Tag: Mental Health
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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? How many people die due to wars? How many people…
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Living Together: Steps to a Stronger Community
“Dividing is easy. The real skill is living together—building community, embracing diversity.” Picture someone who’s lived alone their whole life and suddenly has to step into society. Maybe it’s a person moving from a small village to a big city. Or someone who spent years in isolation. Or a student who never built close relationships…
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How to know yourself-45: The Key to Authentic Connections
Have you ever felt like you were sabotaging one of your relationships?How often does it happen? Is it a one-off, or does it keep repeating? Have you taken time to explore why?Could it be that, instead of acknowledging your mistakes and facing them, you react defensively and push the relationship further uphill? I’m continuing to…
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How to Know Yourself-44: Facing Your Secrets
Many people keep secrets. Is there anyone who truly has none? I doubt it. So, why do we do it?There are many reasons — sometimes to protect ourselves, sometimes to protect others. Shame, fear, and the wish to keep personal boundaries are common motivators. In some cases, secrets are used as tools of manipulation or…
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How to know yourself-43: Unlocking Self-Understanding Through Writing
Today’s Questions: Does writing help? Does it actually do something for you? Have the secrets you’ve put down on paper hurt anyone—directly or indirectly? Have they distanced people from your life? Have the secrets you’ve kept to yourself created conflicts—either with others or within yourself? Do you regret it? And if so, did that regret…
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How to Know Yourself-42: Through Journaling
To be honest, personal development wasn’t exactly a topic I was thrilled to write about. That’s precisely why I started. I wanted to build a writing habit and take time to reflect on questions I was asking myself anyway. Sharing my take on these questions, in my own voice, ended up shifting my perspective in…
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How to Know Yourself-40: Overcoming Obstacles to Personal Growth
Where Do You Want to Grow, and What’s Holding You Back? Yes, by now we often know what areas we need to improve. We understand what we feel is lacking. We also recognize what has been bothering us. When you take a moment to pause and think, ask yourself. What are the obstacles that have…
