In centuries previous to the present moment, life was much harder to bear. Survival was the main objective for most of the population. We didn’t have many approaches and systems to manage the threats of both nature and culture…

Have you wondered what can solve the mismatch between one’s memories and the experiences moment to moment? How is it that we can have recurring moments of enjoyment and satisfaction throughout a year and still look back and feel different about it?…

It is easy to fixate on a struggle that makes your life hard while thinking that your experience would be so much better if it resolved itself. Most rational people can discern different degrees of human struggles. Indeed some people live more challenging lives than others…

The cultural dogma that to thrive in this competitive world, you have to ultra specialize is, in my perspective, overrated. If you want to succeed in a single domain, most likely, you would need to be within the top 1%…

Creativity is a skill you develop, not a trait you are born with. Many people who avoid doing creative work tend to feel frustrated after realizing they cannot produce a masterpiece in their first attempts. Nonetheless, I perceive that frustration is a result not of the lack of talent but rather from the high expectation…

It’s easy to compare your current level of skill or ability with the one of someone else. Social media now allows viewers access to see human potential. However, if you think about it, it is not like there are more geniuses out there than before…

To understand what makes a couple change their dynamic in a long term relationship, it is necessary first to divide pre-conquest from the post-conquest. The first stage is where you find the desire to have another person. With this comes novelty, adventure, risk, mystery, danger, and surprise…

"Why should I bother?" "Why bother to opening a conversation and sharing what I think? After all, aren't there more intelligent people out there?" "What if someone proves me wrong? After all, having access to facts is easier than ever before…" "What if I don't bring...

Type- A personalities have a goal-pursuit mindset as default hardwiring. This is excellent for executing and producing achievement. Nonetheless, it also creates anxiety. You’re always focused on the future because nothing you do is enough. This mindset taken to the extreme comes with an internal narrative that follows along the lines of “only if X happens, I can then allow myself to be happy, to be satisfied, to feel good about myself, to feel successful, etc.”…

Since I watched the new Netflix series Queen’s Gambit, I was inspired to learn how to play chess. The excitement of figuring out the geometry and patterns behind such a rich game comes with ease. Paradoxically, the feeling of being crushed comes as frequently every time I lose due to my foolish mistakes.