Being happy should be one of the simplest things in the world. You do the things you love with people whose company feels like a warm hug, and you savor each moment like it’s your last. Well, easier said than done. Despite spending much of my time studying the psyche of the human mind, IContinue reading “No New Friends, Daily Routines, and Other Barriers to Joy”
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WHAT ARE YOU CONSUMING?
Studying psychology, I learn a lot about biases. A bias, according to Merriam Webster, is an inclination of temperament or outlook, especially a personal and sometimes unreasoned judgement. Biases have an incredibly strong effect on the way we view the world. I always recognized their importance in scientific fields and news reporting, but I neverContinue reading “WHAT ARE YOU CONSUMING?”
SAY YES NOW, FIGURE IT OUT LATER
In my lifetime, I have said no to a lot of things. “No, I can’t dance at this party if no one else is going to”. “No, I shouldn’t order the burger since they are ordering the salad”. “No, I don’t mind taking on that extra responsibility“. It was always a resounding no… when speakingContinue reading “SAY YES NOW, FIGURE IT OUT LATER”
A LETTER TO MY SELF
I love writing. Sitting now, applying to various jobs and positions in order to keep my passion alive, I continue listing my occupation as writer. As of now, I am still in the process of finding myself, and in conjunction, the specific category of writer I would like to place my title under. At eighteenContinue reading “A LETTER TO MY SELF”
LET IT GO
Pain is a difficult thing to manage. The more people you meet, the more pain you see. The more days you wake up and open the blinds to the world, the more you open yourself up to experiencing pain. I believe we all work to avoid this thing we call pain as much as weContinue reading “LET IT GO”
BURNOUT
Burnout is a term I was never aware of before entering high school and something I never realized I experienced until this year. Burnout, put simply, is a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress. It is something that can be very difficult to recognize, especially by those who displayContinue reading “BURNOUT”
IT IS OKAY TO QUIT
The only failure is a quitter. You didn’t come this far to only come this far. Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit; The typical phrases that are repeated again and again to children everywhere, the same phrases that can lead to fear, or rather, even paranoia about quitting and its determination ofContinue reading “IT IS OKAY TO QUIT”
THIS IS HOW TO BE HAPPY
There is no one way to ensure happiness. Some people seem to have everything and still can’t find joy, while others have virtually nothing and can’t stop smiling. In some ways, we aren’t in control of our mood, and as humans, our mood is very volatile. Happiness is a temporary feeling, while joy is aContinue reading “THIS IS HOW TO BE HAPPY”
WHAT 2020 TAUGHT US
Most of last year felt like a strange daydream. Just every time we thought it was “getting better”, something bizarre would happen that seemed to completely uproot society. No longer was anything familiar, and to be honest, it felt like nothing was surprising anymore either. It wasn’t surprising that we could take a common struggle,Continue reading “WHAT 2020 TAUGHT US”
chocolate and politics 