Why we all should NOT be singing to Mamma Mia.

Why we all should NOT be singing to Mamma Mia.

Abba – we know them, we love them. Topping musical charts in the 70s, thisSwedish pop group remains famous up to this day, with probably their most popularsingle being Mamma Mia – a song we all sing along to heartily whenever it pops upon the radio. But do we really...
Stoicism, the belief of the achievers?

Stoicism, the belief of the achievers?

  If we observe the many people around us, we can easily note how many people exercise the concept of  ‘external locus of control’. In short, this concept explains the tendency of an individual to exert responsibility on external factors, rather than...
Religion: An Unconscious Panic About Death

Religion: An Unconscious Panic About Death

   Sometimes children prefer their grandparents over their own parents.  Grandparents treat them better, they’re nicer and they give them their favourite food. Parents are usually quite jealous, and say that back in the day, the grandparents weren’t always that...
Beyond the narcissistic stereotype

Beyond the narcissistic stereotype

  ‘People with narcissistic personality disorder have a grandiose view of their abilities and are preoccupied with fantasies of great success’ (Kring, Johnson, Davidson & Neale, 2012).    It took me nearly four years to finish my bachelor’s degree in...