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Advice and tips on managing mental health, maintaining a positive outlook and becoming your happiest self.
A Message to The Villain: Flood the world with light. Content Warning.
I wish I could put the world into a snow globe. Water and glycerin so I could make it all happen ploddingly. All the evil so I could rub it away, it’ll be my genie. I would wish for the thought of killing to turn into legends, myths and tales. Events would pause in words, and would only go on when you turn the page.
By Caitlin Charlton4 months ago in Psyche
How a Toxic Workplace Can Affect Your Mental Health
We spend more waking hours at work than any other place, outweighing cherished time with our loved ones, experiencing new activities, or running household errands. According to research, ⅓ of our lives are spent working, an average of 90,000 hours over a lifetime.
By Caren Sainz4 months ago in Psyche
it’s okay to disappear
Ghosting everyone because you’re lost inside yourself—and why that doesn’t make you a bad friend. There are seasons in life when you suddenly find yourself slipping away from everyone. Not out of spite, not because you stopped caring, but simply because you don’t know what’s happening inside you anymore.
By Zakir Ullah5 months ago in Psyche
Why You're Burning Out: The Hidden Cognitive Factors That Are Draining You
When we hear the word "burnout," our first instinct often is that it's about working too hard or being overwhelmed with too many tasks. But burnout doesn’t always result from doing too much. In fact, sometimes burnout happens because the task you’re working on stops adapting to your cognitive needs. It’s not about adding more breaks to your schedule; it’s about addressing a mismatch between your mental system and the task you're facing.
By Nikesh Lagun5 months ago in Psyche
Best Binaural Beats App: My Top Picks
Confession: the first time I tried a binaural beats app, I thought my headphones were broken. One ear sounded slightly “off” compared to the other, and I spent ten minutes fiddling with the audio settings before realizing that was the whole point. Not my proudest tech moment.
By Hawrry Bhattarai5 months ago in Psyche
When Negotiation Ends: Triangulation and the Personalities That Refuse Resolution
As part of my upcoming appearance on That's Right with Chris Voss on The Success Network, this will be the first in a number of essays discussing the neuroscience and psychology of empathy in negotiations and interpersonal dynamics.
By Christopher Robin Gallego5 months ago in Psyche
What If Collapse Was the Moment to Come Back to Yourself?
We are living in strange times. Times that shake us, that unsettle and disturb. Every newsfeed feels like a prelude to disaster: rising geopolitical tensions, economic instability, the threat of war, urban violence, the resurgence of extremism, environmental disasters, inflation, and a growing sense that the future is slipping out of reach.
By Bubble Chill Media 5 months ago in Psyche
