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23 stories for“seasonal routine”

For ten weeks the Gulf empties. In the last fortnight of August it refills, all at once, and the version of the city you got used to disappears in about four days.

Aug 16, 2026

Lifestyle

September Is the Real New Year, and There Is Research Explaining Why That Works

People start things at the beginning of a week, a month or a school year far more often than at any other moment. Behavioural scientists call it the fresh start effect, and it is worth using deliberately.

Aug 17, 2026

Lifestyle

Dinacharya Said Eat Your Largest Meal at Midday, and Chronobiology Spent the Last Decade Agreeing

The Ayurvedic daily routine and modern circadian science reach several of the same conclusions from completely different premises. Where they converge is worth taking seriously, and where they part company is worth being honest about.

Sep 4, 2026

Lifestyle

Brahma Muhurta Says Rise Before Dawn, and Roughly Half Your Wake Time Was Decided by Your Genes

The Ayurvedic instruction to wake around ninety minutes before sunrise is good advice for some people and a recipe for chronic sleep debt for others. Chronotype is substantially heritable, and willpower does not move it far.

Sep 4, 2026

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The City Fills Back Up, and Nobody Warns You It Will Be Loud

September Is the Real New Year, and There Is Research Explaining Why That Works

Dinacharya Said Eat Your Largest Meal at Midday, and Chronobiology Spent the Last Decade Agreeing

Brahma Muhurta Says Rise Before Dawn, and Roughly Half Your Wake Time Was Decided by Your Genes

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The City Fills Back Up, and Nobody Warns You It Will Be Loud

September Is the Real New Year, and There Is Research Explaining Why That Works

Dinacharya Said Eat Your Largest Meal at Midday, and Chronobiology Spent the Last Decade Agreeing

Brahma Muhurta Says Rise Before Dawn, and Roughly Half Your Wake Time Was Decided by Your Genes