Self-Improvement

In our success-driven, metric-obsessed world, most adults pursue their careers with an almost single-minded focus. Besides familial and social obligations, our limited free time usually gets soaked up by mind-numbing content on screens of various sizes.

Though you may not have to endure harrowing commutes while working from home (WFH), many employees complain that their workloads have increased. As employers and bosses overwhelm workers with projects, Zoom meetings and tight deadlines, you’re really…

The stress imposed by an external deadline can motivate you to perform more optimally as you get charged up before the due date. As you stare at your calendar, looming deadlines blink at you. Two client proposals, five appraisals, and…

Excessive and persistent daydreaming hampers productivity and can interfere with relationships. As you log out of online classes, a pile of assignments awaits. After catching up with Zoom-fatigued friends, you decide to tackle your readings. You sprawl on your bed…

As weeks morph into months, the curve of Covid-19 cases continues to rise. Though lockdown restrictions have eased in most states, people are ridden with angst of various guises. While the fear of contracting Covid-19 casts an overarching shadow over…

Transitions, even positive ones, need to be handled with care. The decade spanning the years from 18 to 28 entails several major transitions for most people. The first involves moving from a relatively contained and

Psychologists suggest that writing about life experiences can have cathartic effects and promote well-being. Each day, your anxiety ratchets up a few notches as you await your exam results. Being one of the few who were not recruited during campus…

Don’t let anxiety quell your performance. Instead prepare yourself to handle adverse situations. Ratan is elated as he finally got an interview call from his dream company. He was sorely disappointed a couple of years earlier when he was bypassed…

Flashes of light, a barrage of beeps and loud musicwe live in an overstimulated, frenzied atmosphere. Bring back pockets of silence and darkness in your life