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Boredom

Anger, sadness, boredom, anxiety – emotions that feel bad can be useful

Maverick Life

Anger, sadness, boredom, anxiety – emotions that feel bad can be useful

By Heather Lench

‘Are we nearly there yet?’: why long car journeys are so excruciating for your kids

Magazine

‘Are we nearly there yet?’: why long car journeys are so excruciating for your kids

By Ruth Ogden

Room travel: go where you like when you like – Nelson Mandela did, in his mind

Magazine

Room travel: go where you like when you like – Nelson Mandela did, in his mind

By Marianne Thamm

Love in the time of Covid-19: The mental health and well-being of individuals and communities

South Africa

Love in the time of Covid-19: The mental health and well-being of individuals and communities

By Alan J Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health, University of Cape Town

David Foster Wallace: A morality tale from the grave

Media

David Foster Wallace: A morality tale from the grave

By Kevin Bloom