We continue our sprawling but hopefully enlightening trawl through John Cleese and Robin Skynner’s very readable, entertaining and insightful book ‘Life & How To Survive It’, which is presented as an ongoing dialogue between the doctor and the intelligent layman. One of the many strengths of the book is how it takes concepts and ideas and shows how they can be adapted to various contexts.

Among the topics and sub-topics touched upon in this episode are politics, society and its many forms, the continuing quest for the keys to happiness and mental clarity, the differences between British, American and Japanese culture, myths & reality, and the relationship between religion and mental health.

As is the usual format, Antony picks some interesting parts from the book, reads them out and then expands on some of the points made.

Part 3 will be on its merry way soon

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episode links

John and Robin’s 2 books

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20582.Families_and_How_To_Survive_Them

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1518412.Life_and_How_To_Survive_It

The Id, Ego, Superego concept

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Id,_ego_and_superego

Waldorf Salad (Fawlty Towers episode) clips

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZoUH43nI4w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIVGX-IkVy8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_uDB-0iBR8

The Secret Life of Brian documentary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdU_6jUQI9s

Chris Ryan interview on ‘Civilised To Death

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdThkFaQ4fQ

Review of Matt Taibbi’s ‘Hate Inc.’ (recommended book about the current political climate)

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1077699020965190