Gross National Happiness (GNH) Day was observed last Monday, November 11th. The GNH concept was first introduced by the Bhutanese King in the 1970s. GNH promotes a holistic approach to development, emphasising that well-being should be measured by economic growth and non-economic factors such as health, education, and environmental sustainability.
Leadership failures are most apparent when decisions exacerbate inequality, suppress free expression, and sustain inefficiencies.
Crises often present opportunities for deep reflection and lasting change.
Since the millennium, global unrest has surged, heightening the risk of social upheaval. Today, corruption remains a critical issue.
In the late nineteenth century, George Eliot believed she had coined the term ‘meliorist’ when she wrote, “I do not know that I ever heard anybody use the word ‘meliorist’ except myself.” Her contemporaries credited her with coining both ‘meliorist’ and
A nitpicker is a person who finds faults, however small or unimportant, everywhere they look. After meeting someone, a nitpicker lists every tiny thing s/he did not like about the encounter. When discussing people, they often focus on seemingly minor flaws, even if they are insignificant.
Narcissism has become a popular topic to understand today, probably due in large part to Freud’s work on the ego.
Popcorn brain has become an innovative term describing a cognitive state where the brain rapidly jumps from one thought to another,
“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin but by the content of their character.”
Ageing is a natural process that can lead to new roads later in life. Human beings cannot be owned, and their value does not depreciate like other objects. Actually, elderly individuals can be intangible assets to society. As individuals grow older, their attitudes and viewpoints can be shaped by their emotions. But combining their experiences and practices can give them a significant advantage.
Confidence is good and important, but when it crosses the borderline it becomes toxic called overconfidence and goes against the laws of nature. Individuals show many psychological biases, and one of the most powerful is overconfidence.
Stoicism used to be practiced by the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius and is still followed by today’s social emperor Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, and many others. It is a way of life planned to make people more resilient, happier, virtuous, and eventually better individuals and authorities.
Stoicism teaches one to be altruistic, helping others without desire for personal gain or recognition. Since we were, in fact, created for it by nature, it is about doing it naturally. It is our function to benefit the species into which we were born.
Many factors affect how much money you need to live comfortably, such as location, lifestyle, age, and health. It also varies from culture to culture and between Western and Eastern philosophies. That is why the definition of happiness varies from culture to culture.
For generations, society has faced the question of how much money is enough to bring joy. What does the world’s most extensive happiness study say about money? It turns out that money does not make people happy, nor does their position.
Money is a good servant, but a bad master—an ancient proverb. People first crave wealth, because they want power, status, and a luxurious life. Eventually, they desire material possessions to compare themselves to others and show superiority. Once the rich become more prosperous, they can have anything they need but still focus on making more money.
‘You’re only as old as you feel’ - a pearl of folk wisdom. Counterclockwise (CC) is an excellent concept that reverses everything from hearing, paralysis, cardiac problems, memory loss and more. It is a proven way to think of someone as younger.
Cloudy weather during the World War II led to a fateful shift in plans, sparing Kuroko from destruction and changing history. Nagasaki became the target instead, highlighting the immense impact of split-second decisions. This incident, akin to ‘the butterfly effect,’ continues to resonate with Kuroko’s inhabitants, reminding us of history’s delicate balance.
