All human beings need protection. Sometimes we’re fragile and feel a deep need to be protected. This is a fundamental need that exists from the time we’re born until the day we die. Feeling protected helps us create healthy attachments with those around…
The Ship of Fools myth was first mentioned in the year 1486, at the dawn of the Renaissance. A man named Sebastian Brandt wrote a long poem called Das Narrenschiff or Stultifera Navis. In it, he talks about a voyage…
The Hikikomori are young Japanese people who shun the idea of leaving their room. In Japanese culture solitude has always been a traditional value. It represents searching for wisdom about oneself, nature and social relations. In some ways, it is…
Being extremely intelligent does not always guarantee success or happiness. There’s another side of high IQ that we don’t always talk about. There’s existential angst, social isolation, emotional problems or continuous dissatisfaction from not reaching the high objectives a person…
