I was with a colleague yesterday, engaging in some small talk, until I noticed a distressed look on his face. On a working holiday, this guy is a 24-year-old from Portugal in visiting Sydney. He was a registered nurse back in his country and also worked as a nurse in…

I am a 30-year-old from Sydney, Australia. I currently study psychology, and I am most passionate about personal growth, well-being, creativity and gaining learning experiences from travelling the world and meeting new people. I remember one day picking up a book titled ‘The Art of Happiness by The Dalai Lama…

I moved to Cambodia in mid-2018 to pursue a career path and lifestyle of service, altruism and meaning. The decision to pack up my life and move to a foreign country all on my own was no trivial thing. However, I knew that taking massive action was necessary if I…

I had a class earlier this semester in social psychology, where we discussed attractiveness and inter-sexual dynamics - this is a topic I find extremely interesting for many reasons. This is relevant to those in the dating space, for those in relationships or marriage. Shockingly, the deeper you dig into…

“Depression is not real”, says figurehead of the ‘manosphere’ Andrew Tate (who I like, by the way). The ‘manosphere’ is an internet sub-culture that promotes masculinity and men’s success. …

I hear a lot of young people blame the inequalities of the world on ‘capitalism’ and the ‘patriarchy’, however, this assumption is far from truth. When people blame the patriarchy on inequalities, they are taking a small sub-set of males who are hyper-productive and hyper-intelligent and using them to generalise…

A study from the US found that when one goes from broke to making more money, levels of happiness increases. However, once you reach $75,000, any increase in income after that does not increase levels of happiness. Now, this study was conducted a few years ago, so that figure would…

Personality psychology studies individual differences in thought, emotion and behaviour. Dr Jordan Peterson describes personality as low-resolution solutions to the highly complex problems presented before us every day. These individual differences account for the diverse dynamics you see in family units, social circles, workplaces, government and society. In reference to…

1) Making content helps me refine what I’m learning. They say the best way to learn something is to teach it. Reading, researching and then communicating what you’ve learned helps solidify your expertise in your respective field of knowledge. 2) Art doesn’t need to be perfect to provide value to…