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Balancing Work, Life, and Mental Health: Practical Tips from Experts

With competition growing all the time in our hectic lifestyles, there is a requirement to fulfill the needs of one’s job, family, as well as their desires, hence little time may be left to take care of their mental health.

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

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

Life Style

Need for Drama: Deconstructing the Psychology behind Dramatic Personalities

The wide range of human needs—from biological imperatives to intricate psychological and social motivations – has received a lot of attention across the psychological literature throughout history. From psychogenic needs to motivational hierarchies, theorists such as Frederick Herzberg, Abraham Maslow,

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

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

Awareness

Why Do People Hold Deep Grudges?

Grudges are referred to as a deep-rooted feeling of anger and frustration toward a person who is thought to have hurt or wronged the person. They arise from a conflict that is not resolved and in which one thinks another

Education

Why We Procrastinate: The Psychology Behind Delayed Decisions and How to Fix It

We’ve all been guilty of it—putting off a task we know needs to be done, promising ourselves we’ll “start tomorrow,” only to find tomorrow rolls into next week. To procrastinate is something most of us have experienced, whether it’s avoiding

Research

The Cost of Staying Up Late: How Chronotype Impacts Cognitive Aging

Not all minds are wired to rise with the sun. While some spring out of bed full of energy, others thrive in the quiet hum of late nights. These natural preferences, known as chronotypes, influence not just daily productivity but

Social

“Living for the Feed”: The Emotional Fatigue of Curating a  Happy, Healthy Life Online

6:30 AM. Your pinky’s gone numb from the cold fridge as you nudge runaway blueberries back onto your oatmeal. Your phone’s propped on the toaster, carefully angled to hide last night’s dirty pasta pot. You spend 20 minutes wiping drizzle,