Psychologies

1 min read

This month, we’re talking about grief and healing. Over the last few months, many of us have been left heartbroken. Whether it’s losing people we love or horrific world events that crack our heart in two, how do we process our sorrow, grief and despa

Overland Journal

3 min read

As an instructor for various overlanding skills, I am often asked what the secret is for encouraging an unenthusiastic partner to appreciate the outdoors and how to make the overland experience enjoyable for them. People wonder if the solution may re

Woman

1 min read

✱ Recognise when you’re suffering from information overload. For example, are you bored, stressed, anxious, sad, angry or happy? ✱ Monitor your screen time and what your ‘attention grabbers’ are, such as social networking, or the news. ✱ List advanta

NZBusiness and Management

2 min read

In the past few months, much of the world has made a great global pivot. Almost everything we’ve taken for granted as safe and familiar has shifted. Virtually overnight, we’ve moved from meeting in rooms to meeting on Zoom, from office-based work to

The Guardian

3 min read

Talking to people can be difficult for Rishabh Birla, but his last job demanded he did a lot of it. He has autism and finds making eye contact uncomfortable. For Birla, the rules of conversation are puzzling and he sometimes veers off course, alarmin

ImagineFX

1 min read

Author Eddie Armer Publisher Search Press Price £13 Web www.searchpress.com Available Now The complex makeup and expressive nature of human hands and feet can make them challenging parts of the body to depict accurately and authentically. Drawing Han

Australian Geographic

2 min read

MY EXPERIENCE of isolation has taken many forms over the years. There’s the loneliness of working for myself, of challenging environmental norms, of leadership, where you internalise questioning and self-doubt, and, of course, there’s the undertaking

Women's Fitness

1 min read

Though achieving good emotional fitness results from mastering the seven skills, there are a few key practices that you can put into place today. Follow this three-part plan to getting emotionally fit. Make space two to three times each week to focu

Best Self Magazine

2 min read

— Anyone who has ever flown on a commercial airline is probably familiar with the part of the pre-flight safety demonstration that tells us in case of an emergency to strap on your own oxygen mask before helping others. This same idea can be applied

The Atlantic

1 min read

An expert provides context for the “oh my God” moment many have when they begin to grapple with a pandemic.

The Art of Healing

1 min read

When not consistently losing a staring contest with the existential void and searching for loopholes in duality, Michael Raftos is compelled to draw arresting images. Fascinated with the beauty and horror of the world, he spends a lot of time thinkin

Best Self Magazine

3 min read

— I believe people are either moving towards love or running from fear.  We do this in every daily activity. Think about driving in your city and how many people won’t let you cut in front of them into their lane because they’re afraid they’ll be lat

The Atlantic

4 min read

My supervisor isn’t allowed to give me more details for the sake of anonymity, and I don’t know how to change without changing my entire personality.

New Philosopher

1 min read

In conversation with Zan Boag Andrés Roemer is UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Social Change and the Free Flow of Knowledge. Illustration by Aida Novoa & Carlos Egan What is your demon? Imbalance. What is the most important part of your education?

Business Today

2 min read

I started reading 1 800 Worlds a few months ago and then left it book marked and unfinished for a while as other commitments took over. But a chance conversation with a journalist friend in Pune about the new economy and the unconventional lives of

NPR

1 min read

This week on the Hidden Brain radio show, we explore why people often avoid telling the truth — to others, and to themselves.

Cosmopolitan India

1 min read

Regardless of whether you like it or not, there will be times when you’ll come across someone who needs your advice. But why do you think someone turns to you? As complex as the answer could be, it’s generally to find a peaceful way out of their trou

Clay Shooting

2 min read

Apre-shot routine is the preparation we go through for each shot we take. For the majority of shooters, this routine will consist of using the same movements, breathing techniques and thought processes before each shot. It can also be broken down fur

Steelers Digest

3 min read

Q. You often talk about your job being one where you give the players what they need. What did they need in the immediate aftermath of Darryl Drake’s passing? A. I thought the first thing that they needed, and we all needed, was time to digest what t

Nautilus

10 min read

Our relationship to technology and the benefits we reap from it depends on how much we make it our own. This realization has motivated me to contextualize the drumbeat we hear about the perils of technology, particularly social media: increased isola

The Christian Science Monitor

3 min read

Dr. Rosa Atkins had to figure out how to lead the staff and students in her area back to school in the aftermath of the recent violent protest.

Your Family

2 min read

Few things exude more negativity than a colleague who feels constantly victimised and regales everyone with an endless stream of sob stories. Your heart sinks when you see them walking towards you – and you also know that nothing’s ever their fault!

Good

2 min read

Most adults settle into a reasonably monotonous pattern with their clothing selections. This is efficient because it cuts down on decision overload. If you know you only wear black, or only shop for clothing at three stores, you save yourself needing

In The Moment

1 min read

If you need something short and sweet to keep daily stresses at bay, this one's for you. Author Owen O'Kane uses his background in psychology to guide you through simple, 10-minute 'mind workouts' based on tried and tested therapeutic models. Combine

Sporting Gun

1 min read

Obviously you will not be working on hard surface tracks when out in the shooting field, so once your dog has fully grasped the exercise you can move on to more testing ground. However, you will still have to give some thought as to making the transi

Prog

1 min read

Could a non-human entertainer enchant and enthral a human audience? The Microsoft-backed Open AI project is putting the theory to the test by training a neural network on a database of 1.2 million songs, giving it some lyrics (co-written by AI and so

Homestyle UK

1 min read

• Think about how your family will use the space and what sorts of layouts and colours will make you happy. Don’t choose the things that other people will like – you’ll be miserable and you’ll end up changing it to what you wanted in the first place.

Cycling Plus

1 min read

Claire Tyrrell, 33 “Cycling has always allowed me to connect with an abundance of like-minded individuals, and although I’ve switched my riding indoors during the pandemic this ability has not changed. Through web applications including Zwift and Dis

Good Health

1 min read

Have mornings gone from peaceful to stressful? Whether it’s a case of insomnia, too much late-night Netflix or the ‘snooze’ button becoming your best friend, even the early birds among us struggle with end-of-year-tiredness. Here are some hacks to ge

Psychologies

1 min read

EXPERIENCES OF DISCRIMINATION are often held within and not expressed. One means by which they make themselves known is in dreams. Delving into this unconscious state, especially with the help of a psychotherapist, allows you to make sense of your in