The aim of this post is to introduce you to the basic concept of manipulation. It’s not designed to hate manipulators (as all of us can be potential manipulators), but rather to understand why they are what they are, do what they do, and how they operate. It may help you avoid getting manipulated and avoid manipulating people intentionally or unintentionally.
These days, there have been many articles suggesting that we have a social media break. Or even further: delete our social media accounts altogether. My personal opinion about social media has been the same since 2008: it’s like a sharp knife. Just because it’s a sharp knife doesn’t mean it’s dangerous. Depending on how we hold and use it, a sharp knife can be extremely useful.
Why do people want to have children? Why don’t people want to have children? In this post, I’d like to share what I’ve observed so far about the views of the Traditionalist parents, childfree supporters, and the Antinatalist community on whether or not people should have children. I will also share my personal view after the observation.
Today I’d like to share how to feel better when you’re sad and alone. Note that feeling better doesn’t necessarily mean feeling happy. But it helps when the sadness is too overwhelming and you have no one around to console you. I’m a firm believer that all emotions need to be felt and acknowledged properly. Also, note that this post is in no way designed to distract your sadness as most contemporary happiness gurus tell you to do. Here are 6 ways to get better soon when you’re sad and alone:
Life, to some (or perhaps many?) people, is meaningless. They think everybody is going to die anyway, so why bother with it. There’s no purpose, they say. Some people brag about not wanting money and fame, and are excessively proud of their slow life. They think they’re hip and cool for being able to detach from the materialistic world by not having any aspirations. Slow life is good. But simply staring at the grass and clouds with no aspiration to develop and improve your talents, and then bragging about your so-called happy life, is not hip and cool. You’re wasting your potential. Here are some questions to ask about yourself to discover your life’s purpose.
Breakups have become something normal to me. It’s no longer an earthquake-like event. It’s more like, oh, we’re not compatible, OK then, bye. But I’d still cry solitarily if I really like the person. Sometimes I’d cry for several days. Or weeks. Or months. In this post, I’d like to share what I know (from personal experiences, personal observation on friends’ experiences, and from reading books and articles) about how to deal with breakups. The first part is how to deal with it destructively and the second part is how to deal with it productively.
Study shows that healthy and close friendships stimulate positive mental health and well-being. Problem is, old friends may be having a different lifestyle, moving overseas, or anything that makes it difficult to maintain the friendship. Another problem is, some people, the introverted ones especially, don’t really enjoy socialising much. Here are 7 tips on how to make new friends as a middle-aged introverted/ambiverted person:
The topic of parents hating their children or vice versa has been taboo. All parents are expected to love their children unconditionally and so are the children. Through this post, I hope I can shed some light on this unpopular topic, about what to do when your parents hate/dislike you.
I believe the most painful rejection is the one that comes from lovers who seems to accept us at first, then later expels us. There are various reasons why someone rejects someone. In this post, I’ll discuss one possible reason someone may reject you: that you’re simply not their type. What to do with this type of rejection?
Humans are social creatures and enjoy socialising with other human beings. But many of us blindly assume that humans need to socialise all the time and therefore, being alone is often seen as being lonely. While being alone and being lonely can easily overlap, there’s a difference.
