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Why Does Work Reward the Performance of Performance?

The cover becomes part of the assessment. Eventually, it can become difficult to tell whether someone is being recognised for what they did or for how convincingly they made it…

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August 15, 2026
The Screen

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

You cannot perfect life without reshaping it. And growing up begins when you realise perfection is not the goal. And even superpowers can’t exempt you from becoming an adult...

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March 2, 2026
The Screen

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

Because a life fully lived will never be spotless: the ache, the scar, the contrast - they are what prevent your heart from becoming its own eternal sunshine of the…

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March 7, 2026
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    The Hearth

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

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    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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    Her: Why We Must All Face Our Own Loneliness Eventually

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

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

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    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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    Soul: Do We Really Need to Find Our Purpose?

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    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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