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Illustration of a person comparing $100 loss and gain, symbolizing loss aversion, evolutionary brain bias, and risk-averse behavior in decision-making.

Sep 10, 2025 1 min read

Loss Aversion and Evolutionary Psychology: Why We Fear Loss

Humans feel losing $100 twice as intensely as gaining $100, a bias called loss aversion. Evolutionarily, loss threatened survival. This…

Illustration of two people in a relationship, one showing gentle attachment while the other represents freedom, symbolizing the difference between attachment and unconditional love.

Sep 10, 2025 1 min read

Love vs Attachment: Understanding Authentic Relationships

We often confuse love with attachment, seeking possession and reassurance. True love is unconditional, granting freedom and trust. Recognizing the…

Illustration of a person fearing a spider while modern dangers like cars and pollution loom unnoticed, representing evolutionary fear versus modern risk.

Sep 10, 2025 1 min read

Evolutionary Fear vs Modern Risk: Stone-Age Brains Today

Our brains, shaped in paleolithic times, overreact to spiders while ignoring real modern threats like cars, pollution, and processed foods.…

Illustration of a person with clear thoughts struggling to translate them into handwriting, symbolizing the gap between internal clarity and external self-expression."

Sep 10, 2025 1 min read

Handwriting and Self-Expression: When Thoughts Become Cryptic

Handwriting reveals our raw, unfiltered self, yet our clear thoughts often translate into messy script. This disconnect exposes perfectionist anxiety,…

Illustration of a person vividly recalling past embarrassing moments, showing intense sensory memories and the psychological impact of shame.

Sep 10, 2025 1 min read

Shame and Memory: Why Embarrassment Lasts in Mind

Shame imprints our memory with vivid details of embarrassing moments, long after happier times fade. Evolution shaped this to aid…

Illustration of a person stressed by social media notifications, representing the pressure to form instant opinions on complex topics like climate change, politics, and economics.

Sep 10, 2025 0 min read

Social Media Pressure: Courage to Admit “I Don’t Know”

Social media demands instant opinions on complex issues. This pressure often forces us to fake knowledge, sacrificing intellectual honesty. True…

Hands over a notebook as soft Bengali-like strokes rise like breath.

Sep 9, 2025 2 min read

The Day You Realized You Think in Your Mother Tongue

In English classes and global work, my deepest thoughts return to Bengali—the rhythm learned from my mother. Prayer, love, anger,…

A packed trunk and house keys in a dim room, hinting at a promise to the dead and the weight of leaving.

Sep 9, 2025 1 min read

promises to the dead: guilt, grief, and responsibility

A broken deathbed promise hardens into daily guilt. We cannot ask the dead for release; we can only shoulder what…

A burned fairy-tale turning into a mirror where a person stands alone, ready for self-rescue.

Sep 9, 2025 1 min read

when fairy tales die: self-rescue and adult truth

At nine, a torn cape ended belief in scripted destiny. Adulthood learns there is no protagonist privilege, only choices and…

Everyday workers depicted as masters in an “invisible university.

Sep 9, 2025 2 min read

Learning from Everyday People: The Invisible University

We walk past everyday gurus—drivers, vendors, housemaids, guards—each a living department in an invisible university. Experience holds maps, flavors, and…

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