In the troubled times that we live, anyone who is seen sitting alone at a coffee shop or at a dinner table, enjoying some food or coffee is viewed as pitiable and sad. Those around him or her make an immediate attempt to ask them to join them. It’s not acceptable to be okay and […]
Category Archives: Positive Psychology
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Mar
Mar
Nature or Nurture is a basic question. Something that we have got by nature is unchangeable. Like our height are pretty much genetic and cannot be determined by external forces. But what we speak english or French is part of experience that we gain by nurturing. The bigger question whether grit is genetic has long […]
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Feb
Feb
In the previous part, we defined learned helplessness – it occurs when an animal is repeatedly subjected to aversive stimuli, that it cannot avoid or escape. Eventually, the animal will stop making any efforts to improve the situation, making itself believe that it has no control over the stimulus. Even when the animal is presented […]
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Jan
Jan
When things do not go as we planned, we try our best to change the situation for the better. At least that’s what we like to tell ourselves. However, research on learned helpless shows that if we believe that the situation is out of our control then we give up and simply accept whatever comes […]
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Jan
Jan
Being aware of your breathing in a simple thing you can do anywhere, anytime to induce mindfulness. There are number of ways you can focus on your breathing- you can start by being aware that, like the ocean waves your breaths come and go. Each time you breathe out, you can let go and release […]
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Jan
Jan
The modern life we live today can be sometimes overpowering. We have smartphones, tablets, desktops computers and TVs in our faces all day long. We’re now connected to the rest of the world 24/7. This is great, but it also has its disadvantages. We spend so much time looking at screens instead of real people, put […]
09
Jan
Jan
“Trust is the glue of life. It’s the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It’s the foundational principle that holds all relationships.” – STEPHEN R. COVEY It is quite commonplace that youngsters today are often complaining about facing trust issues in the workplace. In the 80s when we joined the workplace, trust issues were just unheard of. […]
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Dec
Dec
When someone dies, we say, “This person is no more.” That is not true. The person is no more the way you know them, but they still very much exist. – Sadhguru How beautifully Sadhguru has encapsulated death, “This body is a piece of Earth that we have slowly picked up. Whatever we have picked up […]
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Dec
Dec
In the troubled times that we live, anyone who is seen sitting alone at a coffee shop or at a dinner table, enjoying some food or coffee is viewed as pitiable and sad. Those around him or her make an immediate attempt to ask them to join them. It’s not acceptable to be okay and […]
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Nov
Nov
unplanned things can never satisfy you with anything in your life YOU CAN TRY IT IF YOU WANT ! Depression is yet another cause that happens when we do not keep a check on our eating habits.Now a days with so much work pressure and lack of time we try to fill our tummy with […]