Personal Development

Feeling stagnated is never fun. Stop for a second and imagine you’re at a fork in the road with three potential paths. Although you have a good idea of which is the best one, you do nothing. You spend days,…

In the Western world, people believe that doing what they want will result in suffering or ruin. They even believe in silly ideas, such as that repressing our thoughts, feelings, and desires is synonymous with moral superiority. In reality, several…

Many people set the goal of traveling great distances in search of what they want. Thus, they commit themselves to this search with great enthusiasm and keep going with the hope of finding that one solution that’ll fix everything that’s…

Anxiety affects you in certain settings and can make you feel uneasy, even if there’s nothing to feel anxious about. Social anxiety is when you feel scared of talking to others. Anxiety isn’t the same as being shy, although people…

Nirvana is considered a state of freedom from suffering or dukkha and part of the rebirth cycle in Śramaṇa philosophy. It’s one of the most important concepts in Buddhism, Jainism, and Hinduism. Different spiritual practices or techniques help people achieve nirvana.…

Fear exists because it’s useful. It’s part of your life from the day you’re born to ensure your survival. These days, however, most people don’t live in a forest full of predators. Most of the things that people are afraid…

You’ve probably wished it were possible to live without fear. However, fear is a basic human emotion that keeps you safe from danger. Unfortunately, it’s also an emotion that likes to take control. This makes it hard sometimes to tell whether…

At the Ancient Greek Temple of Apollo in Delphi, there’s a stone inscription that reads: Gnothi seauton. This literally means: “know yourself”. It’s a profound, timeless message about the path to self-knowledge and one you’ll find in the work of…

Learning how to cultivate your inner world is just as important for your well-being as staying in shape. Your thoughts, emotions, values, and attitudes have a huge influence on the way you experience the world. This is why more and more people…

How eloquent you are strongly influences your relationships. It also indirectly affects your self-esteem and your ability to deal with conflict. Speaking skills are about more than the image you’re trying to project to the world. Expressing yourself properly is…

Childhood is a time for marveling at the incredible world we live in. Children endlessly absorb information. It’s fascinating to think about how their future personalities are shaped by what happens during their early years. Unsurprisingly, adults ask themselves many…

Whoever you are, there are times when things don’t go as expected, where everything’s against you, and you will fail. In those moments, when you feel like giving up, knowing your why and being persistence will get you through everything.…

Ironically, knowing how to manage time is challenging for everyone but often, we don’t have time to address “time.” However, spending a little time analyzing how we spend our time and thinking about how to use it more efficiently is…

Thinking is like breathing: we generally do it without even realizing. Our thoughts also help us make decisions. In fact, without these internal mental processes, we’d have a really hard time getting through certain situations, especially uncertain ones. But did you…

Children have many natural abilities that never cease to amaze adults, including the fact that they have an unbiased view of the world. Consequently, they’re less resistant to learning new things. In that sense, children represent the paradigm of the…

Oftentimes, your interpretation of a situation can cause negative emotions to appear or to increase them more than necessary. Keeping this in mind to embrace and work with what this article exposes. Specifically, you’ll learn to identify negative beliefs that…

There are times in life when you feel exhausted and you find yourself asking the “big” questions. Why am I here? What is my purpose in life? Am I doing the right thing? What happens when I die? Everyone has…

A strong character and resilience are intimately related. People with these two characteristics know how to deal with reality and adversity. They don’t bully other people. On the contrary, they have soft hearts armored with tough shields that allow them…