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The Art of Freeing Our Minds from Chains: Critical Analytical Thinking

The Art of Freeing Our Minds from Chains: Critical Analytical Thinking

(620 words)
March 30, 2026

One of the most dangerous conditions spreading through today’s world like a modern epidemic, gnawing at individuals from within, is undoubtedly perfectionism. This ailment, marketed as a standard of success or an admirable discipline, is in essence the heaviest chain we impose on our own minds. Perfectionism is not a motivating force for growth but a serious mental illness that paralyzes individuals with fear of making mistakes and perpetually nourishes the soul with feelings of inadequacy. This

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Gözde Cabadak

Gözde Cabadak

Change Begins from Within

Change Begins from Within

(837 words)
March 26, 2026

“If you want things to change, you must change.”At first hearing, this sentence may sound simple, even clichéd. But when a person pauses and truly reflects, they realize it carries one of life’s heaviest truths. Most of us are accustomed to seeking change outside ourselves—in other people’s behavior, in circumstances, in luck. Yet the hardest truth to accept is this: The greatest power determining the direction of our lives lies within us.By nature, humans cling to their comfort zones. The same

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Zeynepnur Karagülle

Zeynepnur Karagülle

The Power of Habits

The Power of Habits

(726 words)
December 11, 2025

The Power of Habit, written by American journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner author Charles Duhigg, was first published in 2012 and within short achieved widespread international readership. Work examines automated patterns linked to human behavior through scientific data, offering a conceptual frame for understanding habit-based actions by individuals organizations and societies. Translated into Turkish as Alışkanlıkların Gücü, it has been published by multiple publishing houses.The book emphas

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İrem Nur Yeşilyurt Kolağası

İrem Nur Yeşilyurt Kolağası

To the Mind and the Heart

To the Mind and the Heart

(285 words)
November 29, 2025

Mind and soul are the most fundamental terms pertaining to human beings. The most essential aspects that define humanity are those related to reason and spirit. Reason and spirit hold supreme importance in terms of self-awareness and self-preservation. A human being must begin investment with oneself. Starting with oneself means beginning with the mind—that is, with one’s thoughts—and with the heart—that is, with one’s emotions. This investment is the most enduring and redemptive path.Strengthen

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Hilmi Onur Kaya

Hilmi Onur Kaya

We Must Interpret the World Correctly

We Must Interpret the World Correctly

(547 words)
November 29, 2025

The world, with its mountains, plains, waters, plants, animals, and people, is a vast sphere. In the universe, however, it is but a speck. Despite how chaotic it may seem—from the planet’s rapid rotation on its own axis and around the Sun to the functioning of its living beings and their needs—no one fears that the world might fall. For however terrifying the situation may appear, it is grounded in a cause and accepted as normal.If, despite the terrifying forces beyond our planet, humans can sti

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Hilmi Onur Kaya

Hilmi Onur Kaya

Problems, difficulties, obstacles, crises, contractions

Problems, difficulties, obstacles, crises, contractions

(663 words)
November 29, 2025

Difficulties, problems, troubles, obstacles, crises, and constraints are all necessities for human beings living in this world. These realities stem from the very requirements of how the world and humanity function. Their existence is not, in itself, a problem—as long as they are not perceived as such. For neither the world nor humanity promises perfection, or the absence of problems. Moreover, the aforementioned conditions are not flaws. Just as the thorn of a rose is not a defect of the rose,

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Hilmi Onur Kaya

Hilmi Onur Kaya

Technological Applications in Psychology

Technological Applications in Psychology

(942 words)
December 2, 2025

Technological applications in psychology are software programs developed for smartphones and other mobile devices that provide users with various mental health services. With the widespread adoption of the internet and smartphones in the 21st century, interest in these mobile applications has grown as a means to deliver psychological support services more effectively and efficiently. These applications aim to make mental health services more accessible by functioning across a broad spectrum incl

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Nursena Şahin

Nursena Şahin

Correct Steps Yield Correct Results

Correct Steps Yield Correct Results

(556 words)
December 2, 2025

Almost everyone achieves something in order for something else to happen. We can observe that some people attain what they desire, while others do not—even when they act, they still fail to achieve what they want. The failure to obtain desired outcomes, as well as the success in obtaining them, is directly linked to the steps taken. Of course, this assumes that the attainment of desired results depends on the efforts of those seeking them.Those who succeed do so because they take the right steps

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Hilmi Onur Kaya

Hilmi Onur Kaya

Beyhan Budak

Beyhan Budak

(682 words)
May 31, 2025

Beyhan Budak was born in 1985 in Ankara. After completing his primary and secondary education in Ankara, he prioritized the field of psychology in his university preferences due to his interest in people and human behavior. He began his academic journey by being admitted to his first choice, the Department of Psychology at Istanbul University.Youth and EducationDuring his four years at Istanbul University, he actively participated in numerous social projects and association activities, and suppo

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Ayşe İkbal Özsakın

Ayşe İkbal Özsakın

Discipline of the Will (Book)

Discipline of the Will (Book)

(406 words)
January 6, 2026

French educator and author Jules Payot's (1859–1940) work "L'éducation de la volonté" (The Education of the Will) is a seminal book on developing individual willpower, disciplined living kohl and achieving goals. First published in 1909, this work offers in-depth analyses of the importance of willpower in the journey of personal development and success. The book has been translated into numerous languages and has attracted widespread attention across many sectors. It was first translated into Tu

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Ahsen Karakaş

Ahsen Karakaş

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