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Awareness

How Playing Video Games Changes Your Brain: know the Psychology behind 

These days, it is impossible to imagine a person below the age of 80 who has never played or even seen a video game. It often begins with a child playing simple mobile games like Candy Crush. Over time, this

Awareness Life Style

Can Fear Make You a Better Fighter? Here’s What Science Says About Combat Sports

Behind the physical prowess of fighters, there’s a mental game going on in the background. A major component of that game is fear. One can imagine stepping into a ring in front of thousands in the crowd millions behind the

Education

How Multitasking Affects Your Brain: Psychology of Multitasking

Multitasking is doing multiple things at one given time, changing quickly between the two, or doing them in one sequence. Often enough, It can create an illusion of productivity, but sometimes it makes people try to do many things in

Awareness Self Help

How 6 Toxic Self-Care Trends Are Quietly Harming Your Well-Being

Over the past years, self-care has become a topic of once-niche discussion in mainstream culture. Social media is now replete with tips, routines, and products that claim to help make over your life and well-being. The self-care industry has empowered

Education

Social Comparison Theory

Social comparison theory is one of the important concepts and ideas advanced by psychologist Leon Festinger way back in 1954, explaining how human beings determine their sense of self-esteem, identity, and behaviour. According to social comparison theory, people compare themselves with

Awareness

What do Ambivalent People Actually Feel?

Ambivalence is a contradictory feeling. It might be triggered by everyday events, life changes major transitions, or once-in-a-lifetime moments. Ambivalent people feel both positive and negative feelings simultaneously. They might feel nostalgic or bittersweet, or being terrified and excited, or

Motivation

Why we fear Failure and How to Overcome it, According to Psychology

Failure is something that happens to all of us and has been a source of disappointment, fear, and disbelief in our capabilities. And yet, what if I told you that the fear of failure prevents many of us from pursuing

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Why Self-Discipline is the Real Secret to Success, According to Psychology

Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day. Napoleon Hill Success is often attributed to hard work, perseverance and even luck, but we never talk about the self-discipline that goes into achieving the goal, however small

Awareness Positive

The Paradox of Knowing Too Much

A saying goes by, “The more news you consume, the more ignorant you become”. It’s a paradox because, on the surface, it sounds contradictory. How can this be true? More knowledge makes one intelligent but reality? Does it join hands

Health Parenting

The Role of Parental Involvement in Managing Virtual Autism

In the age of digitalization, screens are now an indispensable portion of everyday life, especially for young children. Virtual autism refers to autism-like symptoms that develop in children due to overexposure to digital devices. Unlike a cursory exposure to a