Whether to go back to your ex: answer these 5 questions
Do you feel the urge to call him, especially after a glass of wine? And after two, you’re already texting? Don’t let your longing for the past blind you. Loneliness or the failure of a new relationship can make you wonder if you should return to a former partner. However, before you begin to seriously […]
7 signs that you’ve been wronged: some of them you wouldn’t even notice
Small grudges can build up over time – especially if they’re not discussed. And when there are too many misunderstandings in a relationship, a major conflict is inevitable. There is always a dynamic in a relationship between two people – and whether it is positive or negative depends only on the partners. If time after […]
6 signs that you’re stuck in an imaginary relationship
By continuing to hope for the best, you can fool yourself and get deeper and deeper entangled in a toxic relationship. Check to see if a similar thing is happening to you. You have been in a relationship for quite some time and you have been waiting for your partner to change for the better. […]
Candy-bouquet loneliness: how to properly care for… yourself
Am I in love with myself? How long have I been telling myself this? And how often do I let myself know it through my actions? It is unlikely that you ask yourself these questions often. Meanwhile, they are the key to a happy life, our expert is sure. Speaking about the candy-bouquet period, we […]
Dopamine fashion: why the pleasure of buying things disappears so quickly
What role does dopamine play in the love of shopping? Why has the evolutionary dopamine system become harmful to humans in modern times? And how have we, having invented new types of pleasure, trapped ourselves? Katerina Mikhaleva-Eger, PhD in Sociology, discusses this and the phenomenon of fashion in general in her book “350 Years of […]
How to cope with information overload
When was the last time you experienced information hunger? Unless you travel to parts of the world where civilisation has not yet reached, or go camping, you have probably forgotten what it is like. But you are almost certainly familiar with the feeling of information overload. This condition is fraught with nervous exhaustion, reduced efficiency […]
You don’t need drive – you need patience
We all know what sets successful people apart from the rest: they believe passionately in their dreams, work hard and energetically, and don’t give up in the face of difficulties. But there is another quality that we tend to forget about – patience. No matter how much drive we have in us, if we lack […]
How to learn a foreign language if you have no time at all
“I really want to learn English, but where can I find the time to do it?”, “I would love to – if I had the ability”, “Of course, the language is very necessary, but courses are not cheap…”. Coach Oksana Kravets tells us where to find time to study a foreign language and how to […]
Four techniques to cope with loneliness
We often avoid loneliness because it is associated with negative emotions. But rather than fighting this feeling, is it possible to embrace it? And how can this acceptance help us? When you feel lonely, sometimes you want to lie on the sofa and watch TV – that’s normal. But if this goes on indefinitely, the […]
Modesty is not a virtue?
Since Soviet times, we have been taught that a person should behave with restraint, not shout about his or her virtues and, if possible, blend in with the crowd as much as possible. But is modesty really a virtue and not a vice? Columnist Elena Kolesnikova discusses the side effects of modest behaviour. What is […]