BBC Worklifeflipped into All Stories2 days agoGretchen Rubin: One sentence can change your lifeverified_publisherBBC Worklife - Katty KayLet's face it: it's hard to be an adult. Even in the past, when times may have seemed easier or simpler, it was still incredibly hard. But try being an adult now, amid a tech revolution, a climate crisis, global political upheaval, economic chaos – you get the picture. So, when someone writes a book …
BBC Worklifeflipped into All StoriesA new pope is coming. Is the US embracing faith?verified_publisherBBC Worklife - Katty KayStarting today – for however long it takes – hundreds of Catholic cardinals will sequester themselves in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican to select the next pope. The death of Pope Francis and the ensuing attention on the Catholic Church – with a real-life secretive conclave, not just a Hollywood …
BBC Worklifeflipped into All StoriesYoung men are struggling. What does this mean for young women?verified_publisherBBC Worklife - Katty KayYoung men in the US are struggling. There's no shortage of statistics – about academic achievement, income levels, loneliness, even lack of sex – which indicate that the boys are not alright. Compared to young women, boys are getting left behind. But even having the conversation about how to tackle …
BBC Worklifeflipped into All StoriesIs YouTube making Hollywood irrelevant?verified_publisherBBC Worklife - Katty KayI recently saw a statistic that surprised me: in February of 2025, Americans used their television sets to watch YouTube more than anything else. More than Disney. More than HBO. Even more than Netflix. I often think of YouTube as a service for young people – specifically, young people using their …
BBC Worklifeflipped into All StoriesWhat does 1776 mean for 2025?verified_publisherBBC Worklife - Katty KayAs a Brit, I didn't learn about the American Revolution in school. But my children all grew up in the US – and they did. And I noticed that while the Civil War is often portrayed in all its violence and gruesomeness, stories from the revolution focus on heroism. When I think of the American …
BBC Worklifeflipped into All StoriesCan childhood survive the smartphone?verified_publisherBBC Worklife - Katty KayJonathan Haidt's book, The Anxious Generation, sparked a global reckoning about mobile phone usage among children when it came out last year. So, I checked in with him to find out if he still thinks childhood is at risk from too much screen time. Parents need help. I know from experience. It's …