How can a field that seems to primarily be reserved for a few academics be used to cure the insomnia or sleepless nights of the masses?
Author Archives: nandita
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May
May
Have you ever met some people who navigate through their lives so easily as compared to others who struggle at every single point? Martin Seligman, the father of positive psychology, has spent decades of research trying to find out the secret of the former group of people. The secret: They are optimists! Seligman refers to […]
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May
May
This particular story was one of Jesus Christ’s absolute favourites, a story he often narrated to those who questioned God’s equality or inequality – Why was someone else to reap the same love from God in spite of me praying to Him more? Afterall, when you say that God’s love is the same for all, […]
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May
May
To keep a balance one should sometimes forget all about dignity, one should sometimes bend in company, laugh like a fool, be like a child – be human”, said the fool as walked out of the gate with his beloved donkey.
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May
May
William Damon (Professor at Stanford University and a world’s leading researcher on the development of purpose in life) defines Purpose as a feeling something meaningful and you believe that it is adding something worth to the world. You have a purpose. When you have purpose you become motivated and energised. Believes that it is a […]
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May
May
In The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work, written with Nan Silver, renowned clinical psychologist and marriage researcher John Gottman, Ph.D, reveals what successful relationships look like and features valuable activities to help couples strengthen their relationships. Gottman’s principles are research-based. He and his colleagues have studied hundreds of couples (including newlyweds and long-term couples); interviewed […]
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May
May
According to Chandradhar Sharma’s book ‘A Critical Survey of Indian Philosophy’, the basic question involved in any theory of causation is: Does the effect pre-exist in its material cause. Those who answer the question in negative are called Asatkaryavadins, while those who answer it in the affirmative are called Satkaryavadins. According to the former, the […]
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May
May
Client-centered therapy or person-centered therapy is a non-directive kind of talk therapy developed by Carl Rogers. Coming from a humanistic perspective, Rogers believed that people are innately good. He also strongly believed that people have an actualizing tendency or the ability to work towards achieving the best they can out of themselves. And based on […]
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May
May
Yes, let’s straightaway get to the point and see how! 1. Slow Down To Let Your Body Catch Up Eating at a turtle’s pace is probably the best way to allow your mind and body to communicate about the kind of nutrition you need. The body sends its satiation signal 20 minutes after the brain […]
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Apr
Apr
It seems like we all find it hard to let go of “the one that got away.”