Understanding ourselves and the world we live in.
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
'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 →
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 →
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 →
“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 →
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 →
“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 →
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 →
Why do you think humans are social animals? Looking forward to your answers, Max
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 →
Let me tell you a bit more about me. Apart from writing a bunch of stuff on this blog and my own and doing some netflix and chill whilst trying to get my studies together, I somehow seem to enjoy to take the time to understand the problems people in this world, have. And if... Continue Reading →
Which one would you take and why? Love Focus Joy Calm Magic BUT! You can only CHOOSE ONE! As always, looking forward to your answers! 🙂 Max
We've all read countless articles on many well-known websites, blogs, and guru-platforms that we shall NEVER compare ourselves to other people. In fact, we're told to only compare ourselves to the person whom we were 'yesterday'. The problem is that looking back to 'who you were yesterday' actually inhibits your development more than improving it.... Continue Reading →
What is the nicest thing anyone has ever done for you? Looking forward to your answers! Max
The other day, I wrote a longer comment on a 'Question of the Day' post, all about confidence. So I thought I'd say a couple of more words about this... We are all familiar with classic situations where we know we MUST 'be' or 'act' confident (usually because we're told so). Job interviews, dates, presentations... Continue Reading →
But does it really Uncle Ben? Let’s consider the following… We have all been through some tough shit in our lives. But you know who also went through some pretty tough times? William James. (Let's call him William for the sake of his story) Many of you may have heard of William before. If you... Continue Reading →
