“Life is what you make it” sounds like something stitched onto a cushion. Turns out the cushion is onto something. Researchers in Australia and the US have spent years pulling apart what separates people who shape their circumstances from people who feel shaped by them. The answer keeps landing on three things: self-awareness, self-responsibility and […]
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Toxic people don’t clock off at 5pm. The colleague who steals credit has a cousin who steals attention at every family dinner. The friend who only calls when they need something has a sibling who does the same at Christmas. The manager who gaslights you in meetings has a romantic equivalent who gaslights you in
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Self-sabotage. You set the goal, make the plan and buy the notebook with the motivational quote on the cover. Three weeks later, you’re back on the couch eating cereal for dinner and no closer. The good news is that self-sabotage isn’t a character flaw. It’s a pattern, and patterns can be interrupted once you understand
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Let’s start with the uncomfortable truth: most people think great relationships just happen. You meet someone — a partner, a friend, a colleague — there’s a connection, and from there it’s smooth sailing. If only. The reality, backed by decades of research, is that great relationships are built and maintained through a very specific set
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