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…
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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
Forgiving can be both cathartic and transformativeand can have a ripple effect, radiating positivity. But remember, self-awareness has to precede forgiveness
The more clear-cut your plan, the greater the likelihood of your sticking to it. You may also use a well-established habit as a crux to cultivate a new one.
Tangney notes that psychologists haven’t yet developed interventions to enhance humility per se. However, she notes that multiple stakeholders can play a role in modeling and promoting this virtue.
Aruna Sankaranarayanan is the author of Zero Limits: Things Every 20 Something Should Know. She was the Founder & Director of PRAYATNA, a centre for children with learning difficulties in Bengaluru & Chennai for 22 years.