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The 4 Day Week: a business solution for the post-COVID-19 world
Perpetual Guardian sparked global media fascination when Barnes introduced its flexible work model, after it successfully trialed and implemented the four-day week, resulting in a 20% lift in employee productivity, a 27% reduction in work […]
How To Find Happiness Living a Perfectly Imperfect Life
As we search for new ways to approach life’s challenges and seek meaning beyond materialism, we’re increasingly looking to ancient wisdom for guidance. Wabi sabi (“wah-bi sah-bi”) is a captivating concept from Japanese […]
The Five Fundamentals of Career Success
If you think of your career as being a road trip, ‘having a go’ is the fuel that drives your car and the Five Fundamentals are the rules of the road that you need to […]
How to recognise anxiety if you’re a new mum
Anna Mathur is a mum of three, an experienced Psychotherapist and passionate psycho-educator, with a specialism for working with women. In this extract from her book Mind over Mother: Every mum’s guide to worry and […]
How to Live a Longer, Healthier Life
FIVE TRICKS TO BOOST YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM WHILE SOCIALLY ISOLATING When coronavirus struck my region of France, and it hit it hard, my first instinct was to work on my immune system by eating tons […]
How To Draw Absolutely Anything
There’s no great secret to drawing. Anybody can draw. If you can write your name, you can learn to draw. In this extract from his book, How to draw absolutely anything, let writer and artist […]
How to Use Your Air Fryer
THE BASICS Air fryers work by rapid air cooking — evenly circulating hot air to cook fresh or frozen foods, which gives them the same crunchy bite and moist interiors produced by conventional deep fat […]
How to trick yourself to sleep
In today’s fast-paced, non-stop world, research by the UK’s Sleep Council has found that almost a third of us don’t get enough sleep most nights. If you’re reading this article we’re guessing you’re one of […]
Strategies to help you cope with unemployment
Dr Leahy provides strategies for letting go of your negative thoughts about unemployment Letting Go of those Negative Thoughts If you are out of work you probably spend a lot of time dwelling on […]
Featured Reads
How to use up leftovers
Leftovers can be inspiring to cook with and making a good meal out of something that would otherwise be thrown away is rewarding in several ways; creatively, economically and deliciously if you do it right! […]
How to Plant Flowers That Won’t Die in Your Garden
There are some easy steps to follow when learning how to grow flowers. Planting them correctly is the first – and, most important – step. Giving them a good start will help them do well, […]
The Power of Reading Aloud
A miracle occurs when one person reads to another, when words on a page are transformed into dynamic quests that move the heart, brain and imagination. Grounded in neuroscience and behavioural research, The Enchanted Hour […]
Rethinking Self-Esteem: Busting Myths and Offering Solutions
It is a widely held belief that those who are more successful and higher above the average are happier and more satisfied with themselves and their lives than those below average. But if this were […]
Focusing on Your Mental Wellbeing
We are often open about our physical health – whether it’s feeling under the weather, a terrible bout of flu or a crippling migraine – but how often do we seriously consider our mental health? Many […]
Coping with Anxiety
Most of us feel anxious at certain times in our day-to-day lives, for instance when taking an important exam, going to a job interview or making a public speech. Usually, as the situation passes, the anxiety drops. […]
