by Aseem Gupta | Aug 15, 2021 | Psychology
Depending on your vantage point, Immanuel Kant was either the epitome of tedium or the ultimate productivity virtuoso. For four decades, he awoke unfailingly at five a.m., dedicating precisely three hours to writing. His mornings unfolded with surgical precision:...
by Aseem Gupta | Aug 14, 2021 | Psychology
Imagine this: it’s 2:00 a.m. You’re slumped on the couch, eyes glazed and foggy, staring blankly at the flickering television screen. You don’t even know why you’re still awake. Inertia has you trapped — getting up to sleep seems like too much effort, so you just keep...
by Aseem Gupta | Aug 14, 2021 | Psychology
In the late nineteenth century, beneath the serene, sun-dappled skies of the Swiss Alps, a figure cloaked in intellectual fervor and existential fire descended—metaphorically—from his solitary mountain refuge. This was Friedrich Nietzsche, a hermetic philosopher who,...
by Aseem Gupta | Aug 13, 2021 | Psychology
Emotions shape every corner of our lives—how we relate to others, how we see ourselves, and how we navigate the world’s uncertainties. Yet, beneath the chaos of feelings lies an unseen architecture, a set of laws that govern the way emotions arise, interact, and...
by Aseem Gupta | Aug 13, 2021 | Psychology
Ever felt like no matter how hard you try, you just can’t stick to your goals? You know what you should do — eat healthier, exercise, focus at work — yet somehow, self-control slips through your fingers like sand. What if everything you believed about willpower and...
