Why you should stop putting walls up — You have certainly been in at least a few situations that made you feel vulnerable, either in your personal relationships or in a professional context. However, the reaction may vary from being open and expressing yourself to choosing to cope with it on your own and hiding your feelings. At…

An Apocalyptic Emergence. An Agonizing Nirvana. A Soothing Battle. A Chaotic Order. A Flawed Utopia. A Flooding Drought. A Glacial Flame. A Nourishing Disease. A Doomed Blessing. An Unsavory Umami. An Open-ended Closure. An Unlinked Bond. A Liberating Constraint. In Abundant Void. In Shallow…

The approach of Principled Negotiation — Many of your daily activities involve negotiation, and sometimes you might do it without even realizing it. …

What are the core needs that all humans are acting upon? — You are most likely familiar with the confusing balance between those days when you feel like you are capable of achieving anything and those days when you totally lack motivation. By learning about the fundamental motivations that all humans are triggered by, you will understand how your brain perceives motivation…

Get smarter at spending your savings — To begin with, it would be amazing for everyone to understand that money does not bring happiness, but it does cancel out unhappiness, to some extent. …

The hidden powers of a small habit —

Why communication and conversation are not the same? — You are probably familiar with the feeling of speaking without communicating anything, which usually fuels unnecessary conflicts. Find out what nonviolent communication is and how you can use it to have more effective results in your daily interactions. Almost all of us are born with the ability to speak, but…

A powerful quote that will change your perspectives — In the moment when I truly understand my enemy, understand him well enough to defeat him, then in that very moment I also love him. I think it’s impossible to really understand somebody, what they want, what they believe, and not love them the way they love themselves. And then, in that very moment when I love them…. I destroy them. ― Orson Scott Card, Ender’s Game

Dear fellow quiet ones — For all of you who’ve ever questioned your restrained behavior and wondered what’s wrong, just remember you’re definitely not broken nor alone in this. Being surrounded by extroverts, lively and outspoken people can be overwhelming and can make you insecure, but more common doesn’t mean greater. Despite conventional beliefs, you don’t need to change. For some, life happens outside, while for introverts, there’s a whole universe happening inside, and thoughts are powerful.