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  • The Truth about Apology: Does It Always Mean Accountability?
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    The Truth about Apology: Does It Always Mean Accountability?

    This feels a bit disorientating, but does apology still mean accountability? No, sometimes it is just crisis PR for personal branding. And it is trending. Is it a real appology? Once there was a girl Zoe who has strong narccisstic traits dated an agressively insecure guy Justin who routinely offended her entire social circle. After…

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  • How Can Writers Prove Ourselves Not Using AI Now?
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    How Can Writers Prove Ourselves Not Using AI Now?

    To start, I was born before the internet. I have no problem going back to writing with a pen on paper, in cursive, using a paperback dictionary I borrowed from the local library. Also, if you are experienced, you should be able to tell whether a paragraph contains a real opinion or thought. Yet AI…

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  • What Is Semantic Nitpicking? How to Push Back?
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    What Is Semantic Nitpicking? How to Push Back?

    Imagine someone judges you harshly for taking a gap year (only because that doesn’t fit into their narrative), and you tell them, “You need to respect other people’s life choice.” They reply with: “Life choices. Plural. Thank you.” Or, because of company policy, sick leave has a strict deadline; you messaged a manager: “Sorry, I…

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  • A Quick Explanation of the Prevalent Crab Mentality
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    A Quick Explanation of the Prevalent Crab Mentality

    Crab mentality is basically “if I can’t have it, you or nobody can.” When a group of crabs is trapped in a bucket, one crab may easily escape, but the others would aggressively drag it back down. Humans are not that different from animals. The crab mentality happens almost ubiquitously. When an individual’s success or…

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  • A Quick Explanation of the Overview Effect
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    A Quick Explanation of the Overview Effect

    When astronauts travel into orbit, they undergo a psychological transformation that changes them forever. Looking back at our home planet hanging in a vast expanse, the visual triggers unexpected yet deeply moving feelings. How infinitesimal the Earth is! This is the Overview Effect, coined by space philosopher Frank White in 1987. The psychological aspect The…

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