by Shantanu Tilak | Jan 8, 2018 | Adjustment, Community Psychology, Social Psychology
We often try to decipher whether conspiracies and hidden intent are laid within the political agendas that our leaders impose upon us. When we are encouraged to vote for a particular candidate, are there often ploys used in order to garner more favorable results in a...
by Shantanu Tilak | Jan 1, 2018 | Adjustment, Culture, Existentialism
As the New Year commences, let’s put time into perspective. Looking in retrospect at 2017, there are events that we remember, and others that often slip from our memory. Before you go ahead and look back, take a minute to stop and think. We’re sure that...
by Shantanu Tilak | Dec 29, 2017 | Adjustment, Counselling, Culture, Psychology
The New Year is imminent in the effect it has on our psyche. As the New Year begins, we often find ourselves thinking, ‘Is it time to shed my old skin?’ Thinking about letting go of certain aspects of our personality, or certain habits we have is thus, an...
by Shantanu Tilak | Dec 25, 2017 | Adjustment, Existentialism
Christmas and the end of the year is often considered as a time where mirth is something that is encountered in abundance. We tend to feel a wave of positive emotions during this period of time, and often express our gratitude, love and happiness towards others by...
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 Shantanu Tilak | Dec 18, 2017 | Career Counseling, Workplace Counselling
Moving on from our discussion of the various orders of functioning that are followed within the workplace, we’d like to delve deeper into the interactions that take place during the typical 9 to 5 stint. It’s pretty clear from the offset that communication...
by Shantanu Tilak | Dec 15, 2017 | Career Counseling, Startups, Workplace Counselling
Let me ask you a question. You’re working in a space where the 9-5 hour is your limit, but, there is hardly any interaction taking place between you and your superiors. What your boss tells you is the golden rule, and all the work assigned to you is strictly...
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...
