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Aug 8 Nordic countries have some of the highest rates of living alone in the world and also top the global happiness rankings… Nato Lagidze
Aug 8 People who want deeper friendships often wait for the right chemistry, but a study tracking relationships after… Lachlan Brown
Aug 8 The claim that kindness is quiet but unbreakable is a poem, not a law, but it points at something real Scandinavia Standard
Aug 8 Psychology says people who suddenly start saying no to things they used to automatically agree to aren't becoming… Brendan Brown
Aug 8 If a man in his 40s suddenly starts going to the gym every day, cooking his own meals, and spending time alone… Brendan Brown
Aug 8 The worry that rigid schooling dampens creativity is more than a slogan Scandinavia Standard
Aug 8 AI is not a magic bullet, and one of the most digitised regions in Europe shows why Scandinavia Standard
Aug 8 Introverts do not need to become extraverts to be more social Scandinavia Standard
Aug 8 When time is short, the smarter move is often to take the first good enough option Scandinavia Standard
Aug 8 Research says the more intelligent a person is, the fewer friends they have Brendan Brown
Aug 8 Children everywhere love to draw, but Sweden built much of its preschool philosophy around that impulse, borrowing an… Scandinavia Standard
Aug 7 Finland has been ranked the world's happiest country for eight consecutive years, and the reason isn't constant joy Scandinavia Standard
Aug 7 Calling someone toxic is often less a diagnosis than a decision to give up on them, and the popular cure of venting… Scandinavia Standard
Aug 7 Across decades of research in 145 countries, happiness follows a U-shaped arc Scandinavia Standard
Aug 7 Psychology says there's a difference between being polite and being kind Brendan Brown
Aug 7 Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard argued that the most common form of despair is the kind nobody notices, least of… Mal James
Aug 7 Across a British cohort tracked since 1946, the parenting pattern that predicted lower wellbeing decades later was… Scandinavia Standard
Aug 7 A Norwegian study followed children from age 10 to 14 and found that liking and commenting on other people's posts… Scandinavia Standard
Aug 7 Scandinavian culture has an unspoken rule against acting like you're better than anyone else, and the psychological… Scandinavia Standard Editorial Team
Aug 7 Psychology says people who prefer being alone aren’t necessarily antisocial or cold Lachlan Brown