An in-depth analysis of the history of social media and their effects on mental health. — We have developed a lot, we have developed so much that we are now living in the digital age. Since the early 2000s, digital products were going mainstream. But the one thing that revolutionized the digital world as we know it? The iPhone. Debuted to the world in 2007, since…

A poem about hope — self-love and perseverance — Don’t lose hope, You’ve got to cope. Hanging by a string, Don’t let your ears ring. Look at the sky, As you fly. Exquisite cloud, As your mind gets loud. Just have hope, And trot the globe. You’ll find a way, To make it sway. Yourself you should love, And the one above. Be brave, And crave. Success you will find, Don’t look behind. You’ve come…

Musing about how learning about the meaning of bus gave me peace of mind — It was some time ago that I learnt about etymology. Etymology is the study of the origin of words, and the way in which their meanings have changed. I found it pretty interesting. I looked up some origins of words. I knew I had to look at the etymology of…

Don’t Run Away From Problems And Responsibilities — That is a verse from MGMT’s song “Little Dark Age”, and it stuck to my head. “It” refers to the problems and responsibilities one has in life, and by hiding from them, they don’t go away, and I couldn’t agree more. …

- A person who is very optimistic — I like to believe that there are two types of people in the world, and they can be classified by handing them a glass of water. But the catch here is, the glass should not be filled completely. You take that glass up to a person and you ask them…

It might not always turn out how you expected it to — Have you ever been in a situation when you’ve had high hopes for something and expected astronomical outcomes, but only for it to be very subtle and nothing much? I bet you’ve been. In fact, it’s no lie that we’ve all found ourselves in such a situation. It feels terrible…

The flow state is a mental state. It is achieved when one is in deep concentration, literally a state of hyper-productivity. It’s not very hard to enter, but once you do, you can do wonders. World’s biggest scientific discoveries are done when the scientists were in the flow state. …

It’s Just Hidden — There is a common misconception that those who are skilled at something were born with that skill. That is absolutely not true. No one is born with any skill. For example, a famous musician. They didn’t come out of the womb playing a piano, did they? Nope, they started practicing…

The Power of Reading — Have you ever noticed how time moves slowly when you read books? On the other hand, time moves like lightning when you start scrolling through Instagram or YouTube. You could read a hundred pages and time won’t have gone much, but if you sat and watched a hundred shorts, well…