Balance
Wellbeing
Evidence-minded writing on rest, health, and the Nordic approach to a good life.
- Aug 29, 2026 There is no reliable checklist for a cheating partner, and hunting for one usually makes things worse By Scandinavia Standard
- Aug 29, 2026 The way to stop overthinking is not to think harder, and the strategies that work prove it By Scandinavia Standard
- Aug 29, 2026 Nordic walking, the sight of someone striding down a city street with two ski poles and no snow in sight, was not… By The Standard Brief
- Aug 28, 2026 Taking proper care of yourself is duller than the marketing suggests, and far more important By Scandinavia Standard
- Aug 28, 2026 How to actually make the best of a bad situation, without pretending it is fine By Scandinavia Standard
- Aug 28, 2026 No single habit can stop cognitive decline, whatever the headlines promise, but one everyday habit has more evidence… By Scandinavia Standard
- Aug 28, 2026 In August 2025, Sweden spent two days rolling a 113-year-old church five kilometres down a purpose-widened road on… By The Standard Brief
- Aug 27, 2026 A Finnish study of 7,321 adults found that living near green space predicted nothing, and having a green view from the… By The Balance
- Aug 27, 2026 When someone doesn't value you anymore, try these strategies, because the psychology of self-worth suggests the sting… By Scandinavia Standard
- Aug 26, 2026 Since 2008 it has been illegal in Switzerland to own a single guinea pig, because the law classes them as social… By Brendan Brown
- Aug 25, 2026 Everyone treats "Bowling Alone" as a closed case about a country that stopped joining anything By Nato Lagidze
- Aug 25, 2026 Boomers who stay current with music and movies aren't clinging to youth By Daniel Moran
- Aug 25, 2026 The extra espresso shot people quietly add to their coffee order most mornings has less to do with being tired and more… By Nato Lagidze
- Aug 24, 2026 Okinawa, Japan—the islands once called the “land of the immortals”—recorded just 37 centenarians in 1975. By 2022 there… By The Balance
- Aug 23, 2026 Research suggests people who cry at films, reels, or music aren't emotionally fragile or easily overwhelmed By Daniel Moran
- Aug 23, 2026 Psychology says people who make themselves extremely useful to others By Daniel Moran