The body and physical health
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Shaggy and strong, or shorn and sharp? Hair’s evolving symbolism
by Frank Gonzalez-Crussi
Thinkers and theories
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The id and the nudge: where Freud meets behavioural economics
by Briana S Last
Personality
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How to come out of your shell
You don’t have to be outgoing. But if being introverted is holding you back from the life you want, dive in for a way out
by Christian Jarrett
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by Ariana Orvell
Stories and literature
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Party-crashing was a serious business in medieval Arabic tales
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Emotion regulation
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Hope is the antidote to helplessness. Here’s how to cultivate it
by Emily Esfahani Smith
Memory and nostalgia
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It’s possible to help more positive images pop into your mind
by Simon Blackwell
Art and craft
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In the hands of a butcher, a baker and a painter, making is an instinct
Directed by Dan Smeby
Learning and education
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Speaking Latin brings an unmediated thrill to the Classics
by Armand D’Angour
Mindfulness and meditation
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Meditation is like mountaineering: approach it with care
by Nicholas Van Dam
Difficult emotions
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The ‘melancholic joy’ of living in our brutal, beautiful world
by Brian Treanor
Stories and literature
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So far and no further: the philosophy of Samuel Pepys
by Jacky Colliss Harvey
Meaning and the good life
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Art and altruism inhabit every moment for a polymath New York concierge
Directed by Lydia Cornett
Learning and education
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How to study effectively
Forget cramming, ditch the highlighter, and stop passively rereading. The psychology of learning offers better tactics
by Paul Penn
Nature
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The fungal mind: on the evidence for mushroom intelligence
by Nicholas P Money