Things are the way they are, not the way we want them to be. Life flows continuously and does not always take our wishes or plans into account. Our …
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Mental Load, the invisible weight that you drag every day
Modern life is very demanding, so it is not surprising that the philosopher Byung-Chul Han has classified our society as "the burnout society". In …
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Functional Fixedness, tied to what we know
Can you think of 10 creative ways to use scissors? If you're like most people, you probably can barely think of a couple of ways to use scissors …
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“Be happy”, the new formula for domination according to the philosopher Byung-Chul Han
"Don't worry, be happy!" is probably one of the most iconic phrases in modern Western culture. We are continually bombarded with messages that …
I’m sorry, but a cup of coffee doesn’t fix the cognitive ravages of a bad night’s sleep
The scenario is familiar: you have not been able to sleep well, either because you have been working late to finish a project, you have gone to a …
Selfishness or survival? Why more and more children are moving away from their parents
How often does an adult child have to call and visit his parents? The answer differs as cultural and ethnic boundaries are crossed, but the common …
Self love, the secret to loving yourself without falling into selfishness
Some believe that self-love is a useless research or even selfish. Others think that the advices to love ourselves from Psychology are hollow phrases …
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