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Could changing your morning routine be the key to good health and happiness?

Oliver Burkeman writes weekly for the Guardian about social psychology, self-help culture, productivity and the science of happiness.

A sense of humour is generally considered a virtue - and it's definitely an asset when it comes to spending time with extended family or whenever you watch an ex-boyfriend unexpectedly walk into a party.

I’m sure you’ve had a Sunday night like this: It’s 2:14 a.m. and I’m lying in bed, wide eyed, staring at my ceiling fan circling and circling. Insomnia?

Self-help books and magazines often proclaim the power of dreaming your dreams into reality. If you want to achieve your goals, they advise, begin by seeing yourself in the place you aspire to be or as the person you hope to become. In short, visualize the future as a means of feeding the present with potential.