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Relationship

Surrounded Yet Lonely: The Hidden Cost of Being Friends with Everyone

In today’s hyper-connected world, being popular is often mistaken by friends, flooded with messages, tagged in every group photo, and assumed they be living a socially rich life. But behind the smiles and endless conversations, there’s a silent truth many people

Industrial

Mind Meets Workplace: Unlocking Cognitive and Behavioural Drivers for Motivation, Productivity and Performance

What drives employees to give their best or hold back at work? The answer lies not just in rewards or job titles, but deep within the cognitive and behavioural processes that impact their actions. This article delves into the psychological

Social

Grieving on Pause: Why Some Minds Aren’t Ready to Mourn

It’s been about a year since Sakshi lost her grandmother. At first, she seemed fine, seeming to get over it quickly. If anything, she started getting more engaged in her classes, actively doing her homework, and continuously performing better than

Positive

The Psychology Behind Surprise Gifts

Have you ever received a surprise gift from anyone when you least expected it? For many of us,  the answer is ‘Yes’. How did we feel when we first received a surprise gift? Happy, excited, smiling, right? These are not

Psychologs eMagazine November 2025

This edition of Psychologs is a heartfelt exploration of what it truly means to be human in today’s fast-paced, tech-driven world. Moving beyond diagnoses and therapy rooms, it delves into the everyday realities of mental health, how we speak to

Social

How Pop Culture Normalises the Adult Gaze on Children: A Psychological Perspective

When the major girl group sensation Katseye performs on stage and the internet falls into another debate on whether the concept is “too mature” for the group members, the issue isn’t the performance itself, but rather how said performance is

Education Industrial

Psychological Toll of Value-Misaligned Careers: Why Success Feels Empty

You can turn off the alarm clock, but you cannot shake the quiet dread that follows you into work. It’s not that the work is too hard or due yesterday; it is the dull pain of feeling that what you

Awareness Technology

How the Dopamine Economy Creates Digital Fatigue

In our constantly connected world, every notification and social media scroll offers a quick pleasure hit. This feeling is driven by dopamine, a brain chemical for motivation. However, digital platforms now use this system to capture our attention. Experts call

Awareness

The Compassion–Capitalism Conflict: Navigating Humanity in a Monetised Helping Profession

There exists an unassuming tug-of-war between compassion and capitalism. Helping others is viewed as innate to humanity, but in various professions: therapy, medicine, education, and social work, it is also regarded as a business. Every act of care has a

Relationship

How Personality Traits Shape Marital Compatibility and Long-Term Happiness

Since marriage is one of the closest interpersonal relationships, it offers a special framework for studying the interplay between relational dynamics and individual differences. Personality and compatibility have emerged as particularly important drivers of relational happiness,  stability, and long-term adjustment