If you want to reach the peak of success in life, you have to have self confidence. In fact, I would argue that understanding the importance of self confidence and learning…
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Video games affect your moral development but only until you’re 18
Young people have probably spent much more of their time than usual playing video games over the last few months thanks to the coronvirus pandemic. One report from telecoms firm…
Spikes in emergency room visits found for respiratory problems in the days before a thunderstorm
A team of researchers from the University of Oregon, Harvard Medical School, and the University of Illinois has found evidence of an increase in the number of people going to…
The new taboo: how ‘flattering’ became fashion’s ultimate F-word
‘I’ve got loads of dresses that I bought because someone in the changing room told me they were flattering,” says Billie Bhatia, the fashion features editor at Stylist magazine. “In…
I’m new to sex and have yet to really enjoy it. Am I broken?
I’m 18 years old, and have been sexually active for the past two years, having slept with four men. My issue is that I have never felt truly pleasured in…
I resent tiptoeing around my housemate’s work zone. How do I address this sensitively?
My housemate has been working from home since March and it now looks as though he will continue to do so for the rest of the year. We share a…
Idyllic English pastoral: an off-grid cottage holiday in East Sussex
On a hill, next to a meadow, is a crooked cottage with gingham curtains. There, adventurers weary from hiking through the apple orchard and the bracken and hay can rest…
Spelling out the problems as banks’ name-checker rejects vital payments
I have been unable to receive a payment I am owed because automated messages repeatedly inform the sender that the payee’s name doesn’t match the name on my account. Because…