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Emma Beddington

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I spent a day trying the 90-second rule – and it didn’t make me less angry

I spent a day trying the 90-second rule – and it didn’t make me less angry

I’ve just discovered the “90-second rule”, a concept neuroanatomist Dr Jill Bolte Taylor explored in her book, Whole Brain Living, back in 2021....

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I went into motherhood an oblivious idiot – and I don’t regret it

I went into motherhood an oblivious idiot – and I don’t regret it

Can you know too much to have kids? “Maybe knowing too much about motherhood has ruined me,” journalist Andrea González-Ramírez mused on New...

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Why are British estate agents so weird online?

Why are British estate agents so weird online?

I’m not proud to admit that I love property as entertainment, especially smooth-brained “reality” shows in which peptide-plumped, pilates-honed...

02.03.2026 8

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Why does admitting you’re ambitious feel so wrong for gen Xers like me?

Why does admitting you’re ambitious feel so wrong for gen Xers like me?

Oh no, striving is cool now. “Never stop grinding and listen … Stop doing anything else but working,” as Pharrell Williams told the Grammys...

01.03.2026 10

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Do we really need to replace our underwear every six months?

Every few months, the world informs me I am disgusting in a new way (I should replace my pillows every two years; my toothbrush is a petri dish, etc)....

23.02.2026 10

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Do you have a ‘competence hangover’?

Are you bone-deep exhausted and struggling to cope? Do you have “insomnia, headaches, irritability, emotional flatness and a sense of being...

22.02.2026 10

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No matter how bleak their views, benches embody civil kindness

A bench in Bristol installed facing a brick wall has aroused local curiosity – why put it there? BBC West commented that it joined other perversely...

16.02.2026 20

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Let’s get a grip and learn how to live with the rain

There’s a lot of complaining about the weather currently and I get it, it’s wet. Here in York the river is getting above itself yet again and the...

15.02.2026 30

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Middle seats on planes are unpopular – so what can we learn from those who pick them?

09.02.2026 9

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Why has food become another joyless way to self-optimise?

08.02.2026 10

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‘Make your homes weird,’ urges an interior designer. Me? I’ve a stuffed magpie and three pewter goats

02.02.2026 10

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Sure, kids can be annoying – but making public spaces ‘child-free’ is wrong

01.02.2026 10

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Still trying desperately to cling on to your youth? Watch out: you could be a Young 40

26.01.2026 20

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I long to have a stay-at-home son. Thankfully, there’s a little guy who will never leave me

25.01.2026 20

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The 75 hard challenge has come roaring back - but I have my own self-improvement regime

19.01.2026 10

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Why am I a vegan? I do it for my mental health

18.01.2026 20

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Forget all the artisanal cheese. French crisps are absolutely depraved

06.01.2026 20

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Nine scientific breakthroughs I’d like to see in 2026 – from earworms to procrastination

05.01.2026 20

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A potato is for life, not just for Christmas

15.12.2025 20

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Let Donald Trump see inside my phone? I’d rather be deported

14.12.2025 10

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My dream of jet set glamour has died – in a pleather chair full of other people’s crumbs

08.12.2025 5

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Forget Hadrian’s Wall. The UK citizenship test should ask about Corrie, bus queues and Greggs

07.12.2025 10

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Tired of being a woman in 2025? Why not become a nun …

01.12.2025 10

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If toxic humility is a thing, I definitely have it. But perhaps there’s another way

30.11.2025 10

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Want to avoid anxiety, headaches and constipation? Try giving up on your goals

16.11.2025 10

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Why I love Martha Stewart – the original unapologetic alpha woman

10.11.2025 10

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I’m a committed introvert – but no AI will take away the joy I get from other people

09.11.2025 8

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Forget Jomo, gezellig and hygge – this winter, let’s get a grip and go out

02.11.2025 10

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Is it really outrageously uncool to have a boyfriend?

02.11.2025 10

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From ‘mood hoovers’ to ‘energy vampires’ - here’s why negative friends are good for you

27.10.2025 5

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I never wash our bread knife – and I won’t let the internet shame me into changing my ways

20.10.2025 6

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The lavender marriage is back – but why?

19.10.2025 10

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One Bladder After Another: why bros are finally having to queue for the loo

06.10.2025 10

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996 work culture is sad and inhumane. Whatever’s wrong with 888 – or even 000?

05.10.2025 9

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£6.50 for a coffee? I’m going back to instant

29.09.2025 7

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Tech bros want women to have more babies. But they’re going about it the wrong way

28.09.2025 9

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Stop sneering at mothers. Most of us have done things you wouldn’t believe

22.09.2025 6

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Try again. Fail again. Fail better: eight things I’ve learned in my year of ‘lifting heavy’

21.09.2025 10

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A heaving Bridgerton cleavage or bloody decapitation? What your favourite era of history says about you

15.09.2025 8

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The super-rich are swapping mansions for £2m motorhomes. Do they know something we don’t?

14.09.2025 10

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The ‘Great Lock-In’ is here. Are you ready to commit ruthlessly to your fitness goals?

08.09.2025 5

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Ready to give up social media? ‘Advice pollution’ might just get you there

01.09.2025 9

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I don’t believe we’re a nation of neighbours at war – despite what the headlines say

31.08.2025 10

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Chillies are so hot right now – in every sense

25.08.2025 10

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Is behaviour at work getting worse – or are we just becoming oversensitive snowflakes?

24.08.2025 10

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Why have I been hoarding 39,674 emails?

18.08.2025 10

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What’s your 2025 vibe? Take my big summer quiz to find out!

10.08.2025 10

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Are heterosexuals OK?

04.08.2025 10

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The best way to age? Forget the longevity bros – and be more Mariah Carey

03.08.2025 10

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What counts as a ‘bad day’ is subjective – but I’ve found something that I’m sure annoys absolutely anyone

28.07.2025 10

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