All our articles on well-being.
One Monday evening in March, after six years together, Camille found herself alone in a flat that was suddenly too big. Here is how she got back on her feet, with no miracle cure, just a few powerful ideas applied day after day.
Read more →Sarah, 36, two children aged 5 and 2, a job as a project manager, and that feeling of running all day without ever finishing anything. Here is how she took back control, without getting up at 5 a.m.
Read more →Stress and anxiety cannot be deleted, but they can be tamed. Here are the mechanisms to understand, concrete practices and seven books to find calm in everyday life.
Read more →A concentration-camp survivor, Viktor Frankl shows that finding meaning, even in suffering, is what lets us endure. A summary of his classic.
Read more →Four essential books to quiet the mind and fully live the present moment, distilled to their key ideas.
Read more →Discover the complete summary of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo: sorting by category, keeping only what sparks joy, and why one big tidy changes more than the house.
Read more →Reading is one of the best transitions to sleep we know of, provided you watch the format. Here is what the landmark study published in PNAS in 2015 really shows, and how to set up your evening reading between paper, e-reader and a properly configured phone.
Read more →Reading is one of the most accessible stress relievers there is. Here are six books that truly soothe, from The Power of Now to Marcus Aurelius' Meditations, with the key idea to take away from each.
Read more →Understand mental exhaustion, spot the signs of burnout and discover concrete steps to recover and protect your mental health.
Read more →Why do we suffer? Because we live in our thoughts rather than in the present moment, answers Eckhart Tolle. Complete summary of The Power of Now: key concepts, practical exercises and an honest critique of one of the most widely read spiritual books in the world.
Read more →Thinking of everything, all the time: mental load is the invisible planning work that exhausts you even when nothing gets done. Where the concept comes from, the warning signs, and three strategies that truly lighten it.
Read more →The 'dopamine detox' is built on a scientifically false term: dopamine is a vital neurotransmitter, not a toxin. But behind the buzzword lies an accurate intuition about easy rewards. Here is what is a myth, what is real, and a realistic protocol.
Read more →Anxiety, trauma, burnout, depression: a selection of 10 books validated by clinicians and research, to help you understand what's at stake and take back control.
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