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Awareness

Eudaimonic vs Hedonic Well-Being 

The lifestyle of well-being is considered a multifaceted concept that has been thoroughly studied for centuries and decades by philosophers, psychologists as well as numerous neurologists. Two of the most interesting and fascinating concepts altogether were hedonic well-being and eudaimonic

Research

The Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences 

Many researches has been done to find out the effect of childhood trauma on emotional responsiveness towards negative stimuli or stressor, as a result we all know that childhood adverse experience influences how we react to the negative events. Interestingly, a new

Awareness

Understanding Counter-Empathy: The Dark Side of Emotional Awareness

As social creatures, we have to express and share our emotions with others with the aim of building connections and bonding. Understanding others’ emotions comes with our own emotional awareness, and with that, we resonate and empathize with others’ different

Self Help

Beyond the Stressor: The Science of Emotion-Focused Coping

Emotion-focused coping refers to the technique of managing affective distress instead of focusing on the cause of the stress. Emotion-focused coping is especially useful where there is no possible way to change the stressor, including illness or loss. Such people try

Life Style

Can Smiling Trick Your Brain into Feeling Happier?

How long has it been since you last smiled? You might want to think about making that frown go away. It turns out that smiling is quite beneficial to your health in addition to being a method to express happiness.

Education

The 2 Minute Rule to beat Procrastination

Procrastination, at its core, is the habit of delaying or putting off tasks, often until the last minute or even past their deadline. All of us would have, at some point, postponed things just because of our small pleasure or being

Social

Why Do We Like to Compare Our Lives With Others (And How Can We Stop)

Ever scrolled through Instagram and wondered, “Wow, she’s got the perfect life— having the perfect vacation in Greece, radiant skin, and cool friends – while here I am just sitting in my worn-out pajamas, slurping instant noodles”? Or maybe you’ve

Social

The Impact of Microexpressions on Social Perception

Consider the example of a person entering a room of strangers and feeling an inexplicable bond with one of them due to a fleeting smile at that person or consider when one of your friends is saying how happy they

Relationship

Why We Love Toxic People: The Psychology of Unhealthy Attachment

Have you ever been obsessed with someone who makes you feel just like a choice? Or maybe you keep going back to a relationship that drains the life out of you more than your 9-to-5? We’ve all been there—stuck in

Education Motivation

Boards Results Are Out It’s time to think about your Career!

With one hurdle (The board exams) crossed now, it’s time to prep for the next one. A bit of thinking, a little bit of analysis and a little bit of professional advice shall do the best for you now. As