Life & Style

Nicer People Are More Prone to Developing This Mental Illness—Here’s Why
00:42 2018-01-05

There are many simple ways to be nicer to people, and we like to believe that all that kindness and consideration will be appreciated. However, a new study indicates that being nice may not do us any favors down the line. According to a study published in the journal Nature Human Behavior, people who are …

This morning mistake could be the reason you’re still tired after 8 hours of sleep
22:18 2018-01-04

Getting a full eight hours of sleep is often recommended to leave us feeling replenished and ready to jump out of bed in the morning. But one sleep expert has revealed that this might not even be enough to keep sleepy feelings at bay due to one big mistake a lot of us are making. …

How to want less in 2018
20:07 2018-01-04

We live in a world that conflates having more stuff with having more happiness. Everything, from the food we buy to the shoes we own, to the number of followers we have on social media, screams more. We celebrate people for their accumulation of wealth: compiling rich lists and rankings; we measure the progress of …

The Secret for Actually Keeping Your New Year’s Resolutions, According to Science
03:03 2018-01-04

There are some resolutions you should never make, because they’re doomed to fail. But isn’t that true about most New Year’s resolutions? Though millions of people vow in January to lose weight, exercise more, eat better, drink less, by the following December, less than 10 percent of New Year’s resolutions are actually achieved. Science is …

These 10 European countries have the best work-life balance
22:21 2018-01-03

Many of us often feel like we never get any free time in the working day, and little chance to relax with family and friends – but that can’t be said for the whole of Europe because Denmark has just been named the country with the best work-life balance. This is according to research from …