"When you accept yourself, the whole world accepts you." Easier said than done, right? To love yourself at the current moment is complex enough, but what about who you used to be? What about the parts of yourself you aren't proud of? What about the tedious pieces which still need tending to? To truly love... Continue Reading →
SnapDragon Speaks: On Thought-Jelly.
Still Here, 2019. Paris. Original Photo by SnapDragon X. All rights reserved, yo. Hi. SnapDragon here. It's been awhile. And who knows why, really. I mean, I do have a toddler. I tend to the house and home. I technically work full-time, although it's more like a part-time, online gig at the moment. (No complaints.... Continue Reading →
How a Pencil Proves our Indisputable Interconnectedness
By E.L. Jayne Our interconnectedness and reliance on other human beings is taken for granted lately. It seems as if people only want to surround themselves with other like-minded people. This is profoundly dangerous.
Motivation
Hi everyone, I want to talk about motivation today. I had a few conversations lately about how we can motivate ourselves and maybe also others. It is an important topic, right? I think I am not shy to make changes in my life. I actually enjoy it very much and too much stability in one... Continue Reading →
Reflections
Hello everyone, We are in the last week of 2020. What a year it has been! From its conception till now, event after event, shock after shock. This extremity is why I think we need to reflect even harder on how this year has been for each of us individually. This is what I want... Continue Reading →
Breathing
Hi everyone, I have recently got into breathing exercises and breathing meditation again. Why? Honestly, I have no idea. One day, I woke up and something told me that I had to start that again that day. I had no choice but listen to it and I am glad I did. I was not feeling... Continue Reading →
GREAT ACHIEVER “महासिद्धी” BLOGGER AWARD
Hi all, I will do something different this week and accept an award for my personal blog (betulerbasi.com) here on Pointlessoverthinking because the content of this award is very fit for here. Kamal is an awesome blogger who writes on various topics that are very much related to life and how to make our lives... Continue Reading →
Dissatisfaction: A User’s Guide
Provided by Marushka from Skeleton At The Feast There are many good arguments on behalf of contentment. I am in fact completely in favor of contentment, so if you find yourself at peace with your life please don’t read any further - because today I make the case for a creature called Dissatisfaction. What is this... Continue Reading →
I’ve Studied Abroad 3 Times & I’ve Learned Nothing
Provided by ellieejay My first international class in Guatemala, followed by a semester in London, then a semester in Granada… and what do I have to say for myself? I’ve learned nothing. Contrary to popular belief and folktales told by previous students who have studied internationally, living abroad for 5 months does not make you... Continue Reading →
Life Is The Dancer And We Are The Dance
It’s That Simple Life is so simple and beautiful. More than anything, it so magical and alive. I can see it dancing everywhere around me in the form of my surroundings. A few minutes earlier, I was sitting in my balcony. Luckily, my head slowly tilted upwards as I looked into the sky to watch the... Continue Reading →
The Most Important Thing(s) To Understand About Your Relationship
One of my most interested fields in psychology is that of dating and understanding how to find and interact with our romantic partner. There is no doubt that if you are in a relationship or married, that you haven't been through some sort of emotional or mental rollercoaster with your partner. That's just part of... Continue Reading →
Together Is Better
'A Lion used to prowl about a field in which Four Oxen used to dwell. Many a time he tried to attack them; but whenever he came near they turned their tails to one another, so that whichever way he approached them he was met by the horns of one of them. At last, however,... Continue Reading →
How To Be An Attractive Man
In our post industrial, feminist world, its not as clear a it used to be what a man is or what he should be. We live in a world, in which feminist groups often associate man's masculinity with 'tyranny' and as a result believe in degrading men's masculinity. Centuries ago, a mans duty was power... Continue Reading →
Forget Your Goals. Try This Instead…
It's 2019 and for the most part, people have already made their head up about the new-years resolutions and goals they are going to get after this year. And that's exactly why I feel like I need to put up my finger and say something... Something I feel like needs to be known by people... Continue Reading →
The Story Without A Title
“man standing on sand while spreading arms beside calm body of water” by Kal Loftus on Unsplash Oh wait, you already saw it… I don’t know what I’m going to write today! I just wished to write something different. I was bored of do-this-do-that stuff.Even my homepage is full of stories I don’t want to read. Right... Continue Reading →
Your Feelings Are Overrated.
We are often told to act in alignment to what we feel. How we feel. For whom we feel. This notion of acting in alignment with our feelings can be a dangerous mindset. In fact, allow me to tell you that your feelings are completley overrated. They are unimportant. Look, there are only 2 reasons... Continue Reading →
A Short Story Of Inspiration For Your Day 2.0
“BANG!” The gun fires and the race is on. The runners take off across the field. It rained the day before and the ground is still damp. The temperature is cool. It is a perfect day for running. The line of runners quickly forms a pack. Like a school of fish they come together as... Continue Reading →
Finding Your Calling
In one of my recent articles I published on this blog, people repeatedly commented they had no clue how to 'find their calling' or their 'passion'. I therefore though I'd provide people with some more advice to this. Now let's get one thing straight right here... 'find your passion' is the single most terrible piece... Continue Reading →
Question of the Day – No. 207
Why do you think humans are social animals? Looking forward to your answers, Max
A Short Story of Inspiration For Your Day :-)
Consider the story of two stonemasons. You walk up to the first stonemason and ask, 'Do you like your job?'. He looks up at you and replies, 'I've been building this wall for as long as I can remember. The work is monotonous and I work in the scorching hot sun all day. The stones... Continue Reading →