Kindly Now

20/08/2024

As we grow older, “loss becomes the primary condition of living,” Nick Cave says. “That doesn’t mean you’re in a hopeless, grief-stricken state all the time; it just means that you carry a deeper understanding of what it is to be human.”

The singer-songwriter believes that we are deeply flawed, impermanent creatures who can sometimes do extraordinary things.

09/03/2024

For some, just a few minutes can quiet the mind.

02/03/2024

Our culture is dominated by efforts to score points and win arguments. But do we really talk anymore?

25/01/2024

As a young psychologist, the delusions of a patient with schizophrenia made me curious about mistrust. Here’s what 30 years of research has taught me – plus a quiz to find out just how paranoid you are

16/01/2024

Fascinating research into ‘misophonia’ – an intolerance to specific sounds – is revealing an important role for context

10/01/2024

You can use the very biology that gets you stuck in a habit to break out of the patterns that cause suffering. Mindfulness researcher Dr. Jud Brewer explains how curiosity is the key to hacking the habit loop.

You can use the very biology that gets you stuck in a habit to break out of the patterns that cause suffering. Mindfulness researcher Dr. Jud Brewer explains how curiosity is the key to hacking the habit loop. ,

01/11/2023

He was a brilliant performer, but his honesty will be his greatest legacy.

01/06/2023

I am not sure that people do die – if dying means annulling, disappearing or being extinguished...

Today is Celebration Day – a moment to remember those who are no longer with us, and recognise that profound relationships never truly disappear, says author Anthony Seldon

29/05/2023

“The use of music is to remind us how short a time we have a body.”

25/05/2023

‘“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” The opening line of William Shakespeare’s most famous sonnet might lead you to think that you’re being prepared for a weather report. But that is only part of what awaits you.’ Sonnets are machines for thinking through complex emotions.

A sonnet contains an emotional drama of illusion and deception, crisis and resolution, crafted to make us think and feel

29/04/2023

Too much time spent with no purpose is associated with unhappiness. If you want to live a satisfying, long life, neuroscientist Daniel Levitin has some advice for you: Stay busy.

28/04/2023

Moore unpacks healthy boundaries, asking for what you need in a friendship, animals as friends, falling in love with a friend and even attachment styles.