Understanding ourselves and the world we live in.
Provided by Brandi from Afrologik One thing that has been consistent over the decades is that people are always on some kind of trip. Be it political, religious, or health (to name a few), we are all on a journey for truth and a better life. I wouldn’t go so far as to... Continue Reading →
Provided by Scherezade Ozwulo from The Introverted Christian *originally posted on The Introverted Christian* I came across this article, Do You Put Up Emotional Walls, Based on Your Personality Type – Personality Growth and it instantly got me thinking, do I erect foundation supports or do I build foundation structures to protect things inside? Protection... Continue Reading →
Provided by MyStori from Believing & Learning Reader, I have a specific question for you. Are you ready to change the world? Jordan Peterson, a now widely known and respected “intellectual” doesn’t seem to think so. His ideology of the ability to change and even give advice to the world can be simply... Continue Reading →
Provided by William Darnell Sr. (Bill) from I Got A Dream In Mind No one said that stopping treatment was going to be so hard... I met with my doctor recently, and was done with therapy for lymphoma for close to a year and five months now. I hadn't been feeling well, and... Continue Reading →
Provided by Brandi from Afrologik A lot of our “grown up” time on this planet is spent doing what we “have to do“. Working, paying bills, spending our time and energy on people and things that we probably wouldn’t choose on our own, but it’s what has to be done (adulting sucks!). If we... Continue Reading →
Provided by Irina from copilariefericita In a village in Egypt lived a poor boy, which had a slow mind and a slow body. His greatest joy was to take long walks along the shore of river Nile. He did this every day. His mother was afraid that one day the boy will fall asleep... Continue Reading →
Provided by shreyosidey from Shreyosi’s blog Now that’s a word we use every now and then. I wanted to come to your party ‘but’……… ; I would have cracked the entrance exam ‘but’……; Its very important for me to wake up at 4:00 a.m. ‘but'…….; and many more. According to grammar, ‘but’ is a conjunction... Continue Reading →
Provided by Anitha KC “The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts”. Marcus Aurelius Does thinking leads to thoughts or thoughts trigger our thinking? However, we do think! Thinking is essential for us to sustain ourselves. But it is enough to think based on our needs rather than becoming a... Continue Reading →
Provided by Troy Headrick from Thinker Boy: Blog & Art *Troy Headrick is a thinker, writer, artist, educator, and adventurer who has lived in five countries. He writes on a wide variety of subjects and has had work published in many print and online magazines, journals, newspapers, and blogs. His autobiographical blog can be found... Continue Reading →
Provided by K.A.L.T from Kalt In Thought I’m sure that many of us are guilty of overthinking. We assess our every action and regret any action that brings about a not so favorable consequence. However, doing so is nothing more than pointless overthinking. Why is it pointless? It is because no matter... Continue Reading →
Provided by WSB from Livin On Blog: https://livingon.home.blog/ The need to be happy is a need that consumes many, if not all people. We all want to be happy, More specifically we all want to be in a constant state of happiness. We love and fear happiness. We love happiness because it's uplifting... Continue Reading →
Provided by Natalie from Big Happy Life Blog: https://bighappylife.blog/ Website: http://bighappylife.co.uk/ If you’ve read my previous posts, you’ll know that cognitive biases shape our thinking in ways that make us feel surer of the decisions we’re making and the actions we’re taking. Last week I wrote about the Halo Effect, which is actually a type of confirmation bias – the... Continue Reading →
Provided by Scherezade Ozwulo Originally posted on The Introverted Christian Ever since I could remember, I always had an affinity for older people. I, myself had an “old soul” and found it easy to relate to those not in my peer group. Older folks (seniors) told the best stories of childhood reminiscence and... Continue Reading →
Provided by Natalie from Big Happy Life Blog: https://bighappylife.blog/ Website: http://bighappylife.co.uk/ Humans are not fans of ambiguity. We don’t like being confused and, since life is confusing and people are confusing, our subconscious minds work to simplify things. One of the ways we do this is with the cognitive biases and one such bias... Continue Reading →
Provided by Natalie from Big Happy Life Blog: https://bighappylife.blog/ Website: http://bighappylife.co.uk/ When I was studying for my Psychology degree, I was required to take annual exams. In the first and second years, I answered the exam questions in the order in which they were presented. I did well both years – achieving around 75%... Continue Reading →
Provided by: R S Author Bio: I am a writer by heart. it's good to write as it is my passion. It's my hobby to read as well as write on a wide array of topics. My topics of interest are education, lifestyle, productivity, art and craft, technology, money, productivity and motivation. On the other hand,... Continue Reading →
I’m happy to announce you that the Pointless Overthinking team expands with two new members. I’m sure you’ve enjoyed the two posts Aspiring Author, the creator of Connecting Dots, already made for us. He is one of the new members I’m happy to welcome to this team! The newest member is Allie, the... Continue Reading →
Provided by: Daniel Riley Recently, I have been putting a lot of emphasis on acknowledging and living in the present moment. The power of the present is real. The present moment is where everything that has ever happened, happened. Where everything is happening now. Where everything that ever will happen, will happen. The... Continue Reading →
This is an emotional story which Lalitha, the author of A peep into my travel diaries…, wants to share with us so we can all see that we are stronger than we might think we are. Her story impressed me because it made me realize that we have amazing resources buried deep down. Her life... Continue Reading →
Affiliate Disclosure If you haven’t heard of Jocko Willink before, he is a bad-ass retired Navy Seal Commander who fought in the Iraq war. Now he is the host of a podcast, has the best soundtrack on Spotify when you just need a good kick-up-the-butt to get off your butt and has written a... Continue Reading →
