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Decision making
In life’s sliding door moments, how do you make the right decisions?
Marriage, career, children – the big decisions in life can often be the hardest. Is there an optimal method for making a choice? And how do you factor in loss and regret?
- by Jackson Graham
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New Year’s resolutions: The hope dose humanity needs
They start out as a goal and end like an empty shelf in a trophy case – but without them, we’d be a lot worse off. So go ahead, make your day!
- by Genevieve Novak
Opinion
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I’ve tried asking people to stop swearing. It doesn’t go well
Should I have to listen to teenagers on a tram slagging off their teachers, or wannabe tough guys trying to outswear each other in restaurants?
- by Christopher Bantick
Your survival guide to office parties, snippy colleagues and major suck-ups
Ancient wisdom for managing the work silly season? You bet. Follow these rules to get through the summer unscathed (and generally improve your lot at work).
- by Annie Lawson
Fish and chips delivered to the beach? The end of the world is nearly here
The riders have to dismount, as bikes don’t work on sand, then try to work out which of the semi-naked sunbathers has ordered.
- by Richard Glover
Look up from the doom-scrolling for slivers of joy
Among the bleak outlooks and the depressing headlines, there are still silver linings.
- by Genevieve Novak
What makes a perfect Sunday? Our columnists reveal theirs
The Sun-Herald has some of Sydney’s best Sunday columnists. Here they share what makes their perfect Sunday.
Bored with same old same old? Trust me, tedium is not so bad
My dog is gone and I’ve quit my job. The need for new routines is terrifying.
- by Genevieve Novak
The thing I know now – that I wished I’d known earlier
You shouldn’t do what I’ve done and wait until your 60s to learn the basics of human existence.
- by Richard Glover
‘Family will listen to every word’: Telling life stories while there’s still time
It’s like This Is Your Life for ordinary Australians. Journalists around the country are recording people’s stories before it’s too late.
- by Tom Cowie
Opinion
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A wee message to men: stop peeing in public. You’re taking the piss
The main reason blokes get away with it is that we’re socialised to accept this behaviour.
- by Jenna Price