the very best ideas to help deal with them. By offering a sympathetic and supportive framework, Happy, Healthy Minds encourages children to open up, explore their feelings and face the dilemmas of growing up armed with emotional intelligence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasures 24,6 x 18 cm\u003cbr\u003eCounts 168 pages\u003cbr\u003eFeatures a hardcover with illustrations by Lizzy Stewart\u003cbr\u003eFor ages 9+\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThe School of LIfe x Misc Store Amsterdam\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlain de Botton founded The School of Life in 2008. His aim was to make philosophy — long seen as the inaccessible, inauthentic stuff of academies and archives — a functional aspect of modern life. 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