Gently Down The Stream

Navigating the Literary Labyrinth

Category: behavioural science

Honesty, a sinking social trait

Honesty, a sinking social trait

We come across reports of deception and corruption almost every day that it doesn’t affect or surprise us anymore. The…

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Stress, stress and more stress

Stress, stress and more stress

Stress that saves, Stress that harms, And the stress that we love. Varied kinds of stresses surround us ! Day…

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Give, and you will receive

Give, and you will receive

 Give, and you will receive, says the golden rule of reciprocity. The most impressive aspect of the Rule of reciprocity…

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Are friendships limited? An insight into Dunbar’s number

Are friendships limited? An insight into Dunbar’s number

Who is a friend? Why do we have them, do we need them? Why, the concept of Dunbar’s number, limits…

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The quest towards mastery, do you believe in 10,000 hours rule

The quest towards mastery, do you believe in 10,000 hours rule

Achieving mastery in any domain is a journey through time, the time you are willing to put in work for…

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Acquiring knowledge – a journey into the unknown

Acquiring knowledge – a journey into the unknown

Acquiring knowledge is a never-ending mission and a journey into the unknown. Mentioning the word unknown in the recent time…

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Comparing-our second nature

Comparing-our second nature

Humans are wired in this way, wired to compare. We are always looking at the things around us in relative…

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Cognitive dissonance in sour grapes

Cognitive dissonance in sour grapes

People generally use the saying “Sour grapes “ as a disdain expression to point out disapprovingly of those opportunities that…

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