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Long-form essays, personal perspectives and writing on psychology, mental health, the self and modern life.Page 7 of 17

73 Psychology6 min read

Does Cannabis Affect Memory? It Does Not Just Blur It

Does Cannabis affect memory? You remember it clearly. The conversation. The thing that was said. The version of events that has quietly become the official version inside…

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74 The Margin4 min read

Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen: Tv Show of the Week

Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen Netflix review: eight episodes of a feeling that has no name. It dropped on Netflix on March 26th. It is…

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75 Psychology6 min read

What Hysterical Really Means: A History of the Word

What does hysterical mean? History of the word traces back further than most people expect. Not to the 1950s housewife quietly losing her mind in a suburb.…

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76 The Prism5 min read

The Invisible Side of Marketing

This is how subtle marketing influence shapes consumer choices now. Have you ever bought something and later wondered whether you actually needed it, or whether something quieter…

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77 Purusharth7 min read

What the Mahabharatha Knew About Wealth That Nobody Told You

What is the meaning of Artha? Often reduced to mere wealth, it was understood by our ancestors as the vital ground that sustains a full human life.…

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78 The Margin6 min read

What I Learnt from a Cab Driver in London

What I learnt from a cab driver in London is probably something not many people have even if they are frequent passengers in London. This encounter revealed…

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79 Purusharth8 min read

All the Versions of Yourself You Have Already Been

There are versions of yourself you have completely forgotten. Not the big ones. Not the you that graduated or moved cities or ended something that needed ending.…

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80 Human Frameworks7 min read

Why We See Faces Differently: The Mind Behind the Gaze

Why do we see faces differently is a question hiding inside one of the most ordinary moments in human life. "Who does the baby look like? The…

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81 Psychology8 min read

Why Do I Feel Guilty for Resting? The Answer Is Not What You Think

Why do I feel guilty for resting? It is one of those questions most people ask privately, usually on a Sunday afternoon when they are lying on…

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82 Psychology6 min read

Why Asking Someone Out Directly Can Lower Your Chances

Why asking someone out lowers your chances is what we try to answer in this article, scientifically. The psychology suggests it is also, in many situations, the…

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83 Psychology5 min read

Five Times the World Refused to Give Up

Here are your 5 pieces of good news from this week. Not the kind that pretend the world is fine. The kind that happened at the same…

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84 Psychology6 min read

Why Are Human Babies So Helpless at Birth?

Why are human babies so helpless at birth? A foal stands within hours of being born. It is unsteady. It staggers. But it is upright, and it…

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