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How to Train Your Creativity (Even If You Think You’re Not Creative)

Carl Rogers defined creativity as, “The creative process is the emergence in the action of a novel relational product, growing out of the uniqueness of the individual on one hand, and the materials, events, people, or circumstances of their life

Awareness Parenting

The Cocomelon Nightmare : Educational Tool or a Cause for Concern

Cocomelon and other similar animation series have exploded into the lives of children, taking root in households across the globe. Bright and set to a catchy rhythm, almost endless episodes promise entertainment as well as education for the kids. But

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Mata Ana-The Trance Dance of the Devis

Culture is the sum of all shared customary beliefs, social forms, and practices, or a set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices, more specifically, an integrated pattern of human knowledge, belief, and behaviour that is dependent on the ability

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Cognitive Distortions 101: The Hidden Link Between Cognitive Distortions, Anxiety, and Depression

Cognitive Distortions are negative thought patterns that make people view a situation inaccurately. For instance, consider someone who, upon getting a rejection letter for an application, does not take it as a single setback but starts reasoning by saying, “I

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The Science Behind How Nostalgia Fuels Optimism

Psychology has spent decades measuring the sweet-n-sour feeling of longing for times gone by – as the triggering phenomenon. Earlier it was considered a disease that made people homesick. Nowadays, it is considered a complex emotional experience with tremendous therapeutic

Education

The Paradox of Hedonism: The Pursuit of Pleasure and Its Pitfalls 

As centuries of human experience have shown, pleasure-seeking is a major theme in the philosophy of centuries. Hedonism – the doctrine that pleasure is the only intrinsic good, and perhaps has the most classic philosophical ideals-has kept thinkers busy with

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How to Avoid the Trap of “Success Fatigue” and Stay Energised

Being in a successful position, leading a crew of aspiring individuals, meeting all the expectations and high benchmarks, and going forward and upward continuously is not at all easy. Success fatigue can be a highly stressful phase. Read on to learn

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What Happens to Your Brain When You Watch Cute Animal Videos?

Living in this stressful world is important, and there are many ways through which an individual can ease him or herself. Recently, cute animal videos have gained favour as one such method for alleviating stress. Be it a ball playing

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What Chess Can Teach Us About Success, Adaptation, and Endings

Invented in India around the 6th century CE, the sport of chess seems to be analogous to life itself. It is a board game consisting of 6 different kinds of pieces. The Pawns (8), Rooks (2), Knights (2), Bishops (2),

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Stress Keeping You Up? A New Discovery Could Change Your Nights: Meet the Locus Coeruleus

A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Lausanne has revealed the key role of the locus coeruleus brain in sleep cycles. Locus coeruleus, a region in the brainstem, manages the transition from non-rapid eye movement to rapid