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I Tried One Week of ‘Practicing Positivity’ to Cure My Hater Brain
Even I’m sick of my bullshit at this point. Could meditation, gratitude, and a little more smiling actually change my attitude?
‘Why Can’t I Stick to a Bedtime?’
Experts say there are more important things than putting yourself to bed at the “right time.”
How to Meet Up with Online Friends From Quarantine Without Making It Weird
If we met new people this year, it was probably on the internet. Here’s how to take your online friendship into real life.
I’m Afraid of Losing the Good Habits I Built in Quarantine
I’ve been lucky to find so much balance I didn’t realize I was missing, but I can’t stop the return of “normal life.”
Why Has Feeding Myself Become Such a Chore Lately?
The process of making and eating food is taking on a lot of our distress, to the point that we're resenting it.
How to Be Less Scared of Death, According to a 'Deathfluencer'
Claudia Crobatia, 36, says visualising how you'd like to die can help you feel mentally prepared and less anxious about death.
I Dropped Out of School Because of COVID
“I want to remind other people that there is hope, and that giving up doesn’t always equal failing."
‘Why Does Being Told to Stay Positive Piss Me Off So Much?’
Looking on the bright side doesn’t actually work for everyone.
What Your Pandemic Coffee Habit Is Doing to Your Body
We're relying on caffeine to get through the day, and for some coffee drinkers it's a destructive cycle.
The Pressure to Make Up for 2020 Is Already Affecting Our Mental Health
As we slowly regain normalcy, we’re working, partying and “revenge travelling” harder than ever before to make up for lost time.
How a Year of Too Much Drinking, Stress, and Sitting Affects Your Body
VICE asked doctors what the long-term concerns are for one really bad year of health habits.
Scientists Are Repeatedly Fucking With Snails’ Memory
Neuroscience à la escargot is a promising area of research.