Why even the smartest believe misinformation
Over 72% people are exposed to misinformation at least once a month on social media, according to this detailed list of statistics[1]. If you think …
Why you are consistently Unhappy
In the absence of an ongoing life-changing trauma or circumstance, such as death or being a victim of a crime or personal/financial crisis, if most …
5 downsides of being too smart and how to cope with them
Despite the commonly known positives of high intelligence, there are a few negative cliches like super-intelligent people are prone to mental disorders, are impulsive, have anxiety-induced mental …
The Value of Productivity will be its Beauty
What is the worth of a particular product, deliverable, or skill? The answer will soon depend a lot on the “beauty” inside a product & …
There is space between senses & thoughts, which changes perspectives… a lot
First, there is what we observe and do – the sensory stuff. Then, there is a perception of what we sense in our heads. Holding …
HOW Ideas come alive: Decompose & Recompose
How does the brain create ideas??? – Music, text, visual design, reels, adverts, dance, etc.? I’ve consolidated multiple processes into one model. Let’s also dissect …
Retail Therapy Hijacked the Speed Economy
2 forces collided and imploded to become a self-sustaining consumer habit. ⚔️ The speed of everything is increasing, well at least in the consumer cosmos. …
Managing Social Anxiety for Networking Events
Social anxiety – a feeling of tension, self-doubt, and stress emerging from actually interacting with people and the idea of interacting with people. This can …
The Era of Meta-Skills: AI can’t replace these
For eons we have been a civilization that used skills to adapt and adjust. We used skills to alter our environment by building things. One …
Toxic Relationship with Money? Explore scripts, personality, and biases
Highlights We have a relationship with money based on “money scripts”. Money Scripts are our beliefs about money. Scripts are akin to personal rules of …
5 Deep Personality Traits, beyond introverts/extroverts
Learning your personality type is probably the most basic way to conceptualize yourself. And, considering we are meaning & pattern-seeking creatures, understanding personality becomes a …
Emotion Activation at Work: 2 Frameworks for anti-autopilot work
I’ll introduce 2 frameworks to assess how people respond to their work demands. The first one is by the notable Positive Psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and …
Tech-industry careers for psychologists [How-to]
I’ve predominantly been on the non-clinical side of psychology, even though my degree says clinical psychology. At first, it seemed like there was not much to …
7 Anti-anxiety Habits to Save You from Procrastination
Procrastination – regretfully delaying tasks you need to complete – is a common problem in anxiety[1], depression[2], ADHD[3], and personality disorders[4], and it worsens with …
Dissolving Anxiety with Socratic Questioning
I’ll explain 4 steps you need to convert anxious thoughts into positive constructive thoughts. Positive thoughts are not happy thoughts; they are useful thoughts. Anxious …
Bad Sleep might make you Procrastinate
Sleep deprivation and procrastination is a chicken and egg problem – what comes first? There is no meaningful starting point. But you can fix your …