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Awareness

Cognitive Biases That Secretly Control Your Decisions – And How to Outsmart Them 

Are You Really in Control of Your Decisions?  You may prefer to view yourself as a rational decision maker. You consider evidence, weigh pros and cons, and make decisions based on logic – or at least you think you do.

Research

Social Curiosity: The Evolutionary Bond Between Humans and Chimpanzees

We’re all familiar with that experience of being at a cafe, calmly drinking your espresso, only to notice that you cannot stop leaning in to catch a glimpse of the mayhem on the other side. Picture them in action as

Research

Confidently Wrong: The Mindset That Loves Conspiracy 

A recent study out of Cornell University, published on June 25, 2025, challenges what we thought we knew about conspiracy theorists. Turns out, it’s not all about narcissism or the need to feel special. What really seems to drive these

Uncategorized

Gender Norms and Self-Concept in India 

Gender norms refer to the collective cultural beliefs concerning how men and women should act and behave. Such norms, which are usually based on stereotypes, dictate, say, that women are supposed to be caring and emotional, and men are dominant breadwinners.

Positive

The Psychology of Everyday Joy: Micro-Moments and Subjective Well-Being in Positive Psychology

A notion that tends to persist among us generally is that happiness comes from the big events in life. Things like: Getting a promotion. Going on a dream vacation. Having a grand birthday celebration and buying a new house. These

Relationship

Outgrowing My Closest Friend: A Silent Grief 

Friendships are a unique kind of relationship, where you laugh till your belly aches, send random relatable memes and the frequent teasing of each other, but with all this, there exists a special kind of trust, mutual respect, and emotional

Education

Why We Procrastinate: The Psychology Behind Delayed Decisions and How to Fix It

We’ve all been guilty of it—putting off a task we know needs to be done, promising ourselves we’ll “start tomorrow,” only to find tomorrow rolls into next week. To procrastinate is something most of us have experienced, whether it’s avoiding

Research

The Cost of Staying Up Late: How Chronotype Impacts Cognitive Aging

Not all minds are wired to rise with the sun. While some spring out of bed full of energy, others thrive in the quiet hum of late nights. These natural preferences, known as chronotypes, influence not just daily productivity but

Relationship Self Help

The Emotional and Psychological Impact of Losing a Life Partner

Losing a loved one, especially your life partner, can bring about trauma and survivor’s guilt to a person. The fear of not being able to function and exist independently is the major fear and thought pattern in most people who

Parenting

Gifted Children and Emotional Sensitivity: A Guide for Caregivers

Giftedness consists of intellectual depth coupled with emotional depth. Gifted children experience emotions with a greater intensity in comparison to their peers. Intense emotion is much more than “feeling more”; it is to live life in an intensely vivid, absorbing,