Psych Time

I never expected a yellow bathtub duck to become one of my favorite psychological concepts. I was having an intense discussion on this topic with my friend over a phone call. I was familiar with the terminology of this rubber duck but what it actually was, I was unable to put forth in a psychological way. As a person, who spends 95% of his time alone inside the room, I decided to think on this topic and share my opinions or insights. So lets buckle up.

 Every Second Place Was a Declaration of War... Most people hate losing. I don't. Losing is simple. When you lose, the result is clear. You know where you stand, you know what went wrong, and you know how much work is left to do. What I hate is second place. There is something uniquely irritating about being close enough to victory to almost touch it, only to watch someone else walk away with it. Over the years, I have realized that second place affects me differently than it affects most people. It doesn't make me sad. It doesn't make me quit. It doesn't even make me angry for very long. Instead, it creates a permanent bookmark in my memory. Years later, I may forget what I ate that morning or what clothes I wore that day, but I will remember the feeling of standing one step away from the top. People often say that you should forgive, forget, and move on. I have never been wired that way. I don't carry hatred, but I do carry memory. Every time someone underestimate...

Has it ever happened with you? You go to bed after a long tiring day and these countless thoughts come back to haunt you. You start talking to yourself all of a sudden in the bed itself, giving justifications and imagining the mistakes that could have been corrected. I have read somewhere that whenever a thought haunts you, you write it down on a piece of paper, and then you burn it down. Well I don't play with fire. I decided to write down my thoughts in a blog post. Right here. Hopefully I will sleep peacefully today... Because instead of talking this stuff to myself, I am trying to experiment it by talking, I mean writing it here...

  As per Shakespeare's quote in one of his plays (If I Am Not Wrong) "To be or not to be - That is the question", I have kept the blog topic.  Hello, fellow readers to this new blog post. Today we are speaking about a topic to which a typical introvert personality will relate more than other people. People who don't want to mix up with others and prefer to take matters into their own hands. Yes, that is what Lone Wolf means. I am sure you must seen this image every where on the web, be it in the form of memes or whatsoever. To clear doubts, being Lone Wolf is not like being an animal (Just Kidding). Let us have a look at the formal definition from Google on this topic. The fact that being incorporating this kind of personality is not an easy task. It has its own disadvantages. But what makes it a good trait in a person, is how you cope with the challenges encountered while being a lone wolf. Let us have a look at the potential challenges people with these personalitie...

 Being visible doesn’t just mean posting on social media or being loud in meetings. Visibility is about showing up with intention , making your values, ideas, and contributions known. This thought has been constantly crossing my mind over the past few weeks. It further amplified when I spotted someone's WhatsApp status like this: Let’s get straight to it. In this world, it’s not enough to be good . You have to be seen as being good . People don’t reward effort. They reward exposure . People don’t remember the silent genius in the back. They remember the one who spoke up, showed up, and made an impression, even if that impression was just louder confidence with less competence . (Quite frustrating, isn't it?) If that pisses you off, good. It should. That anger? That’s your inner potential getting sick of your own silence.

  "The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It’s the loneliness of it. Memories need to be shared." — Lois Lowry, The Giver Hello My Fellow readers. This blog is specially for those people, who "think" they are lonely. Well, the topic of today's blog is something specifically I was saving for many days. Actually, by writing this blog, I might be able to convey the immense amount of whirlwinds of thoughts rushing through my mind, to the people like you. After all, have a look at the above quote. This quote perfectly captures the sorrow of carrying unspoken emotions, whether it's grief, lost love, forgotten sacrifices, or silent struggles. It emphasizes the deep human need for connection even when words fail. If you are wondering, if that is me in the above image, no it's not. It has become a need nowadays to speak on this issue. I have been hearing many cases, in which loneliness makes someone go crazy.  There’s a peculiar kind of loneline...