Would you prefer for yourself to be described as a hot or cold person? Most people actually prefer to be described as the former. And why is that? While neither of the two adjectives are actually favourable, some at least prefer to be described as having a certain degree of emotion than none at all. […]
Category archives: emotions
Control is not necessarily good or bad
It’s about control. Human beings have a natural tendency to try to order the things around them, so as to alter the circumstances to suit their needs and liking. The control may be for physical objects. We could design our home layout to suit a particular style. For example, if we want to project a […]
A little diversion with the World Cup
It is hard not to get unaffected by the World Cup football around. Even if you have little interest, you get influenced by the bug by the people around! England are unfortunately out of the World Cup finals. After a stellar run, going all the way to the semi-finals and avenging that last-16 defeat by […]
Google or Counselling?
Seth Stephenson-Davidowitz is a data scientist, which – apart from the fact that it is viewed as a modern, tech-y, somewhat sexy job – means he uses data to draw insights. A major part of his work uses Google searches as a data set, because he believes that people are less inclined to tell the […]
Music and Silence are both underpinned by the same thing
What does the fact that many people are listening to headphones nowadays tell us? Does it tell us the music industry is growing? Well, it is, but that is not the main thing. Does it tell us music plays an important part in everyone’s life? Yes, it does, but only to a certain extent. What […]
The balance of creativity
Sometimes when we see children misbehaving we are inclined to think the worst of them. This is especially true if our energy levels are low and we have not an ounce of patience left within us. We might let an angry word slip from our mouths which we regret later. Of course, this is not […]
Finding Strength
When something bad happens you have three choices. You can either let it define you, let it destroy you, or you can let it strengthen you. There is no question that at various points in life we will find obstaclees placed in our path. What did you expect? Did you think that life would be […]
Success
What does success mean to you? To different people success means different things. For some, the measure of success is how much money they earn. For others, being successful means being in charge. We often define success in terms either of wealth, control, power or status. Perhaps an intersection point of all these is to […]
Better to burn out than fade? Use experience to achieve balance
Sometimes in life we feel drained, when we have tried to do too much and it takes a toll not only on our physical being but also of our mental health. What can we do? it is a good idea to take a break, and the length of this break depends on how deep we […]
Listen, then talk
How can you help a friend who needs someone to talk to? Often when we think of someone in need, we should realise that what they need is someone to listen without judgement. This “without judgement” may even extend to listening without dispensing advice. Because when someone has an awful lot of their chest and […]