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Awareness

The Multilingual Brain: How Indian Children Juggle Multiple Languages and Scripts 

Have you come to read about India’s young multilingual talent, which could shock the world?  According to the India Book of Records, in 2020, Kiran Karthikeya was the youngest multilingual boy from Karnataka. At the age of two years, eleven

Self Help

The Restless Mind: Why the Brain Seeks Worry in the Absence of Threat

Understanding Worry: Definition and Context Worry: It’s something we all know, a fundamental human experience. Yet, when it becomes relentless, a constant focus on potential negative outcomes, it can spiral. While a touch of worry can certainly sharpen our awareness

Parenting

When Gratitude is Replaced by Expectation: A Cultural Shift in Parent-Child Relations

Saying ‘Thank you’ to your parents in the Indian culture is almost always considered criminal, but gratitude is an integral part. It is expressed non-verbally through involved obedience, duty and respect. Even though words rarely ever counted, the efforts went

Life Style

The Psychological Toll of Financial Instability on Freelancers 

The number of freelancers and other independent contractors all over the world has been soaring during the past few years: almost half of the population of workers are independent or freelance around the world (Forbes, 2023), and the workforce of freelancers

Positive

Trauma Exposure and Compassion Fatigue: Why Professional Growth Must Include Emotional Renewal 

The noble professions, such as medical services, social work, mental health services, and caregiving, often reserve a significant portion of their emotional or mental space for their clients to address various issues. Their constant giving nature in professional settings leads

Social

Why Do We Glorify the West? Psychological Roots of Cultural Inferiority Complex

Western culture is celebrated as the peak of development, progress, modernity, and civilisation. This glorification is not accidental; rather, it stems from long-standing historical and psychological processes. During the colonial era, Western powers constructed narratives that framed non-Western societies as

Health Life Style

‘I Should Be Doing More’: The Internal Crisis Created by Wellness Influencers and Hustle Culture

Maybe take some rest, but not that much. Slow down, wait, buckle up. Right or wrong, good or bad, the advice is almost always subjective. While hustle culture paces you for the world, wellness influencers can try to slow you

Life Style

What Successful People Always Do in Their Free Time, a Psychological take

Success is always thought of as being in short supply like the money, the glory, the prestige. Psychology usually challenges us to look beyond that. What does success really look like? And more importantly, what do the rest of us

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Essential Fire Safety Practices for the Workplace

Fire doesn’t give warnings. It starts small, spreads fast, and if a workplace isn’t ready, the damage can be massive, both to people and property. Most folks don’t think about fire safety until the alarm goes off. By then, it’s

Industrial

Ikigai and Overwork: A Psychological Journey Through Japan’s Work Culture

Ikigai: Unpacking Its Meaning Ikigai, a concept woven into the fabric of Japanese philosophy, invites us to discover our life’s purpose. The term itself gracefully combines “iki,” meaning life, with “gai,” signifying value, together representing the intrinsic worth of existence