Gently Down The Stream

Navigating the Literary Labyrinth

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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What you do, if it’s not up to you

What you do, if it’s not up to you

“ta eph’hemin, ta ouk eph’hemin.” The phrase mentioned above is an age-old Greek stoic phrase that translates to, “What is…

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Roseto effect, Is social connections best for a healthy heart

Roseto effect, Is social connections best for a healthy heart

Modern life favours egocentric individualist society, where one makes decisions considering their preferences, needs and rights. A collectivist society, on…

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Pandora’s box, are you optimistic about hope?

Pandora’s box, are you optimistic about hope?

The name Pandora’s box itself exudes antiquity, as well as an enigma. People often use it figuratively to refer to…

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What prompted  Robert Oppenheimer to quote Gita

What prompted Robert Oppenheimer to quote Gita

Robert Oppenheimer was the principal architect of the world’s first nuclear weapon and headed the Manhattan Project during the second…

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Vinegar Tasters, how beliefs shape attitudes

Vinegar Tasters, how beliefs shape attitudes

When it comes to attitudes, people generally have different approaches to life. Some are cheerful, some optimistic, few are perennially…

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Possible implications of folk tales

Possible implications of folk tales

Any folklore may look like straightforward storytelling, but most of the time, its implications are diverse. The implications I have…

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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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