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The Wordle Craze

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 Hello! Most of us have probably been familiarised with the new trend of 'Wordle'. Wordle is a web-based word game developed by Josh Wardle. Players have six attempts to guess a five-letter word. Though the idea seems rather simple, it has surely lured a lot of its users into some sort of addiction whereby they make sure not to miss out on the daily challenge. It has also recently been bought by The New York Times and has a special touch to it. The question arises, How did they do it? The answer is simple. Simple interface. Simple concept. Simple words(but, a tough nut to crack). As mentioned above, you get six chances to guess a random 5 letter word however, every time you get an alphabet correct, it turns yellow for 'right letter, wrong place' and green for 'right letter, right place.' A key point to notice in this is it provides only one word each day. It is common to all and pushes people to their level best to crack open the nut and solve the word in the l...

Hugs Are Important

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 Hi everyone! Welcome back <3 Aaj ka post is based on something we all do, but whose importance we aren't really aware of.  Today, we throw a little limelight on it :) In this post, I won't be focussing on the psychological impacts it has rather a few unknown basic effects on our mental health. Without further ado, let's get to it! We all hug someone when something exciting, disheartening or stressful happens. It helps us feel better. This is mainly because of oxytocin released also known as the "cuddle hormone." But let's not get all technical.   It's simply just an escape. Hugs help you express your emotion and share it with someone.  Hugging is proven to make us healthier, happier and calmer. As well as being able to ease levels of anxiety, hugging creates a feeling of relaxation. It provides a feeling of safety, love and security, thus helping you to increase your self-esteem . It succours to minimise negative feelings and replace them positive ones...

Emotional Support Animals

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 Hello everyone! Welcome back <3 Don't we all love animals? Well this post is another reason for the same :) I recently watched a tv show called 'The Healing Powers of Dude' on Netflix which led to the inspiration of writing this post. We've all heard of a term called 'support animals', perhaps even come across it in real life; but do we completely understand the concept behind it? In today's post I'll be breaking down the basics of this term and the benefits it provided its users with.  To start off, What are 'Emotional Support Animals'? An Emotional Support Animal is an animal that provides therapeutic benefit to a person suffering from a serious mental health condition. They are used in clinical settings to bring comfort by their presence and other possessed qualities to individuals in need. Their presence alone is what is thought to provide their owner with solace and therapeutic benefit. How are they different from pets? In most cases dog...

Revenge Bedtime Procrastination

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Hey everyone!  So almost a year ago, I wrote a post on  procrastination  to which I got a really great response to! One of my friend then told me about something called 'Revenge Bed-Time' procrastination and recommended me to write on it.   I did my reading and it seemed like a really unique and new topic so without further ado, here we go :) Starting off, What is "Revenge Bedtime Procrastination?" “Revenge sleep time procrastination” – could be interpreted by saying it is staying up late in a self-revenge way – but it isn't always  about procrastinating. It is about compensating yourself rationally after a day consumed by duties and responsibilities. The night time is the only time to have valuable “me-time” and “regain control”. It is a conscious choice to stay up late so that you can feel like yourself again. With so many different things out of our control, the one factor human beings can manage is when they determine to go to sleep. And even thoug...