Happiness

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The simple joy of getting published | Brief letters
Brief letters: Pleasure in the small things | Personal confidence | Inflation | The treat of condensed milk | Nadine Dorries

17, Nov, 2023 @5:59 PM

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People in UK are overall less happy than before pandemic, ONS finds
Measures of wellbeing have fallen and anxiety increased, but Outer Hebrides bucks trend

Robert Booth and Michael Goodier

07, Nov, 2023 @4:44 PM

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The key to employee satisfaction? Competent bosses | Letter
Letter: Prof Amanda Goodall responds to a survey that found one in three UK workers have quit jobs over bad management

20, Oct, 2023 @4:32 PM

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A capitalist cheerleader wrote the US’s hottest new self-help book. Surprised? | Adam H Johnson and David Sirota
Arthur Brooks spent years advocating cuts to the social safety net. Now, with the help of Oprah, NPR and the Atlantic, he’s teaching Americans to be happy

Adam H Johnson and David Sirota

18, Oct, 2023 @10:02 AM

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The world’s happiest man? Matthieu Ricard on the secrets of a serene, successful, satisfying life
The Buddhist monk and bestselling author’s latest book tells the story of his spiritual journey. He discusses joy, suffering and how to foster happiness and health

Emma Beddington

18, Sep, 2023 @4:00 AM

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‘We get bombarded’: study reveals ‘shocking’ impact of online abuse on girls
Happiness among girls and young women in UK at lowest since 2009 as 37% report being sent upsetting content

Hannah Moore

15, Sep, 2023 @12:00 PM

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Happiness of girls and young women at lowest level since 2009, shows UK poll
Nine out of 10 seven to 21-year-olds feel worried or anxious and only 17% feel very happy, shows ‘devastating’ Girlguiding survey

Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent

12, Sep, 2023 @11:01 PM

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How to make life much better – my 10 small but satisfying secrets of happiness | Arwa Mahdawi
From a squirt of Rwandan chilli oil to rolling down a hill and fresh linen, it’s the little things that can make a big difference, writes Arwa Mahdawi

Arwa Mahdawi

06, Sep, 2023 @10:00 AM

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I really don’t know where I want to end up. How do I figure out what I want to do? | Leading questions
Don’t let optimisation be the enemy of good, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon Smith. Endlessly chasing slightly-better can actually make things worse

Eleanor Gordon-Smith

03, Aug, 2023 @3:00 PM

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