by Shantanu Tilak | Feb 5, 2018 | Anxiety, memory, Positive Psychology, Psychology, Social Psychology, Stress
We just talked to you about memory, and how sometimes, it may not be the most accurate gauge of our experiences. Let’s now venture a step further, and look at what happens when we ruminate over past situations way too much. When we are unable to recall...
by Shantanu Tilak | Dec 22, 2017 | Adjustment, Anxiety, Career Counseling, Startups, Stress, Workplace Counselling
The plethora of employment paths that an individual take all require different skill proportions to be put into use in their execution. A surgeon needs to adapt with the stability of his hands and trained heavily in medical pedagogy, whereas a psychologist would have...
by parag dubey | Dec 7, 2017 | Adjustment, Anxiety, Counselling, Startups, Stress, Time Management, Workplace Counselling
A startup always functions at ‘stretched capacities’. When team sizes run small, and the work to be done increases manifold, the rise in stress levels is something that can’t be helped. When the division of labor is diffused within a small group, it is but natural for...
by Shantanu Tilak | Nov 27, 2017 | Adjustment, Anxiety, Career Counseling, Counselling, Workplace Counselling
Studies conducted by economists at the London School of Economics shows that a large proportion of individuals in the lower rungs of society seem to be in ‘misery’. One must dig deeper into this situation to actually look at the role that finances and...
by Shantanu Tilak | Nov 24, 2017 | Anxiety, Counselling, Existentialism, Industrial psychology, Mental Health
The urbanized Indian context is marked by prolific industrial growth, as well as generous doses of anxiety. Professionals brag about their accomplishments towards making the Indian economy more productive, but what lies behind the smoke and mirrors of a privileged...
by Shantanu Tilak | Oct 24, 2017 | Adjustment, Anxiety, Depression, Mental Health, Misconceptions, Psychology, Social Psychology, Stress
We all feel a certain level of enthusiasm and mirth during the festive season. In countries such as India, where collectivist ideologies run supreme, it is but natural for a communal environment to perpetuate during the auspicious times of the year. Families unite to...
