Stoicism used to be practiced by the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius and is still followed by today’s social emperor Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, and many others. It is a way of life planned to make people more resilient, happier, virtuous, and eventually better individuals and authorities.
Stoicism teaches one to be altruistic, helping others without desire for personal gain or recognition. Since we were, in fact, created for it by nature, it is about doing it naturally. It is our function to benefit the species into which we were born.
Many factors affect how much money you need to live comfortably, such as location, lifestyle, age, and health. It also varies from culture to culture and between Western and Eastern philosophies. That is why the definition of happiness varies from culture to culture.
For generations, society has faced the question of how much money is enough to bring joy. What does the world’s most extensive happiness study say about money? It turns out that money does not make people happy, nor does their position.
Money is a good servant, but a bad master—an ancient proverb. People first crave wealth, because they want power, status, and a luxurious life. Eventually, they desire material possessions to compare themselves to others and show superiority. Once the rich become more prosperous, they can have anything they need but still focus on making more money.
‘You’re only as old as you feel’ - a pearl of folk wisdom. Counterclockwise (CC) is an excellent concept that reverses everything from hearing, paralysis, cardiac problems, memory loss and more. It is a proven way to think of someone as younger.
Cloudy weather during the World War II led to a fateful shift in plans, sparing Kuroko from destruction and changing history. Nagasaki became the target instead, highlighting the immense impact of split-second decisions. This incident, akin to ‘the butterfly effect,’ continues to resonate with Kuroko’s inhabitants, reminding us of history’s delicate balance.
Overusing our voice is the most common cause of voice sickness. And when a voice with a range of words or behaviours is used to manipulate, intimidate, and maintain power over someone, it is known as ‘verbal abuse’.
At the end of the 19th century, Scottish author Robert Stevenson wrote a classic story about the two sides of human nature called ‘The strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’ where he wrote about the duality of human nature.
One of the most psychological classic movies of the 20th century, Hitchcock’s ‘psycho’ has reinforced the common misconception that people with mental illnesses are always dangerous.
It is said that “Face is the index of the mind and eyes are the mirror of the soul.” Facial beauty is strongly linked to personality traits. Our personality determines how we react to a particular thing and respond to the surroundings along with our body language.
The sharing and ventilating of personal feelings play a major role in the relief of stress and depression. It has been seen that people who have one or more close friendships appear to be happier.
If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap. If you want happiness for a day, go fishing. If you want happiness for a month, get married. If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help somebody else.
Having bipolar disorder can make life difficult. Bipolar disorder (previously called manic depression) is a mental illness that causes unusual shifts in a person’s temper, activity levels, and concentration.
The ego is the master of all conflicts. This is an inflated feeling of pride and superiority over others. It creates a dissection between the ideas of moral and immoral, war and peace, and so on.
Kindness, empathy, and dark empathy are different concepts. Although kindness and empathy both are valued and well-known practices. But, the term ‘dark empath’ is relatively new. Some described them as “A wolf in sheep’s clothing”. According to some researchers, ‘dark empaths’ may be even more dangerous than narcissists.
“If you do not understand my silence; you will not understand my voice” - to make these words easier to understand, ‘Rumi’, a great thinker and most popular poet of North America said, “Silence is the language of the creator, all else is poor translation.” The hidden powers of silence have a beauty that benefits those who practice it. This non-verbal communication which carries symbolic significance could be the best answer to anger or the right answer to an unwise person.
Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the world wide web (www) talked about its first 30 years, the rise of the toxic internet, and whether Facebook needs to be broken up.