Category: Weekly Article
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Beyond Words: 4 Effective Non-Talk Therapies You Need to Know
After three months of traditional talk therapy following her car accident yielded little progress, Lisa, a 34-year-old marketing associate, decided to explore alternatives. Her therapist had mentioned “body-based approaches,” but Lisa remained skeptical. Because she grew up associating the therapy couch with healing, she wondered: how could moving her body or drawing pictures address the…
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Why Do We Resist New Music After the 30s?
If you ask someone in their 30s (and beyond) about the trending top musicians and their greatest hits, chances are, there will be blank stares. If you are already murmuring, “I thought it was just me!”, industrial surveys have suggested that musical paralysis can hit in the early 30s, and a 2023 study has found…
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Why Are People Trapped in a Dysfunctional Social Circle?
You recognize the pattern. The group chat drains you. Every hangout leaves you questioning yourself. The dynamics center around one or two people. Performative, competitive, or strangely hollow… That is a dysfunctional social circle. You might have the vocabulary later, once you have more clarity, but at those moments, you hesitate and are trapped. You…
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Can You Really Lift Mood with Popular Daily Habits?
Take a brisk walk, write a gratitude journal, or dance to upbeat music—and magically, your day will feel brighter. Good wishes. But does it really work? Do they work for me? Our mood is not Siri: hey, mood, please lift yourself (though it may seem convenient). Rather, it’s a complex psychological and emotional interplay that…
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Do More Choices Actually Make Us Less Free?
In 1975, the average American supermarket carried around 9,000 products. By 2008, that number had swelled to nearly 47,000, according to the Food Marketing Institute’s annual survey. Walk into a grocery store today, and you’ll face an entire wall of cereal options—organic, gluten-free, low-sugar, protein-enhanced… And you may be able to find 15 varieties of toothpaste…
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AI Chatbots Can Make Your Existing Cognitive Bias Worse
Everyone uses chatbots to a certain extent now. Some even say the generative AI chatbots have replaced Google search. But when it comes to serious issues such as health information, AI may lead to bigger problems. A 2025 study in Germany and the UK found that generative AI tools can amplify confirmation bias during health…
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Do You Hate Seeing Yourself on Camera?
Three minutes into a Zoom call is when you notice it: your own face, tucked into a small rectangle at the bottom of the screen, staring back with an expression you didn’t authorize. As long as you try to ignore it, its grip on your attention keeps drifting downward. Is that really how your mouth…
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What Does It Really Mean to Regulate Your Emotions?
On a rainy Tuesday evening, Anna sat in her car, hands gripping the steering wheel. Her mind was replaying what happened in the meeting room in the afternoon. She left her office earlier than usual, yet traffic slowed to a crawl, the red of brake lights stretching endlessly ahead. Her chest tightened as she watched…
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What Really Happens When People Give Unsolicited Advice
When your cardiologist recommends a medication based on your test results, she’s drawing from clinical trials, diagnostic data, and established protocols. When an industry veteran suggests you pivot toward a particular specialization, he’s likely extrapolating from patterns and trajectories he’s observed. And when people offer unsolicited advice about your career, relationships, or any personal choices,…
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Lost in Translation: When Words Journey Across Cultures
The story has become marketing legend: In the 1970s, American automaker Chevrolet proudly marketed the Nova across Latin America, only to have sales lag because “No va” means “it doesn’t go” in Spanish. The tale, however good, is largely a myth. The Nova actually did sell briskly in Mexico and Venezuela, even running ahead of…
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