Making a new start in 2022
Our writers offer tips and ideas for adventures and passions to help you make the most of the new year
Go on, I dare you: Philippa Perry’s advice for a fulfilling new year
Philippa Perry tackles readers’ personal problems every week as our agony aunt. Her tip for an amazing 2022? Get out there and find a new passion
Loving and giving: try volunteer work
Helping others is rewarding but don’t volunteer to make yourself feel good. Know your strengths, play to those and, above all, stick to commitments
Fall in love with art: delight in collecting paintings
A wild affair: develop a passion for photography and nature
Weird and wonderful: how to buy objects that bring joy to your home
You might think an architecture critic would surround himself with designer ornaments, instead Rowan Moore collects unique objects that defy the rules of good taste
On the right track: how walking connects me to the land and its people
From the Himalayas to Palestine and north London to south Devon, hiking gives a sense of belonging
Cultivating calm: how gardening helps me find peace
Make a splash: the challenge of learning to kayak
Recipe for contentment: cook and take life one meal at a time
Learn how to make food with care and attention, says Tim Adams, and the daily ritual of family cooking becomes a rewarding and meditative experience
From torment to pleasure: how playing the violin became part of me
A bullying teacher almost made our classical music critic give up playing as a child but when she switched lessons for making music with friends she discovered true delight
Click and collect: my insatiable passion for auction websites
Find your furniture at online auction and you too can decorate your home with haunted dolls and lamps that look like they’re covered in semen. Eva Wiseman explains how
