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Habits and routines

Photo of name badges with coloured lanyards for an event laid out in a grid pattern.

Memory and nostalgia

guide

How to get better at remembering

Frustrated by elusive names and misplaced phones? The science of memory reveals ways to improve your powers of recall

by Elizabeth Kensinger & Andrew Budson

A woman runs down a dimly lit street at night wearing a headlamp. She is in a long-sleeved top and shorts, and the scene appears slightly blurred.

Habits and routines

film

As a bread baker, Harriet thrives in the day’s liminal hours

Directed by David Grabias

Photo of a person lying in profile in a dark room with blue light, showing a calm expression and dim surroundings.

Sleep problems

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How to sleep when you’re a perfectionist

As a high achiever, your problem-solving skills can backfire at night. You need a different way to beat insomnia

by Nick Wignall

Black-and-white image of people walking in a busy station corridor with an arched bridge above them.

Travel

film

Crowded spaces, complete strangers – meditations on the urban commute

Directed by Jimmy Ferguson and Catherine Gubernick

Black and white photo of a person wearing a jacket, eyes closed, with a foggy forest background and tree branches above.

Spirituality and religion

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How to find new spiritual practices

Even if religion isn’t for you, there’s a world of rituals and tools to lift yourself up and connect to something greater

by Morgan Shipley

Painting of a building under construction with workers in yellow jackets, blue and red backgrounds, and a neighbouring skyscraper with reflections.

Painting and sculpture

film

What will an artist paint when a new high-rise blocks her view of New York?

Directed by Angelo J Guglielmo Jr