Sally Brampton – The burden of dreams

Posted December 6th 2011, by Sally Brampton

We have so many choices these days that we feel paralysed rather than liberated

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Simplify your life

Posted October 17th 2011

Our lives are overcomplicated. So how can we simplify things? Experts, therapists and coaches give us their advice on how to lighten our lives
by Aurore Aimelet

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Why I’d rather be happy than right

Posted October 3rd 2011, by Sally Brampton

Sally Brampton on letting go of righteous indignation

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The power of positive reading

Posted September 29th 2011

Five of our favourite books with a focus on happiness

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Why hope matters

Posted August 9th 2011

Most of us see hope as something to get us through difficult times. But psychologists are discovering that it can help us succeed in our everyday life, and that we can all cultivate it. By Tanis Taylor

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Why disaster movies can cheer us up

Posted August 9th 2011

Forget happy endings – today’s movies, TV shows and political issues favour apocalyptic horror and grim realism. But there can be benefits to abandoning the happy ever after, says Ariel Leve

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