We are social beings and, perhaps for that reason, over time a narrative has been imposed that few question: the idea that if you don't go out, don't have a thousand plans and aren't surrounded by …
Wilhelm Reich, psychoanalyst: Mental health is the ability to let go of control, not to maintain it
Some people live to control. They try to keep their emotions on a tight leash, meticulously schedule their time, seek countless confirmations before making a decision, anticipate problems that don't …
Neither success nor recognition: True luxury is living without haste
Are there mornings when you open your eyes before your alarm goes off and still feel like you're already late? It's normal; we live in a rush. Or perhaps it would be better to say that we don't live …
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“That’s not how it was”: How do we unintentionally gaslight and manipulate other people’s memories without realizing it?
We all gaslight. The difference lies in the fact that some do it deliberately, maliciously, to manipulate. Others do it without realizing it. It happens in a conversation between a couple, an argument …
Believing you have to love everything you do could make you feel worse
Lately, an idea has spread that almost no one questions: we should love everything we do. Love our work, love our routines, love the process (of whatever it is), love the effort… If something doesn't …
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Constructive Envy: Use it as a compass to discover what you’re missing
Envy has a very bad reputation, so very few of us are willing to admit that, at least on occasion, we've felt that mixture of admiration and frustration. We've generally been taught to repress it, …
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Anhedonia: The inability to experience positive emotions
The term anhedonia was coined by Ribot in 1897 and since then it has contained several definitions: “blockage of the capacity for reward in the face of usually reinforcing stimuli” or the one given to …
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