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Suffering from brain mush? Heres how to get things done

Its hard to focus on one thing if youre anxious about multiple tasks, but theres a way through the fog of distraction In a world of radical inequalities and bitter partisan divides, one thing apparently still unites us: nobody can focus. Recent events (gestures broadly at everything, to quote the internet meme) seem to have

The $400,000-a-year New Zealand job with three months' holiday that no one wants | New Zealand

GP surgery in Tokoroa has been looking for a junior doctor for two years, with no takers so far despite generous package A rural GP in New Zealand is offering a $400,000 (190,000) annual income to try to attract a medic to share his work burden but after two years of searching the position

10 of Europe's best hostels with pools

Whether on a city rooftoop or at a rural retreat, these hostels all make a splash by offering an indoor or outdoor pool to chill in The Guardians product and service reviews are independent and are in no way influenced by any advertiser or commercial initiative. We will earn a commission from the retailer if

A moment that changed me: I was vilified as a gay teenager but Mariah Carey saved me

At my boys school I was shoved, spat at and brutally bullied. Careys songs made me dig deep and keep going, even when I had a breakdown years later I was 12 when it happened. Dad was parking the car and we were getting ready for a torturous hour of food shopping. Suddenly, over the

Amazon workers at new Birmingham site to go on strike over pay | Amazon

GMB union says up to 100 staff at fulfilment centre will take part in stoppage to boost profile of dispute Amazon faces fresh industrial action in the UK, after members of the GMB union at a new fulfilment centre in Birmingham voted to strike over pay and conditions later this month.