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Shaniya Naz

Shaniya Naz writes about people, places, and the shifting rhythms of everyday life. Her work is guided by curiosity and a quiet interest in how experiences shape perspective.

Shaniya Naz
Shaniya NazWriter / Editor

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Psychology Confirmation Bias: how we build beliefs and defend them

This article explains confirmation bias explained simply, without academic jargon or political framing. You scroll past a headline that confirms what you already suspected. You feel a…

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Psychology This week’s good news the algorithm did not show you

Good news this week is buried under the usual avalanche of conflict, politics and economic anxiety. Which means most of the genuinely hopeful things that happened in…

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Psychology The world is getting better. here’s the proof.

Good news stories in 2026 are harder to find than they should be. Not because good things are not happening but because the human brain is wired…

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Psychology Baby monkey videos psychology: why we watch

This article contains descriptions of animal cruelty. Nothing graphic is detailed, but the subject matter is disturbing. It is written not to sensationalise but to understand a…

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Psychology The pulsar sound, the damru, and the story we cannot stop telling

Discover the real story behind the viral Pulsar Sound Meaning story on social media It is late at night. You are scrolling, half-awake. Then a video stops…

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Psychology The psychology of news cycle: why certain stories hit different

The psychology of news cycle is not a new field of study. But it has never mattered more than it does right now. At any given moment…

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Psychology When being the smart one stops being enough

Why gifted kids fail as adults is a well documented phenomena but why does it happen so often? Explore the science behind it in this article. For…

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Psychology Remote work promised freedom. Here is what it actually delivered.

Remote work effects are easier to see five years in. There is a moment many people recognise now. It is late afternoon, or possibly evening. You are…

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Psychology Everyone is building a backup plan

The backup plan economy did not appear overnight. At some point in the last few years, the conversation changed. It used to be that having a side…

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Psychology The pressure to have a personality

Personal branding pressure shows up in small moments. Someone asks what you are into. It is a simple question. Friendly, even. And yet something in you pauses…

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Psychology The soft life looks beautiful. But is anyone actually living it?

The slow living aesthetic is everywhere right now. The video is forty seconds long. A linen curtain moves in a breeze. Coffee pours slowly into a ceramic…

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Psychology The quiet resentment toward successful friends

Jealousy toward successful friends rarely announces itself loudly. Your friend got the thing. The promotion, the offer, the relationship, the apartment, the opportunity that finally landed after…

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Psychology Everyone is improving. I am surviving.

Self improvement pressure rarely announces itself loudly. It shows up in small comparisons. Open any app, at any hour, and someone is becoming a better version of…

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Psychology Chinamaxxing: Gen Z’s new cultural fascination

Something strange is happening on the internet. Not travel. Not career relocation. Not cultural curiosity. The tone was narrower than that. More strategic. In corners of Reddit…

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Psychology You would not expect Japan to be here

Assaí Brazil does not look like Tokyo. It sits in the state of Paraná, surrounded by farmland and open sky. Portuguese is spoken. Brazilian flags hang from…

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Psychology What happens to a city during Ramadan fasting

Ramadan fasting changes the way a city breathes. On a normal weekday afternoon, a food court in Manchester or Mumbai is loud and practical. Trays clatter. Coffee…

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Psychology The strange way your brain invents patterns from nothing

Pattern recognition bias is why lightning looks like tree branches and rivers look like veins. Your nervous system looks like roots and pattern feels like proof. You've…

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Psychology Why valentine’s day feels like expensive homework

Valentine's Day pressure starts in the supermarket aisle. It's February 13th. You're standing in front of the flower display at Tesco. The roses are wrapped in plastic.…

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