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Watch Out Wednesdays (12/17/25)
During the holiday season, here are some things that we all need to watch out for on this Watch Out Wednesday! Wow! 1. Beware of the flu season. This is the time that we are normally around family more than usual, but this flu season is more than aggressive this season. The new flu strain this year is called subclade K that affects adults over twice as much more than children. This strain is shown to be more resistant than the ones from last winter. Social distance comes to mind, especially with who is currently the US Health and Human Services Secretary.
By Adrian Holman26 days ago in Psyche
The Gift of Detachment
For most of my life, I believed that holding on tightly was a sign of love, commitment, and responsibility. I held on to plans, to expectations, to people, and to outcomes. I told myself that if I cared enough, worried enough, and tried hard enough, things would turn out the way I hoped.
By Fazal Hadi27 days ago in Psyche
The Simple Science of Self-Love
For a long time, self-love felt like a mystery I couldn’t solve. I saw people talk about it online—loving yourself, choosing yourself, accepting yourself—and I wondered what they were doing that I wasn’t. I assumed self-love was a feeling you woke up with one day, like confidence or happiness.
By Fazal Hadi28 days ago in Psyche
The Science of Solitude: Why Being Alone Is Beneficial for the Mind
Introduction Being alone in the modern world carries a subtle stigma. We are in an age of hyperconnectivity: smartphones chirp constantly, social media beckons continually, and the cadence of life rarely permits meditative quiet. Being alone is mistakenly equated by many with loneliness, a sense of isolation and disconnection. Solitude and loneliness are quite different. While loneliness is painful and involuntary, solitude is voluntary behavior—a conscious stepping away from external stimuli to re-engage with oneself, reflect, and regenerate.
By The Chaos Cabinet28 days ago in Psyche
Build Better Habits in 21 Days
For a long time, I thought habits were something you either had or didn’t. Some people just did things every day—woke up early, exercised, journaled, stayed organized—while people like me tried, failed, and quietly felt ashamed for not sticking to anything.
By Fazal Hadi29 days ago in Psyche
The Power of Tiny Efforts
For a long time, I believed that change had to be loud. Big goals. Big plans. Big transformations. If I couldn’t do something perfectly or all at once, I often didn’t do it at all. I waited for motivation to strike, for energy to appear, for the “right time” to arrive. And while I waited, days quietly passed.
By Fazal Hadi30 days ago in Psyche
Super-Flu on the Rise: What the New H3N2 Wave Means for You and Your Family
This winter, health officials around the world are watching a faster-spreading influenza A(H3N2) variant — often called subclade K — that’s driving earlier and sharper spikes in flu cases in several countries. The technical name matters because this specific H3N2 evolution is less well matched to some vaccines and has shown rapid spread in recent months. Public health agencies say the good news is there’s no clear evidence yet the virus causes more severe illness per case, but the combination of high spread + imperfect vaccine match can still mean more hospitalizations overall.
By Waqar Khan30 days ago in Psyche
My Best Habit: Daily Review
I used to end my days feeling like I had lived on fast-forward. I rushed, reacted, checked off tasks, and collapsed into bed with a messy mind. Some nights felt like I blinked and the entire day had passed without me being truly there for any of it.
By Fazal Hadiabout a month ago in Psyche
The Emotional Echo: How Micro-Rejections Shape Our Inner World. AI-Generated.
Most people understand the sting of major rejection. A breakup, a job denial, a falling-out with a friend—these events leave marks that are easy to recognize. But psychology has begun paying increasing attention to something far quieter: micro-rejections. These are small, often fleeting moments of social dismissal that many of us overlook or brush aside. A text left unanswered, a slightly cold tone from someone we care about, a subtle exclusion from a group conversation, a joke that doesn’t land the way we hoped—it’s easy to dismiss these experiences as trivial. Yet they leave emotional echoes that can meaningfully influence our behavior, self-perception, and overall psychological health.
By Kyle Butlerabout a month ago in Psyche
