Niall O’Mara offers a host of ways to relax, and discusses the ways in which he is able to achieve the much sought after state of relaxation.
Hobbies
Scrapbooking: a hobby for the holidays
Harry Craig discusses the scrapbooking hobby he undertook over the summer holidays, offering a helpful way to keep the boredom at bay.
Why is it that so many young dancers abandon ballet?
Daisy Scott discusses the difficulties young dancers face in the ballet industry and why so many give up on their dreams.
The anxiety of finding a hobby
Howard Winsten-Korver examines and rejects the guilt that can emerge from feeling the need to be productive at all times.
Checklist your way out of summer procrastination
Lifestyle Editor Katie Edgar discusses how to motivate yourself to do the things you love when you can’t stop procrastinating.
Lockdown Diaries 2
Life in lockdown can be exceptionally lonely, which is why, as Katie Fox attests, it can help to have some animal companions.
Does boredom breed creativity?
Natalie Tongue highlights the cultural benefits to self-isolation
Second Thoughts: Hunting the Self
Beyond Biology – Chantal D’Arcy One of the hardest aspects of moving away from home and into the real world – whether it be university or anything else – is the realization that you’re not as special to the rest of the world as you are to your mum. Every day I find myself overwhelmed with […]