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The 13 Best Podcasts to Listen to Right Now  Bored in Self-Isolation? Check out 13 of our favourite podcasts to transform the mundane into something more merry.    Podcasts have been around for years, but if you haven’t found yourself streaming regularly, there has never been a better time to get into them. Whether you need a pick me up during home chores, something to keep you company on your socially distant walk, or just a little break from work, we’ve curated our favourite podcasts to make your isolation days more fruitful. So grab your AirPods, and have a listen to...

Creating a Morning Ritual How to curate mindfulness in your daily routine.  Here at Merry People we are big advocates for creating rituals and cultivating mindfulness.  These routines help us stay focused on our mission of being merry and embracing the unknown. In our office we dedicate time each Monday to talk about our goals and visualise what we want for the week. Then on Friday afternoon, we loop back to talk about what made us happy this week and celebrate our wins - big and small. Now as we work from home, we stay connected on a group chat...

9 Tips For Working From Home According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, in 2016 almost a third of all employed Australians regularly worked from home, and most people would work from home at some point in their career.  Then this week, millions of people around Australia found themselves working from home as we entered state lockdowns - including all of us at Merry People HQ.  As we are discovering, working from home requires some adjustments to stay focused and productive.  Here are some of the hacks we are using to create a new routine and foster healthy mental and physical habits.   1....

Staying Connected Tips for fostering connection & community  At Merry People, we believe in making people feel happiness and a sense of adventure. But how do you find that sense of adventure when social distancing is the new normal, and self-isolation is becoming common for many? We’ve been thinking about this a lot over the past few weeks and have compiled some of our favourite ways to create connection and adventure during this period of change.   Get some natural TLC!  Studies have shown that fresh air and sunlight, in addition to scrupulous hygiene, reduce the spread of disease.  Sunlight...