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Heartbreak finds a creative outlet at The School of Life

An animated essay brings Dante, Fleetwood Mac and Phil Collins into a conversation about what romantic loss can unlock.

Channel: The School of Life Story of Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

Why Heartbreak Can Be the Making of YouWhy Heartbreak Can Be the Making of You

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  1. 0:20Dante, Goethe, Bob Dylan and Fleetwood Mac feature among the examples connecting romantic loss with creative work.
  2. 0:48The narrator argues that heartbreak can free people from worrying about social expectations.
  3. 1:24Grief is presented as a setting for more honest communication and fundamental questions about life.
  4. 2:21The essay identifies wanting revenge against an ex as another possible creative motive.
  5. 3:08The conclusion connects heartbreak with clarity and authentic expression without denying its pain.

Dante and Phil Collins don't often share a supporting role, but The School of Life puts both to work in "Why Heartbreak Can Be the Making of You." Its most-watched new upload of the week considers the uncomfortable possibility that losing love can loosen the grip of social expectations.

The unseen narrator makes the argument bluntly: "Heartbreak's greatest gift is indifference." The film means indifference to convention, not to the person who has gone. It connects that freedom with honest expression, difficult questions and creative work, while acknowledging a less lofty incentive: wanting to show an ex what they are missing.

The essay drew roughly 57,000 views in its opening 15 hours. Viewers are discussing the value of staying single long enough to understand themselves, and whether pain really does make expression easier. Others push back against the premise, describing heartbreak as an ending rather than a beginning. That tension gives the discussion more substance than a simple message about personal growth.

Three uploads arrived this week. "The Sex Starved Relationship," credited as a collaboration with Tom Kemp, asks viewers to take mismatched sexual needs seriously rather than laugh them off. "The Wisdom of Deserts #animation #theschooloflife #wisdom" supplied the shorter philosophical detour.

The two new relationship essays now carry the most daily momentum, followed by "The Childish Behavior That Ruins Adult Relationships," which examines childhood coping strategies carried into adult romance. The channel added 10,000 subscribers over the week, although daily viewing is running below its usual level. Among nearby self-improvement channels, Mel Robbins had a much larger viewing week; The School of Life remains the largest by subscribers, with its newest films firmly focused on the difficult business of being close to someone.

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What viewers say

  • Most never stay single long enough to become who they really are. Being alone is a gift.
    @ehiggins360See it on YouTube
  • This is exactly what I needed to hear. Heartbreak really does strip away who you thought you were, and then slowly shows you who you actually are. Thank you for this.
    @DarkMindPsyLabSee it on YouTube
  • What a profound breakdown.
    Heartbreak strips away pretense and social fear, leaving raw truth in its place. In the ruin of losing everything, we gain the ultimate freedom, to speak with total sincerity and turn our deepest agony into art.
    @ConsciousUniverseLabSee it on YouTube
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  • Heartbreak feels more like the end of you.
    @jonasthomsen2311See it on YouTube
  • Omg, I am going through this right now and in the midst of my deepest grief I burst out laughing at the image of the giant thorny rose. Yup, that's me. I'm starting a new job in a new career just in time. And his tone as well, lol.
    @pema7159See it on YouTube
  • Heart break can make or break you.
    @UncleFakazSee it on YouTube

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The videos drawing views on The School of Life right now

The Sex Starved Relationship43,348 views · 2026-10-21 The Wisdom of Deserts #animation #theschooloflife #wisdom19,753 views · 2026-10-18 The Childish Behavior That Ruins Adult Relationships155,452 views
The facts
Subscribers
9,800,000 ▲ 10,000 this week
Channel views, last 7 days
1,124,089
Videos published this week
3
Video published
October 21, 2026
Video views so far
56,743

The numbers

Here is the week's viewing and subscriber picture for The School of Life.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels
Mel Robbins
6,606,509
Lewis Howes
1,501,348
Evan Carmichael
1,357,065
Ali Abdaal
1,280,969
The School of Life
1,124,089
Jordan B Peterson
1,021,025
CareerVidz
865,477
Thewizardliz
600,077
Matt D'Avella
337,444
subscribers
9,800,000
▲ 10,000 in the last 7 days
total views
1,009,807,676
views per day
105,053
typical day: 159,538
first-day views of each video posted this week
The Wisdom of Deserts #animation #thesc…
12,995
subscribers: this channel and similar channels
The School of Life
9,800,000
Jordan B Peterson
8,850,000
Thewizardliz
8,650,000
Ali Abdaal
6,700,000
Mel Robbins
6,340,000
CareerVidz
5,350,000
Lewis Howes
5,030,000
Evan Carmichael
4,680,000
Matt D'Avella
4,050,000
As of October 22, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.
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