Are you a lone ranger – someone who works from home for a good cause? Do you sometimes struggle to get things done? You’re not alone. Government statistics show that 41% of workers now work from home at least part
Summer is almost over. The hedgerows are full of berries and the fruit trees are sagging from the weight of their fruit. It’s still warm in Devon, but Autumn is on its way. Soon, the nights will come in and
Nic Marks is a statistician, speaker and author who pioneered workplace wellbeing. He founded the Centre for Wellbeing at the New Economics Foundation, creating the Happy Planet Index and the Five Ways to Wellbeing. Now, through Friday Pulse and his
In these unprecedented times we need to find effective ways to support each other. Here at NOW, we’ve relaunched our Wellbeing Together webinar series, and this post shares a summary of a webinar on Compassion in Action: Caring for Others,
The Network of Wellbeing (NOW) has relaunched our Wellbeing Together webinar series, kicking off with mindfulness teacher Shamash Alidina sharing ways to support wellbeing and resilience in these times of rapid change. ‘We hurt where we care’ and many of
This post shares a summary of Mark Williamson’s talk at the Cultivating Happiness in a Crisis Summit, organised by Museum of Happiness (MoH). Plus, we’d like to invite you to join an upcoming free event with MoH Co-Founder, Shamash Alidina,
Our happiness is connected with the wellbeing of other people and the natural world. If we make choices that acknowledge this interdependence it can result in a deeper, longer lasting happiness. The below ideas share how we can all create more
Sharing healthy habits can help us deal with the pressures of modern living. In today’s society the demands and expectations on women to have and do it all often feel unattainable. This can leave many of us exhausted, feeling depressed,
Since we spend one third of our adult lives at work, are there new opportunities to improve our workplaces in this first-quarter of the 21st century? Can we be happier at work? How is the growing focus on ‘happiness at
We are facing many challenges in the world today – political, environmental and social. In this wider context some may ask: why focus on happiness, when there is so much suffering in the world? We explore this question in a
Advertising is everywhere – on our TVs, social media feeds, magazines – and it means we all feel the pressure to buy more despite research showing that buying stuff doesn’t even make us happy. Rates of depression and anxiety have
Are you keen to find more passion, purpose and meaning in your life but not sure where to start? Or do you have a strong sense of purpose but you often find yourself too strained and stretched to fulfil your
I remember interviews, in my early twenties being asked the dreaded question, “so, what do you want to be in five years time?” and I would always reply, “I just want to be happy”. Let me explain: I was never
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