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Small rituals, big shifts: what the research says about building habits

It probably takes longer than 21 days, missing a day is fine, and a simple “if–then” plan can make a real difference. Here is what the evidence says.

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Small rituals, big shifts: what the research says about building habits

It probably takes longer than 21 days, missing a day is fine, and a simple “if–then” plan can make a real difference.

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Living

Houseplants that suit Indian homes, and the air-purifying myth

Which easy-going plants do well indoors, which ones to keep away from pets, and what the science really says about plants cleaning the air.

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Ideas

India in translation: six acclaimed books to read next

Two International Booker winners and four more celebrated translations, from Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam and Urdu.

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