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Severance: Who Is Really Living the Life?

At first glance, the arrangement seems wonderfully simple. You still earn a salary, and go home to your family or friends. You just never have to experience the unpleasant bit…

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August 28, 2026
The Mirror

The Saddest Friendships Are the Ones That Never Officially End

Do we all ask the same question at some point in our lives: Do we have fewer friends as we get older? Yet many of us probably cannot even recall…

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May 27, 2026
The Hearth

Have You Ever Thought, “I’m Done Being Nice”?

One thing I started noticing was the greetings. For the last few years, I'd make a point of saying good morning to the receptionist and the admin ladies every morning.…

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July 30, 2026
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    The Invisible Tax of Being Too Nice: Why the Adult World Might Need an Attitude

    April 9, 2026 /

    I’ve just seen how people treat a "pushover." They don't usually think, Wow, what a selfless person. They usually just stop thinking about you entirely...

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    Why Being a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) Isn’t a Superpower – And Not a Curse Either

    March 30, 2026
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    Have You Ever Thought, “I’m Done Being Nice”?

    July 30, 2026
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    The Thirty-Minute Buffer: How Email Scheduling Helped Me Reclaim My Peace

    March 9, 2026
  • The Mirror

    Time Feels Faster as We Age? Why Our Brains Start Losing Track of the Years

    April 6, 2026 /

    Even COVID has started producing this feeling. Sometimes somebody casually mentions lockdowns, mask mandates, or working from home. An event that completely disrupted human life across the entire planet somehow already feels both emotionally close and strangely distant at the same time...

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    Why Does Work Reward the Performance of Performance?

    August 15, 2026

    When Karma Doesn’t Come: How Do We Live with Unfairness?

    March 7, 2026

    Why Doomscrolling Feels So Draining – And How I Stopped Without Quitting Social Media

    February 27, 2026
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    Her: Why We Must All Face Our Own Loneliness Eventually

    April 4, 2026 /

    When Her released in 2013, Samantha felt speculative. Now she feels alarmingly plausible - The modern world increasingly encourages people to manage loneliness through personalised stimulation rather than confrontation...

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    Frieren and the Friction of Forever: Why a Short Life is the Only One Worth Living

    April 25, 2026

    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: Why Perfect Forgetting Would Destroy Happiness

    March 7, 2026

    About Time: Why Growing Up is Something Even Superpowers Can’t Fix

    March 2, 2026
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    The Hearth

    Why Being a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) Isn’t a Superpower – And Not a Curse Either

    March 30, 2026 /

    I think discovering the term HSP didn’t change who I am. It just helped me stop fighting it so much. I still get annoyed at small things. I still overthink certain interactions. And honestly… sometimes I still wonder if I’m just being too much...

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    The Min/Max Trap: Why I’m Learning to Play Life Sub-Optimally

    March 14, 2026
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    Some Friendships End the Moment Fake Peace Surfaces

    May 20, 2026
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    Have You Ever Thought, “I’m Done Being Nice”?

    July 30, 2026
  • The Mirror

    Why Being Kind Doesn’t Make Life Easier (And Why It’s Still Worth It)

    March 20, 2026 /

    We like to imagine integrity as something noble and rewarding. In reality, it often feels socially inconvenient. Especially in workplaces. People stopped giving quiet warnings before work problems escalated...

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    When Was the Last Time You Were Truly Happy? Rethinking Happiness in Adulthood

    February 24, 2026

    Why Doomscrolling Feels So Draining – And How I Stopped Without Quitting Social Media

    February 27, 2026
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    Why Do Adult Friendships End Without a Breakup?

    May 22, 2026
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    Soul: Do We Really Need to Find Our Purpose?

    March 18, 2026 /

    We often ask ourselves a familiar question: What is my purpose? But Soul nudges us toward a different one: Are you actually living the life in front of you?

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    Project Hail Mary and the Friendships That Survive After the Mission Ends

    June 2, 2026
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    Severance: Who Is Really Living the Life?

    August 28, 2026
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    Have You Ever Been Embarrassed by Your Father? What Big Fish and I Am Sam Reveal About Understanding Our Fathers

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