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THE SUBVOCALIZATION

DEVELOPMENT August 15, 2023

Subvocalization is that little inner voice that we can hear when we read (we don't all hear it). Some people think it's necessary to get rid of it, others don't...

THE GREY ROCK STRATEGY

DEVELOPMENT July 15, 2023

The « Grey Rock » strategy is to make ourselves boring (colourless) and unresponsive (immobile), in order to minimally engage with narcissists, manipulators, and their circuses…

INFORMATION FATIGUE

DEVELOPMENT June 15, 2023

In the era of technology and information, we are constantly exposed to an overwhelming amount of data. This information overload can lead to a phenomenon called information fatigue. In this article, we will explore the causes of information fatigue, its detrimental effects, and the strategies available to cope with it…

THE WEIGHT OF PROMISES

DEVELOPMENT May 15, 2023

All too often we make promises lightly, because we make them without thinking or simply to reassure the other person. However, this nonchalant attitude can have real repercussions...

ESCAPING PERNICIOUS PARENTS

DEVELOPMENT / HEALTH April 15, 2023

We laugh when movies and television show us, in a comical way, children taking care of childish, incompetent and/or toxic parents. But in reality, things are much more scathing...

THE HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS

DEVELOPMENT March 15, 2023

For many people, fulfilled relationships mean sharing a healthy, happy and fulfilling relationship with a loving partner, while for others the relationship is complicated, even strategic...

PARASOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS

DEVELOPMENT February 15, 2023

While some research on parasocial relationships usually focuses on the friendly bonds between a user and a media character (a celebrity, an influencer, a fictional character, an anime character) or any other figure they encounter through media, series, movies, podcasts, TV shows, radio shows via social media platforms (Twitter, Instagram or TikTok, ...), let's discover together the hidden side of these relationships ...

SOCIAL MEDIA AND MENTAL HEALTH

DEVELOPMENT / HEALTH January 15, 2023

Social media/networks have become an omnipresent part of our daily lives. This is neither a good nor a bad thing in itself, but a new facet of our social life that we need to be fully aware of and to protect our mental health against...

STEP OFF THE SCALE

HEALTH December 15, 2022

The progress and results of weight loss are not linear. Daily life often interferes and even if we follow expert advice to the letter, the number that indicates our weight quickly becomes a demotivator or a motivator, depending on what our scale says (that doesn’t always tell the truth)...

LISTENING WITHOUT INTERRUPTING

DEVELOPMENT November 15, 2022

Letting another person speak without interrupting is often presented as the obvious basis for communication. It is not necessarily a matter of listening to the end of a long speech, but also of doing so within the framework of a thought that has not yet been fully expressed when the interlocutor has the floor...