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With the advent of technology such as smart phones and tablets, we now have access to specially designed, self-contained programmes that aim to enhance existing functionality in a simple and easy way.

Apps (short for ‘applications’) are used by a vast majority of businesses to provide services that are more varied and intelligent than ever.

Some apps even claim to use psychological principles to enhance well-being and productivity – encouraging users to keep track of their fitness regimes, mood, and lifestyle choices, while also offering a source of worry management and dream analysis.

The question is however, can an app really help to improve your life and instil some valuable life-influencing wisdom into your...

In many cases, people tend to fall in one of two categories:

• Morning person – wakes up around the same time every morning and feels most active at 9am.
• Night owl – takes roughly all morning to wake up and feels most alert and productive later on in the day.

If you are morning person, you are scientifically proven to be happier, healthier, and more optimistic. You are also far more proactive and conscientious than night owls, and a recent study on University undergraduates found that those who said they function better in the morning received higher grades than those who preferred to work in the evenings.

Clearly the early bird seems to get a lot more than just the...

As warmer weather approaches, many of us consider a summer holiday – somewhere we can go to relax, refresh and reboot. As wonderful as this is, it isn’t always practical (or affordable) to jet off to the other side of the world every time we need a break.

This is where the staycation comes into play. Rather than heading away from home for a holiday, staying at home and enjoying time away from work can be just as relaxing. So, next time you feel the need for a bit of a time out – follow these top tips:

Clean and organise

OK, it may sound counterintuitive to start your staycation with chores, but if your house is in a state of disarray, chances are you won’t be able to relax fully. Take just one day to blitz the...

“Stop making things so difficult for yourself!” How many times have you heard this phrase? Whether it comes from those around you or even yourself, this is a sign that you need to simplify your life.

Juggling a career, relationships, family and hobbies can be a difficult task – which is why it helps to make day-to-day duties simpler. Take a look at these tips for a simpler life:

Practice gratitude

Once a week take just 10 minutes to write a list of things you are grateful for. This could be a person, an act or even an object you are happy to have in your life. These 10 minutes a week will help to impact your happiness, giving you a more positive outlook on life.

Create some white...

Managing your own business is generally thought to require lots of courage, perseverance, initiative and extensive knowledge of the particular industry being expanded into.

However, being an entrepreneur – a successful one at that – is also considered a matter of mindset, and many would even go as far to suggest that some people are born entrepreneurs. This is because a great many business gurus have a particular set of traits that make them suitably designed for their chosen career path.

Take a look at some of their seven most successful traits to inspire your own journey as an entrepreneur.

1. Full of curiosity

Entrepreneurs tend to be driven by the unknown – their mind is...

Relationships are never plain sailing – they can be a roller coaster ride of highs and lows, twists and turns and sudden drops – and although they can bring many benefits, they can also have their disadvantages.

Yet for some, it can often seem, relationships are easy and always going well – even though neither partner seems to work particularly hard at it. Although this can be hard to digest, the simple matter is that couples in good relationships tend to be happier in themselves too.

We take a look at the following qualities of people who are more likely to have happier relationships to offer inspiration and guidance on how you too can enjoy an effortless romance.

I was really looking forward to my month of fun, but rather annoyingly didn’t complete all of my goals – it turns out fun isn’t necessarily something you can plan. Another thing I quickly learnt was that what may be fun to some people, isn’t necessarily fun for you. Identifying what I considered to be ‘fun’ was the most important part of this process. Here were my goals for the month of...