I have decided to stop using a mirror – and I know it will change my life | Polly Hudson

It never occurred to me that I could opt out of checking my reflection, but a conversation I heard this week was a total revelation

Rats in labs eventually work out which behaviour stops the electric shocks, but I had to be taught by a podcast. Comedian Hannah Berner was a recent guest on Armchair Expert, and revealed she hardly ever looks in the mirror.

“It has information you don’t need about you,” she explained.