Are you fully aware of the present moment? Can you experience the moment without thinking and drifting off to the future or the past? Unfortunately, we often have to answer no. Because it requires conscious training. The ability to be fully present in the moment helps us reduce stress, improves our concentration, and can even make us happier and more content. Mindfulness means having an increased awareness of sensory stimuli (perception of breathing, feeling bodily sensations, etc.) and being in the here and now. (Source:) Mindfulness can enable you to focus on what you have and appreciate it, rather than...
The term 'impostor syndrome' (original: impostor phenomenon) was first introduced in 1978 in an article by Pauline R. Clance and Suzanne A. Imes. They observed that many very successful women believe that they are not particularly intelligent and that their achievements are overestimated by others.People affected by this phenomenon are often plagued by fears of failure and great self-doubt regarding their own achievements and abilities. Instead of acknowledging their own merits, they attribute their successes to factors like luck or chance, over which they have no control.To compensate for doubts about their own abilities, people have developed certain mechanisms: They...
