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Social Technology

Why Are We All Gripped by the Ghibli-Style AI Image Trend? 

You scroll through your feed and pause. You see someone you know, but not quite. Their face is softer, their eyes wider, the background dreamier. They’ve been turned into a Ghibli character. So has your classmate. Your cousin. Your favourite

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

Research

Psychedelics enhances Intimacy, Attraction and Sexual expression 

Have you wondered what mushrooms do to us, not the edible mushroom we use in the kitchen, but the one that is classified under psychedelics? Are they good or bad? Do they truly benefit those who use them? Let’s see what

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

Therapy

The Pros and Cons of Text Therapy in the Post-Pandemic World

There are so many things that has changed since Pandemic hit us. One such revolution is online therapy for mental health. Online therapy is gaining global popularity as a viable and increasingly accessible method of mental health support, particularly since the

Industrial

The “Office Politics” Effect: How Workplace Drama Affects Mental Well-Being 

Do you enjoy your job? How is your job environment? Do you often get the opportunities and rewards you deserve from your workplace? If you are treated fairly in your workplace, then it’s a very healthy environment. But this is

Life Style

How Minimalism Reduces Stress and Enhances Well-Being

Minimalism is a lifestyle concept that focuses on intentionally reducing material belongings and simplifying one’s physical and mental environment. It is mostly a reaction against the excessive consumerism and congested environments that have grown common in modern culture. In general,

Pets

How Pets Cultivate Emotional Intelligence in Children 

What is more wholesome day than the rhythmic thump of a dog’s tail against the floor, the soft purr of a cat curled in your lap, – these are the subtle soundtracks of a life shared with a pet. Beyond their

Social

The Mental Health Impact of being the “Mom” Friend

A group of friends typically consists of an extremely sweet one, a baddie, and a can’t-miss-the-mom friend. Whatever the group members count is, there is a mom friend, which is a common archetype, typically someone taking the whole responsibility of