Seven of the best stories about life, the universe and everything we’ve seen over the past week

People don’t actually know themselves very well Some actual facts about the time we spend sitting at work German workers: satisfied, but not engaged What skills and behaviours make a good leader effective? Stephen Hawking’s most dire predictions for the future The World’s happiest nations, according to the UN A critique of the dogma of wellbeing Image: By NASA/Paul Alers [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons