Category: Life
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Burnout’s Long Shadow
Read more: Burnout’s Long ShadowPhoto credit: borchee, iStock. If there is anything that can be called the affliction of our time, it is burnout. We all know burnout in one form or another, either having experienced it ourselves or knowing others who have. When faced with the question ‘how are you?’, ‘tired’ seems to be as acceptable an answer…
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Procrastination and Productivity
Read more: Procrastination and Productivity© Rose Wong Everything in my life feels like a chore that I need to check off my list. I like sleeping as much as the next person. It’s generally one of the most prominent practices in a human being’s life; according to some studies the average person spends about a third of their lifetime,…
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“This Action Will Have Consequences…”
Read more: “This Action Will Have Consequences…”The form of the Lorentz Attractor, image credits: Tumblr @falsedawn – I realized that at the beginning of every year I have a tendency to reflect on my life and how it changed over the time that has gone by. It is obvious that some changes are always to be found, however, the transition from…
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Paris Syndrome, romanticizing your life and changes
Read more: Paris Syndrome, romanticizing your life and changesTW: Mention of depression, abuse of alcohol and drugs, and eating disorders. The Japanese psychiatrist Hiroaki Ota first coined the term whilst working in France during the 1980s. In 1998 Katada Tamami of Nissei Hospital registered a patient suffering from a manic-depressive episode related to the Paris syndrome. Later on, more and more cases were…
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The Thing About The Little Things
Read more: The Thing About The Little ThingsThose who know me well know that I’m a huge softie with a fairly fragile heart. Even those who don’t know me very well have probably seen me cry in the middle of the street. God knows how many times my mom has told me that I have to stop letting every little thing have…
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