Category: Psychology
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5 Ways to Cope With and Overcome Social Anxiety
It used to be that most people would know their neighbors and invite each other over to their homes once in a while. This trust and openness, however, began declining around the turn of the millennium around the time of smart gadgets and social media proliferation. Fast forward to today, and it’s unusual to see […]
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6 Things to Do for Better Mental Health
Mental health problems are nothing new, so it’s quite disheartening to know that so many people are still experiencing them. We are hopeful that the numbers will go down in the future once the current pandemic has subsided. Whatever the case, everyone could benefit from better mental health, so here are some tips for you. […]
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5 Reasons to Step Outside Your Comfort Zone
Humans are creatures of habit. We tend to do the same things that we did yesterday, last week, last month, and even last decade as long as we don’t experience any significant discomfort. And that’s perfectly fine most of the time since everyone needs some degree of familiarity to function properly. We also have a […]
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How to Develop Self-Confidence and Self-Esteem
Self-confidence and self-esteem are two things that many of us admire in those who have it yet find it hard to develop ourselves. They are also something that almost everyone wouldn’t mind having more of. But what’s the difference between self-confidence and self-esteem? The former relates to one’s belief in one’s abilities, while the latter […]
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How to Stop Being Addicted to Your Smart Gadgets
Smart gadgets have become such a normal part of daily life that some people find it difficult to function without one. This attachment, like Unfortunately, this attachment has not always served us well. The older generation will recall a time when mobile phones were only used for making phone calls, with phone numbers having to […]
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5 Reasons Why You Should Learn to Unlearn
Learning something new is hard, but unlearning is even harder given how our memories work. You see, we humans can consider ourselves fortunate that our brains are only able to partially and inaccurately reconstruct past events at best. Despite this, there are still events, usually of the memorable and also of the traumatic variety, that […]
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Loving Yourself: How and Why You Need To Do It.
You love your partner, your children, your job, and your fancy new smart gadget. But when was the last time you said “I love you” to yourself? No, we’re not crazy. We just think that the idea of loving oneself is underrated, given its correlation to issues like insecurities, self-esteem, and self-worth. It’s important to […]
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A Tribute to Vietnamese Zen Buddhist Monk Thích Nhất Hạnh
Editor’s note: what follows is a personal tribute to the late Zen Buddhist monk Thích Nhất Hạnh, whom I briefly mentioned in a previous post. So where shall I start? I heard about Thích Nhất Hạnh over a decade ago, and it was through him that I got introduced to the concept of mindfulness. It […]
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9 Habits That Can Destroy Your Relationship
Those of you who are or have been in a relationship can relate to how wonderful or excruciating it is/has been, depending on your situation. Some relationships that are seemingly incompatible can instead become life-long partnerships, while seemingly perfect ones can unexpectedly turn sour. While there’s not a single factor that can break every relationship, […]
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Consistency and How It Affects Your Success
Have you ever heard of the saying “consistency is the key to success”? This is actually quite true, and few successful people can, honestly, say that it didn’t play a role in their achievements (luck played a part too, of course). But what exactly does it mean to be consistent? Simply put, being consistent means […]