Your Soul Food for Friday January 16, 2026: Being Nicer, Pleasure for Self-Improvement, Silence YOUR Inner Critic and Art Could Save your Life!

Happy Soul Food Friday!

This week:

  • 8 Ways to Become a Nicer Person
  • Why Pleasure is the key to self-improvement
  • How to finally Silence your inner critic, according to psychologists
  • Art could Save your life! Five creative ways to make 2026 happier, healthier, and more hopeful

8 Ways to Become a Nicer Person:
Experts agree on a few easy tips for our modern times.

8 Ways to Become a Nicer Person | TIME

Why pleasure is the key to self-improvement:
Forget puritanical self-discipline – the way to really make a new habit stick is to lace it with instant gratification

Why pleasure is the key to self-improvement | Psychology | The Guardian

How to finally silence your inner critic, according to psychologists:
The criticism coming from your inner voice isn’t always the most constructive. But psychologists are working on ways to help your negative self-talk. January 10, 2026 I am lazy. I’m a slob. I’m [something that can’t be printed]. These are the thoughts that pop into my head when I’m scrolling senselessly on the sofa, or after finding another bag of withered salad in my fridge, forgotten thanks to the takeaways I chose to have instead of preparing my own healthier options.

How to finally silence your inner critic, according to psychologists | BBC Science Focus Magazine

Art could save your life! Five creative ways to make 2026 happier, healthier, and more hopeful:
Engaging in creativity can reduce depression, improve immunity and delay ageing – all while you’re having fun

Art could save your life! Five creative ways to make 2026 happier, healthier and more hopeful | Health & wellbeing | The Guardian

Please pay it forward with purpose!

Love,

Neville

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