Some people have got it easy - they lay their heads to rest, close their eyes, and in a few moments, their bodies are twitching like a puppet on the end of a string. Aaaah, the jealousy is real. Conversely, if you are one of...
“Ladies and gentlemen, wear sunscreen. If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it.” These are the opening lines of a song called Wear Sunscreen by Baz Lurmann. Have you heard it before? If not, it’s definitely worth peeling...
‘Coronavirus tracked: How women leaders outperform men during the pandemic’ The Independent reported at the end of July. This followed on from articles such as ‘Why Are Women-Led Nations Doing Better With Covid-19?’ in the New York Times and ‘What Do Countries With The Best Coronavirus Responses Have In...
It's been quite the year. With a global pandemic seeing more than 3.5 billion people in voluntary or mandatory confinement, it’s fair to say that 2020 has made us all a little more introspective. Lockdown hasn’t been all bad, though. Many people have reconnected on a...
It's not always easy to tell at the beginning of a relationship if it will become abusive. Regardless of whether it is physical, emotional or takes some other form, abuse often follows an escalating pattern in which the controlling behaviors worsen over time. Physical...
According to our national calendar, the month of August is dedicated to appreciating the woman in our lives. When considering our statistics of gender-based violence, it seems we find ourselves in a state of emergency rather than a state of celebration. On average, 110 South...
Feeling anxious? Or overwhelmed? What about desperate or disillusioned? That’s ok. It’s probably a reflection of a sound mind, considering … well, everything. However, a smattering of writers and thinkers have come forward and said: “It might not be as bad as you think… if...
Not only has the COVID-19 pandemic placed the world at a standstill but the disruption to our daily lives, anxiety, uncertainty and additional daily stresses have caused many of us to lie awake in our bed's long into the night staring into the abyss as...
The experts agree that more waves and outbreaks of COVID-19 are expected. We’re in the eye of the storm, they say. It stands to reason then that remote work will be a part of our lives for the foreseeable future. So what does productivity look...
Lifehacking feels like a very recent, internet-age type of term. And nobody has taken to it quite like Tim Ferriss. You may recognise his name from his best-selling books: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors...