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Life’s too short to … use a smartphoneRutger Bregman, author Photograph: Roberto Ricciuti/Getty ImagesFor years, I told myself I could manage my smartphone use. I tried…

Fuelled by the relief of having finished end-of-year exams, the pleasure of a warm late spring evening and quite a lot of alcohol, the house party was…

RESEARCH BRIEFINGS 31 December 2025 A meta-analysis of 168 studies covering more than 11 million people found no reliable link between economic inequality and well-being or…

The first thing to say about the ideal morning routine is that it probably doesn’t exist. Yes, endless influencers promise that they have tweaked, tested and…

Name: Parasite cleanses.Age: The earliest written records of what were probably parasitic infections in humans are from Egyptian medicine, between around 3000 and 400BC.Hardly news then.…

Sometimes, taking an internet quiz on a random Tuesday night can change your life – first for the better, then for the worse.Are you bothered by…

Most people contend with stress in some element of their lives. What can you do when you are overwhelmed by it and your coping mechanisms no…

Enjoying original works of art in a gallery can relieve stress, reduce the risk of heart disease and boost your immune system, according to the first…

You can buy a smart ring to track your sleep activity or a smartwatch to monitor your heartbeat, so perhaps it makes sense that health tech’s…

‘Are you sure you want that one?” asks the assistant in the flagship Waterstones store in Piccadilly, London. I’d picked up a classic self-help book, Thinking,…