In that backwards way that the world sometimes works, workbooks for adults seem like a novelty--a luxury, even. How something that once seemed like drudgery (math in the summer? Really, Mom?) could later become an enriching experience is right up there with why we'd really love it if someone made us eat every morsel on our plate if we want dessert, and force us to go to bed at 8:00 every night.

So it's no wonder that we're really excited about the Daily Life Work portion of Oprah's Lifeclass. It's a guided workbook with questions curated by O magazine columnist Martha Beck. The questions go deep--e.g., What is the one thing that you most identify yourself with (your looks, your job, your family, etc.)? Who would you be if that were to disappear? How do you think others see you? How many of your choices are made to maintain this image?--but that's the point: To continue the conversation from that night's class, and go deeper into the lesson. Your answers are private and no one else can see them, and every class has its own workbook. And you don't even need to have your pencils sharpened.