Tag: Mental Health
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How to Know Yourself-63: Understanding Health and Self-Awareness
Health, Self-Awareness, and Modern Misconceptions It’s a common saying: “Health comes first.” We’ve all heard it — a cliché as old as time, and famously voiced by figures like Sakıp Sabancı. But let’s set aside the cliché itself and ask ourselves some real questions about our own relationship with health. Getting to know ourselves is…
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How to Know Yourself-62: Navigating Curiosity and Experience
On the Desire for Novelty, Psychedelics, and the Search for Experience When it comes to exploring new things, do you see yourself as an extremist — someone who pushes all boundaries — or do you have certain limits and preconceptions that guide your actions? Have you ever seriously considered trying psychedelic substances? How did you…
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How to Know Yourself-61: Exploring Your Life Choices
The title gives it away: our question today is, how does the constant search for excitement and change impact your daily life? Does it affect your relationships, preferences, or career? When a new travel destination or possibility comes to mind, what are the first questions you ask yourself? And what do those questions reveal about…
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Returning Home, Forgetting the Past
I am a Turkish migrant who lives in Germany over 10 years already. Time is flying. i came to Germany when i was 24 years old. Most of my 20s was here. It is hard to consider for me where is home because I am far from my past, not so strongly connected. The reason…
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Break Free from Algorithmic Thinking
Sometimes, we expect too much from people who’ve spent most of their lives consuming information shaped by algorithms, click-driven news outlets, and ratings-hungry TV shows—without ever developing a reading habit. But here’s the truth:All content is designed to grab your attention and shape your thinking.And I don’t mean that in a conspiracy-theory way.Whether you realize…
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How to Know Yourself-49: Embrace Spontaneity
The Truth About Being Spontaneous Spontaneous.A word loved by many today—and just as often misunderstood. It’s often associated with chaos, lack of planning, and “just going with the flow.” Tied closely to that ever-popular phrase: “Live in the moment.” But this interpretation leads to a deeper misunderstanding. Because truly living in the moment doesn’t mean…
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How to Know Yourself-47: Steps to Personal Growth
At its core, growth is experience and knowledge.It’s about learning new things — about yourself and the world — and expanding your perspective.But what does a broader perspective actually bring you? More worries?Of course not. It increases your awareness. It helps you make better decisions about your life. It sharpens your emotional intelligence. And we’ve…
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Embracing Indifference: Reflections on Life and Writing
Note from me This post is a translation of something I originally wrote last month in Turkish. After writing it, I felt a shift — something inside nudged me to return to writing again. That’s when I decided to finally open this website and commit to writing more regularly. I am also more motivated these…
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How to Know Yourself-46: Balancing Inner Peace in Relationships
Balancing Inner Peace in Relationships: When is it Too Much? Maintaining a relationship—or being with someone you consider special—can sometimes make it difficult to preserve your inner peace. What would you do if you felt your happiness was being threatened by the very relationship you’re in? How long can you continue to prioritize your own…
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The Misconceptions of Modern World: Facts vs. Instincts
FACTFULNESS Are we really living in such terrible times? Is this an era where one shouldn’t bring children into the world? Has the world truly gone mad? Are we living in an age full of evil?Well — what do you think about the following questions? Swedish doctor Hans Rosling, after studying medicine and statistics at…
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