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<p>‘You immediately recognise the independent minded when you meet them’ </p>

What does it mean to be independent minded?

Free thinking individuals are prepared to stand their ground in the face of criticism, writes Victoria Richards

Are you an independent thinker?

Independent thinkers are curious about the world and about those around them, writes Victoria Richards

<p>Studies have shown that people report greater increases in positive emotion when their shame or sadness is validated</p>

Stop shouting and say ‘sorry’ instead: How to be a better parent

<p>People seeing people, just being people, is making people better</p>

Why I’m not even slightly scared about the future

<p>From a really young age, we are taught that there are ‘good’ relationships and ‘bad’ relationships. The ‘good’ ones are long and happy (although precisely how this is achieved remains vague)</p>

The ‘perfect relationship’ doesn’t exist

<p>There’s something to be said for the confidence with which you approach other tasks once you’ve persevered with a 1000-page Modernist abomination</p>

The secret to reading the most complex literary classics

<p>I’d like to pose an uncomfortable truth: AI’s biggest shortcoming is <em>us, </em>writes Jordan Gray</p>

We need to get over ourselves – and get out of AI’s way

<p>Friends for life: Perry alongside his co-stars in a promotional image for the hit sitcom</p>

Celebrities don’t ‘owe us’ public displays of grief