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Psychology says people who add ‘no pressure’ to requests may be trying to protect the relationship as much as the request

Asking someone for their time, help, attention or a favor always leaves room for rejection, which can feel uncomfortable for everyone involved. To make the interaction feel less awkward, the person making the request may soften what they are asking before the other person has even had a chance to…

The Economic Times

Psychology explains why we keep waving goodbye even after someone can no longer see us, and why your brain insists on finishing the gesture

Waving goodbye after someone departs is a deeply ingrained social ritual. This automatic habit develops through years of repeated social interactions. Attachment theory explains how these rituals help regulate emotions during separation. Conversation analysis shows endings involve multiple closing signals for completion. Your brain ensures goodbyes feel complete, even when…

The Economic Times

Husband Discovers The Truth Behind His Wife’s ‘Green Flag’ Years Into Their Marriage

Man finds himself questioning his marriage after an old iPad reveals painful secrets from his wife’s past.

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Are you an office chameleon? Why our professional and private selves are often very different

Many of us adopt an altered persona in the workplace – changing our vocabulary, our clothes, and even our opinions. Ellie Harrison asks the experts if it’s healthy... and which self is more real

The Independent UK

The allure of secret weddings

On April Fool's Day, actress Anya Taylor-Joy announced her marriage — two years prior

Salon

When we can share everything online, what counts as oversharing?

A study suggests communicating too much about yourself can be a bad thing – but we need to share to make connections, too

The Guardian - US

BeReal is now in freefall. Why are new social media apps doomed to fail?

In the race to create the new Instagram, rivals morph into each other, losing what makes them special in the first place, says Ysabel Gerrard, a senior lecturer in digital communication

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Ever feel like your life is a performance? Everyone does – and a 1959 book explains roles, scripts and hiding backstage

Our cultural touchstones series looks at books that have made an impact.

The Conversation

Dainik Jagran uses Draupadi Murmu’s election to discredit an Adivasi struggle

In his 1974 book Frame Analysis, Canadian sociologist Erving Goffman argues that the way information is framed tells us what to think of an issue as much as how to think about it. But what if the framing is a spin in a report on a marginalised community, in the…

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Open to interpretation

Inspired by the book The Presentation Of Self In Everyday Life by Scottish author Erving Goffman, Thai surrealist photographer Namoh Kongdhana created two photos under the theme "Everyday, A Play In One Act". The first photo represents "front stage" and portrays a girl sitting in front of a red theatre…

Bangkok Post

Why the right wants to see naughty bits

A panel of experts on conservative fascination with bodily functions — it's vicious, illogical and also revealing

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