The COVID-19 pandemic has put a brake on the global economy. Most businesses are closed and many people lost their jobs. Reflecting these devastating damag...

As we get older, we tend to behave as if the ending of our story has already been written. It becomes more difficult to start something new. Our daily rout...

On stormy days when the wind is high, simple nuggets of wisdom may be the rock we can anchor ourselves to. Although we often seek and receive advice to deal...

When you stumble upon challenges that seem too overwhelming to deal with, they paralyze us. We cannot decide on what to do. Looking for help, we may turn t...

In today's world, where artificial intelligence is rapidly replacing human intelligence, we ask ourselves to which areas we need to direct our energy. While...

No. I'm not talking about "big" data here. It is personal data that we have not been claiming enough ownership of. While it is important to protect it fro...

When life throws things at us, it is easy for us to focus on things that are not going well. Because we are so busy in getting things done, we tend to take ...

If you are in your twenties or early thirties, it may never occur to you that you will stop receiving a paycheck at some point in your life. It can be tempor...

In his TED talk, Alain de Botton wakes us up to a seemingly brutal reality, where there is no such thing as "meant-to-be-perfect" relationship. His logic is...

When I left academia two years ago, I did not know what my next job was going to be and how soon I would go back to work. Everything was up in the air. I w...

Do you ever wonder why you need a vacation from work? Perhaps your spirit is drained by your endless job responsibilities, some of which may be outside your ...

It was the convenience of carrying a genie in my pocket that eventually convinced me to buy a mobile phone. You make a wish in the search box. Voila! You get...

In his TED talk, Leon Taylor suggests physical activity as an intervention to keep our stress from encroaching our mental health. His argument is well suppor...

Have you ever wondered why most of your new year resolutions don't work out? You are not alone. I certainly belong to this unfortunate tribe. Stephen Dunei...

If you are not familiar with placebo effects, they are worth noticing. It is no secret that the patients' belief that the pills they are taking would work ca...