Tim Lott
The Guardian
United Kingdom
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Boris Johnson’s optimism is a sales pitch that can only disappoint
The new prime minister seems to believe positive thinking can deliver an impossible cake-and-eat-it Brexit, says journalist and author Tim Lott → Read More
What caused Britain’s national nervous breakdown?
Smartphones and social media were supposed to make us happier. Who’d believe that now, asks novelist Tim Lott → Read More
Book clinic: what can I read to help me to reduce my stress levels?
A health worker seeks a reading cure and is prescribed a wide variety of treatments → Read More
Inspired by 63 Up, author Tim Lott decides it's time to take stock
Turning 63, the writer looks back over highs and lows and asks, how can I sum it up? → Read More
Dorothy Rowe obituary
Psychologist who believed in listening to patients, and could express complex ideas with brilliant simplicity → Read More
The best form of self-help is
We’re more likely to find solace by accepting reality rather than in positive thinking, says author Tim Lott → Read More
The search for my inner ‘hero’: a modern masculinity retreat
Tim Lott dances, shouts and talks intimately at a masculinity workshop which ends in tears, praise and profound insights → Read More
Jordan Peterson: ‘The pursuit of happiness is a pointless goal’
Life is tragic, says the provocative Jordan Peterson, and we are all capable of turning into monsters. Tim Lott meets him as he publishes 12 Rules for Life → Read More
After six years of exposing my private life, I’m settling for silence
I have shared my feelings about the death of my father, the struggle to save my marriage and the daily ins and outs of my family life. Now with sadness, and not a little relief, it is time to say goodbye → Read More
For a happy family life, think free-form jazz
Running a successful household requires kindness, respect, intimacy, shared meals, phone-free times – and the ability to improvise → Read More
Why should we subsidise writers who have lost the plot?
I’m not surprised sales of literary fiction are in decline – too many authors fail to engage their readers with any sort of story, writes author and journalist Tim Lott → Read More
To be happier, women should try giving up on being good
Women are more unhappy than men, and men are blamed for this. But perhaps men aren’t the real culprits → Read More
Down with the stigmatisation of Rudolph. He can’t help his nose
Mistreatment of reindeer and elves, phallocentric crackers and sexually suggestive wreaths – Christmas has to be stopped → Read More
Why I’m at peace with being without my children this Christmas Day
The 25th on your own can be the loneliest day but be good to yourself rather than being disappointed → Read More
Why do we hold on to first impressions in a relationship?
We need to take responsibilty for our mistakes in choosing our partner rather than simply justifying it to ourselves → Read More
Life is unfair and it’s a parent’s job to ensure children know it
We should stop telling kids how wonderful they are and instead teach them to accept life’s injustices and become resilient adults → Read More
I tried living apart from my wife to save our marriage
Couples who live apart together appear to be on the increase. We did it for two years and it didn’t achieve its objective, but it was a worthwhile experiment → Read More
I’m against private schools, but could a new cheap ‘no frills’ option sway me?
A plan to open a school with annual fees of £2,700 sounds superficially appealing – it wouldn’t be a place just for the rich → Read More
Why Marx and Plato don’t make my philosophers’ fantasy football team
The classical Greek idea of learning how to live a good life by studying ideas is one we should adopt – but only if we put the right thinkers on the curriculum → Read More
You are only ever as happy as your unhappiest child
Raising kids can be difficult, worrying and upsetting for all concerned – but life is about more than the pursuit of happiness → Read More