No goals: why is it so hard to do something for enjoyment’s sake?
Being wholly goal-driven sets us up for constant comedowns, but some high achievers have found a solution
Chucking the sickie: no-questions-asked ‘doona days’ give workers a break
Employers are increasingly seeing the wisdom in offering staff days off for mental health – no leave application or medical certificate required
Hope Virgo: the woman who survived anorexia – and began Dump the Scales
Hospitalised with an eating disorder as a teenager, she recovered to become a campaigner. Her mission? To show that eating disorders aren’t always visible
The low-desire life: why people in China are rejecting high-pressure jobs in favour of ‘lying flat’
It’s been dubbed ‘tangping’ – shunning tough careers to chill out instead. But how is the Communist party taking the birth of this new counterculture?
Weeds, wellbeing and pizza ovens: Bridgewater, a new kind of RHS garden
By allowing designers to playfully rewrite the rules, the Royal Horticultural Society has created a radical, sustainable garden that is almost guaranteed success
Pregnant women in England denied mental health help because of Covid
In 2020-21, only 31,261 out of 47,000 managed to access perinatal mental health services
‘It just doesn’t stop!’ Do we need a new law to ban out-of-hours emails?
During the pandemic many workers have felt more under siege than ever from work emails that arrive at all hours. Could the legal right to disconnect help?
Burnout breaks: is extra holiday time the answer for tired, traumatised workers?
All employees at dating app Bumble are being given a paid week off work at the same time – and other companies are following suit
My number one fear in life? Being boring
It started 40 years ago, at school, when I was telling a story and saw a yawn begin stirring on my teacher’s face. I’ve been on red alert for stifled yawns ever since, writes Guardian columnist Adrian Chiles
The lark advantage: why naturally early risers are happier than night owls
The time you wake up every morning is baked into your DNA – and it could have an impact on your mood and wellbeing