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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Biology can shed light on attraction and why we have sex, but there’s much more to it than that.
Chapter 3: Our sexual development pits us against social norms and leaves us feeling alone.
Chapter 4: Sex helps us escape social pressures and be our true selves.
Chapter 5: Our psychological makeup ultimately decides who and what arouses us.
Chapter 6: Fetishes can serve as mirrors reflecting our inner selves.
Chapter 7: We should see our needs for love and sex as equally important.
Chapter 8: Rejection is like the weather: we shouldn’t treat it as personal.
Chapter 9: Long-term relationships promise neither constant sex nor freedom from rejection.
Chapter 10: Moving between the everyday and the erotic is genuinely difficult.
Chapter 11: Whether we’re drawn to our partner or not depends on how we look at them.
Chapter 12: We can shift how we perceive our partner without abandoning them.
Chapter 13: Pornography wastes huge amounts of time, but it could improve by learning from religious art.
Chapter 14: Don’t condemn infidelity too severely, but remember the value of fidelity.
Description
In How to Think More About Sex (2012), Alain de Botton dives into the strange and often uncomfortable world of sex. A nuanced reflection on the true meaning of sex and its place in our lives, these blinks are full of both insights into the psychology of desire and practical advice, such as how to maintain sexual interest within long-term relationships. Sex, de Botton ultimately concludes, will never be simple, but it can be enjoyable. All we need to do is think about it more.
Who Should Listen
- Anyone who wants to understand their own sexual desires
- Fans of Freudian psychology and would-be philosophers of sex
- Anyone who’s ever felt sexually deprived or been stung by rejection