How to let grief work for you
The death of a loved one creates an inner wound that can’t be ignored. Healing it requires work, says Julia Samuel
It’s time to see things differently… to improve your life
Our brains evolved to make sense of uncertainties, says Beau Lotto, so there’s no need to fear doubt
Want to live twice as long? Meditation might help
What if you could increase the attention you paid to every moment, no matter how humdrum?
It’s time to stop looking for yourself
We’re taught to seek our individuality, but perhaps we should just try to fit in and resist the craze for self-improvement, says Svend Brinkmann
Human expertise: it’s not what you know, it’s who…
Sharing knowledge is a form of playing, say Steven Sloman and Philip Fernbach. And it depends heavily on others
Reclaiming carpe diem: How do we really seize the day?
The spirit of this centuries-old philosophy has been hijacked. It’s time to get back to its original meaning, says Roman Krznaric
Can you prevent rows about household tasks?
Even among couples who share housework and parenting, subtler inequities persist
Why our emotions are cultural – not built in at birth
There is no scientific evidence that we are hardwired with emotions, says Lisa Feldman Barrett. They develop as we grow
Who do you think you are – and how bad could you be?
‘Given the right (or wrong) situation, each of us might become anyone’