Balance
Wellbeing
Evidence-minded writing on rest, health, and the Nordic approach to a good life.
- Aug 2, 2026 A nine-study 2004 paper developed an entitlement scale By Scandinavia Standard
- Aug 2, 2026 The belief that living near the sea makes people happier is more than a holiday feeling By Lachlan Brown
- Aug 2, 2026 Study after study finds that morning people report being happier than night owls, but the reason may be less about the… By Lachlan Brown
- Aug 2, 2026 Psychology says the loneliest people in a room are often the most socially skilled because they learned early to… By Brendan Brown
- Aug 2, 2026 Psychology says the reason most people never change their lives isn't fear of failure By Brendan Brown
- Aug 2, 2026 Psychology says the most dangerous form of loneliness isn't being alone By Brendan Brown
- Aug 2, 2026 Psychology says the 1960s and 70s accidentally produced one of the most emotionally durable generations in modern… By Brendan Brown
- Aug 1, 2026 Psychology says people who are liked by almost everyone but close to almost no one aren’t mysterious or emotionally… By Lachlan Brown
- Aug 1, 2026 Most people brace for happiness to fade as they age, but for decades the large surveys showed the reverse in later life By Lachlan Brown
- Aug 1, 2026 The country that has topped the World Happiness Report for nine years running is Finland, which is not part of… By Lachlan Brown
- Aug 1, 2026 A 2025 Swedish cohort study of 2,722 young adults found perceived friend support predicted lower anxiety specifically… By Scandinavia Standard
- Aug 1, 2026 A 2022 Finnish study validating the Sisu Scale found that pushing through discomfort splits into two separate traits… By Scandinavia Standard
- Aug 1, 2026 A 2005 study of 49 cultures in the journal Science found perceptions of national character rarely match measured… By Scandinavia Standard
- Aug 1, 2026 A 2019 randomized trial of 33 sedentary older adults found eight weeks of Nordic walking with poles improved balance… By Scandinavia Standard
- Jul 31, 2026 Psychology says people who are described as "so easy to talk to" but rarely get invited anywhere aren't being overlooked By Lachlan Brown
- Jul 31, 2026 Greenland sharks can live more than 400 years, meaning some swimming the North Atlantic today were alive when Isaac… By Scandinavia Standard Editorial Team