A calmer, wiser life, ten minutes at a time.

Studies named, with their limits

Gratitude journals and random acts of kindness have become staples of wellbeing advice. This essay looks at the studies behind them, including the replication attempts and meta-analyses that put their effects in proportion, and…

features to read

Across 1 edition and 65 pages, all free to download.

average read

Long enough to go deep, short enough for a coffee break.

Popular myths checked, not repeated

• The arithmetic that unsettles people
• What Burkeman actually argues
• What the research says about time and wellbeing
• Attention, devices and the limits of the evidence

A small, practical step in every essay

1. Classify three recent failures. Choose one from work and two from personal life. Label each as basic, complex or intelligent, and note the appropriate response. 2. Run one formal debrief.

Clear structure

61 clearly signposted sections across the edition, so you can jump straight to what you need.

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