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Well, actually

Living a good life in a complex world

Well Actually

  • lots of small pictures of a person stretching in a room

    Will this fix me?
    I’m a fortysomething runner. Can I become a flexible person in a month?

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    Secondhand gifts and DIY decor
    Seven ways to make your holidays a little greener

    Avoiding plastic and food waste can be difficult during the festivities. Experts share how to mix sustainability and revelry
  • illustration of woman's hands with mushrooms and pills and black and white scenes of hippie revellers

    ‘Long-lost best friends’
    The longevity movement finds psychedelics

    The mental-health benefits of psychedelics are a draw for a growing community of people committed to reversing ageing
  • painting of trees over a lake

    Why the paintings of this Dutch master help me see the world differently

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    Ask ugly
    Now that I’m a mother, I’m mourning my old, ‘pretty’ self. Is this normal?

  • illustration of an adult wearing a baby onesie and with a dummy in their mouth

    Why am I like this?
    I’m an adult. Why do I regress under my parents’ roof?

  • Two women whispering secrets in an illustration from the 19th century.

    ‘Honestly, he kind of sucks’: trash-talking can feel great but is it really bad for you?

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The toolkit

  • stoicism

    Modern stoicism
    Six ways to make your life easier and more peaceful – by using stoic principles

  • One expert says 11 minutes of cold-water immersion a week can improve health benefits.

    Will this fix me?
    Oh no! I’m sorry to report that cold plunges are great

  • illustration of a large lemon, and a woman drinking from a bottle in the background

    Lemon water
    A-list celebs love it, but does it actually do anything?

  • a wooden box with eco-friendly cleaning supplies in it

    A greener clean
    Three ways to eco-proof your cleaning routine

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Health & wellbeing

  • Illustration of a woman turning away and putting stretching her hand away to say NO

    Just say no: 13 ways to get out of everything – from extra work to Christmas parties

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    14 hours a night: should we all sleep as much as Dakota Johnson?

    • Zoe Williams

      Is it a cold, a super cold or Covid? And should I carry on regardless?

      Zoe Williams
    • ‘I no longer expect any pleasure for myself.’

      My orgasms are barely perceptible – and I am losing my libido

    • Taylor Swift performs in East Rutherford, New Jersey, in May 2023

      The weird world of celebrity training: how Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and Madonna get in shape for their shows

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Relationships

  • What happens when you opt out of the algorithm?

    Tell us: what happened to your love life after you quit dating apps?

  • A young man is removing his wedding ring a concept of relationship difficulties<br>A close-up view of a young man's hands removing his wedding ring a concept of relationship difficulties

    My lover won’t leave his family. Should I wait or move on?

  • Selfie of Osher Günsberg and Audrey

    The moment I knew: as I watched her brush her daughter’s hair, something in my heart just burst

  • Sylvia and Charlie

    This is how we do it: ‘We had to learn how to sext - and now know all the emojis’

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Food

  • Jeremy Lee Festive Sharing recipes Food and Prop Styling: Polly Webb-Wilson Observer Food Monthly OFM December 2023

    Guinea fowl pie, spiced chickpeas, sherry syllabub – Jeremy Lee’s ‘Betwixtmas’ recipes

  • Felicity Cloake’s perfect homemade speculaas.

    How to make perfect speculaas – a Christmas gift recipe

  • Matthew Carver and Patrick McGuigan’s Christmas accompaniments for cheese

    The ultimate cheeseboard trimmings, from pickles to praline: recipes from The Cheese Life

  • Tissue paper, bits of old fabric and even baking paper can all be repurposed to make an attractive and unique wrapping for gifts.

    Get creative with your cast-offs: sustainable wrapping for food gifts

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Puzzles

  • An Ottolenghi salad with the maligned herb mint

    Crossword blog
    Crossword roundup: jacks and herbs and an ex-home secretary

  • Cryptic crosswords
    Cryptic crossword No 29,252

    • Quick crosswords
      Quick crossword No 16,725

    • Sudoku
      Sudoku 6,305 medium

    • Prize crosswords
      Prize crossword No 29,249

    • Killer sudoku
      Observer killer sudoku

    • Thomas Eaton
      What links young bears to dam-building rodents? The Saturday quiz

    • Alex Bellos's Monday puzzle
      Did you solve it? Naughty knights

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