Picture this: you log on for your morning video call with your team. Most of you are happy to accept that what's about to happen can be comfortably put in the "this will not be my best work" pile. But for some reason, there's
As COVID-19 skipped through countries across the world, governments told their citizens to stay away from each other to help prevent the spread of the virus. Social distancing as it's now commonly referred to has helped contain COVID, but, according to psychologists, it has left our bodies crying
In the 1930s (stay with me, it'll make sense) John Maynard Keynes, arguably the godfather of modern economics said in the future, societies will be so awash with cash and machines so effortlessly efficient at doing our work for us, we'll be working 15-hour weeks, tops.
Want to read more? Work less? Lose weight? Join the bloody club. Changing our habits, and by association, our personality is hard. Not so says the University of Zurich. Researchers found that people who wanted to become more self-disciplined in two weeks could by using an app they had built
I live in London. Which means if you're not careening towards your destination with a sense of life-or-death-urgency you shouldn't have bothered getting dressed this morning. Turns out there is such a thing as "pavement rage", and I have taken a test to prove
If you've been using Twitter lately, or any social network for that matter, you might have noticed things have taken a decidedly grim turn. And with good reason. Be it the economy, job losses, the global leaders who seem to be competing for the title of most awful.
Today I was woken up at 5am by my dog who just wanted to say hey - before curling up on the bed and going back to sleep for two of the 18 hours she normally spends snoring. While my dog feels great, I've spent most of the
Me and coffee are tight. Coffee is there in the morning, coffee is there when I hit the mid-afternoon wall. Coffee is there in the times where we could go out and do things. But, as we're constantly told, coffee is bad, depending on who you ask. If
For every piece of art, be it a painting, a film or theatre I've seen and thought, "that's bloody amazing" there's an equal amount of work I've looked at and the small angry voice in my head has said, "
Nothing like grappling with the big ideas on a Monday morning eh? Blame Apple. You see, if you own an iPhone - this isn't a dig against Android, I just don't know if they offer the same alerts - on Mondays, it sends you a notification
Mindfulness is big business. Google, Target, and Ford all teach their employees mindfulness. The global wellness industry is now worth $4.5 trillion. Meditation apps such as Headspace and Calm are downloaded in the millions, with Calm –the ‘mental health unicorn’ valued at $1 billion. But while many have heralded
Music messes with our minds. For example: * More drinks are sold in bars when the music is slow-tempo. * Consumers spend 38 percent more time food shopping when the background music is slow. * Shoppers think they are spending longer shopping when they are familiar with the background music in the store,