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Struggling with creative work doesn’t mean you’re failing

2026-06-17 18:00:00

Close-up photo of a sculptor’s hand working clay with a tool, focusing on texture and detail.

It’s easy to feel lost when you’re working on something new. But that rough patch is actually an encouraging signal

- by Chris Smith

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How to apologise

2026-06-16 18:01:00

Painting of two figures on stage, one kneeling offering roses, the other turning away, with “I’m Sorry You Feel This Way” above.

Saying sorry can be difficult and embarrassing – it’s supposed to be. Here’s how to do it well, for the other’s sake

- Video by TED-Ed

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I cognitively shuffle myself to sleep

2026-06-16 18:00:00

Image of a porcupine, potato, pencil and penguin on a white background.

The usual advice didn’t help my sleep problems, but then I tried an exercise that kickstarts the sleep-onset control system

- by Amy Arthur

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Why older people are happier and what we can learn from them

2026-06-15 18:00:00

Photo of elderly women playing Mahjong at a table, laughing and engaged in the game in a cosy indoor setting.

Around the world, happiness tends to peak later in life. It has more to do with balancing priorities than elderly wisdom

- by Xianmin Gong & Natalie Wong

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A vocabulary for the future: poetry

2026-06-12 18:01:00

Image of a yellow flower behind a rain-soaked window with streaks of water creating a blurred, dreamy effect.

Against a series of dreamlike images, Mircea Cărtărescu explains why poetry isn’t the art of verse but the power of seeing beauty

- Film by Dostopos and Artur Tort

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The marks we leave each day

2026-06-12 18:00:00

The protagonist of On the Calculation of Volume gets a unique view of how her actions matter. What if we saw the same?

- by Hannah Seo

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