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Life Style

The Psychology Behind Instant Gratification

In today’s world, where everything is just a tap away—be it same-day delivery or nonstop streaming—our craving for quick satisfaction is stronger than ever. We want things, and we want them now! But this isn’t just a modern habit—it’s deeply

Social

Trapped in Social Comparison?: The Psychology Behind Luxury Consumption

Social Comparison Theory, developed by Leon Festinger, expresses that people have an inherent drive to evaluate themselves by comparing themselves with others. Social comparison theory has three main types that serve self-evaluation and self-improvement motives. The three types are:  Conventionally,

Education

Humanistic and Existential Psychology: Foundations, Philosophies, and Contributions

Humanistic and existential psychology started to emerge in the mid-20th century as required counter-movement to the limitations of behaviourism and psychoanalysis. While psychoanalysis centred on unconscious motivation and behaviourism on observable behaviour and environmental factors, Humanistic and existential paradigms placed

Parenting

The Psychology of Parenting: Balancing Rewards and Mental Health Challenges

Parenting is rewarding, but can also be very stressful. In a social construct, individuals often keep the stressful aspect of parenting in the shadows and focus on the reward, creating a half-spoken reality of the parenting experience. Surveys show parents

Positive

Peacebuilding Through Psychology: Understanding Peace from Within

Peace is not just a verbal promise; it is something that can be felt within. We can even sense others’ inner peace through their energy or eyes. But in today’s restless world, where material gain dominates social, political, and ecological

Entertain

What Makes a Song Catchy? Psychology, Personality, and the Brain

The experience of having a song stuck in your head—known as an earworm—is one of the most common and curious quirks of the human mind. It affects between 88% and 98% of people. And what’s more fascinating? This phenomenon shows

Awareness

The Psychology of Green Spaces: Why Nature Heals the Mind

Take a walk in the park, and you’ll likely feel better, calmer, clearer, maybe even a little happier. But why does this happen? What is it about green spaces like parks, forests, and gardens that seems to restore our mind

Relationship Self Help

The Psychology Behind Always Wanting to “Fix” People

Do you usually catch yourself in a pattern where you’re continually trying to fix others, advising them, or jumping in to fix someone else’s issue even if they didn’t request it? Perhaps you even take pride in being the go-to

Life Style

The Aesthetic Life: Exploring the Psychology of Visual Self-Branding 

“People will stare. Make it worth their while.”  Harry Winston Today, with visuals emphasised in digital life, how we present comes along with an insurmountable amount of solidarity and helps shape our perceived sense of self, connections and what we

Awareness Self Help

Why It’s So Hard to Move On, According to Psychology

At midnight, a lot of individuals find themselves looking through old pictures. Others repeat, like a broken record, discussions from years ago. It appears that our minds are strangely fixated on going back in time to times we’d prefer to