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The Rise of Processed Food Addiction — And How to Break Free
For many of us, the day starts the same way. A quick breakfast bar on the way out, a flavored coffee for energy, maybe a midmorning snack from the office vending machine. Lunch becomes something convenient, something fast, something wrapped. By the time evening comes, we’re tired, hungry, and ready for something easy — a quick meal, a delivery, or a snack that requires zero effort. It feels normal. It feels harmless. But this rhythm has quietly shaped the way modern society eats, and we’re paying the price.
By Nangyal khan2 months ago in Psyche
The ability to remain silent in a noisy world
Today's world seems full of noise—people talking, cars moving, screens buzzing, thoughts swirling. Everywhere there's a rush, competition, comparison, and the pressure of expectations. But amidst all this, there's a skill that few people learn: the skill of remaining silent. This skill isn't simple; it comes from within—from understanding, calmness, and patience.
By Sohail Ahmad2 months ago in Psyche
The Illusion of Control: Why We Try to Manage Everything — and Still Feel Lost
Thinking we have the reins gives off a strange certainty. We create task lists, set reminders, manage our spending, monitor every action we take, and calculate how many hours of sleep we should attain. As though we could reduce the ambiguity by great discipline, we maintain our email accounts, create our virtual identities, and plan our futures.
By Shahjahan Kabir Khan2 months ago in Psyche
Enlightenment and Fate
Enlightenment and Fate Chase McQuade A single, monstrous spider, with three distinct heads and one piercing eye, sat at the heart of an immense web. This wasn't just any web; it was a cosmic loom, perpetually weaving new threads for all of humankind. Suddenly, the web trembled, a tremor signaling a new capture, another being ensnared within its intricate strands.
By Chase McQuade2 months ago in Psyche
The Story of Psyche and Eros
The Story of Eros and Psyche Psyche was mortal, though her beauty rivaled the divine. She was not Venus, yet the world bent its worship toward her, and in that reflection the goddess grew jealous. It is always the same—when the soul shines too brightly, the voices of envy rise. Venus, in anger, sent her son Eros to strike Psyche with ruin, to bind her to a monstrous love. But when Eros looked upon her, he himself was pierced. He fell into the same love he was meant to destroy.
By Chase McQuade2 months ago in Psyche
The Moments That Make Austin Feel Like Home. AI-Generated.
People talk about Austin like it’s a place you have to experience to understand—and they’re right. You can describe the skyline, the music, the food trucks, or the never-ending creative pulse, but none of those things truly define the city. Austin is made up of small, ordinary, easily overlooked moments that quietly accumulate until one day you realize the place has settled into your bones. You don’t remember when it happened—just that it did.
By Robert Wolfe2 months ago in Psyche
Occam's razor of Mandela effects
For many years, I was obsessed with conspiracy theories. Now that I study psychology, I want to understand the reasons behind them and what makes people believe them. One of my favorites was the Mandela effect, which is where a lot of people remember an event or detail differently from how it really happened. This term was created by Fiona Broome in 2009 when she noticed that she and many others remembered Nelson Mandela dying in prison in the 1980s. He didn’t die until December 5th, 2013. She and the others remember seeing new reports and his “widow” speaking about it on TV. It’s important to note that there is some debate about when this term actually came into use. Some have argued it didn’t appear until after Mandala’s death. The concept may have been known back in the 90s. Regardless of when the term appeared, many people have experienced what is called the Mandela effect. Here are a few other examples.
By Kristine Franklin2 months ago in Psyche
