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Wednesday, December 3, 2025
TopicPsychology

Topic: Psychology

Silence in mental illness can also feel good. It’s not always okay to talk

Dan Degerman -
Therapists have recognised the role of silence in supporting mental health. But we rarely get to know this part of the story.

You have a creative streak in you. Even if you think you’re a conventional thinker

Lily Zhu -
Many people believe that creative thinking is difficult. But human beings interact creatively every day—here are a few ways to boost your skills.

Frickin’ darn it! What swear words and their ‘clean’ substitutes share across languages

+TFP Sandhya Ramesh -
A paper published this week in Psychonomic Bulletin and Review highlights common patterns in profanities across the world, whether they're in Hindi or Hebrew.

Not everyone gets happier as retirement comes. Many just bottom out with age

David Bartram -
The so-called U-shaped curve of happiness is reassuring but, unfortunately, probably not true.

False beliefs are hard to challenge. They come from social networks, not facts

Lara Millman -
In a 'hyperspecialised' world, all reliable information is produced from interconnected fields. But wrong beliefs don't take that into account.

How I learned to stop feeling bad about my failure and accepted my new ‘psychologist’ self

Nikita Vatsa -
Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

Freud to Carl Rogers—psychologists have always focused on the past. But they might be wrong

Jolanta Burke -
An increasing body of research suggests that focusing on the future may protect us from depression and help us cope with stress more effectively.

Don’t worry if you can’t choose. Decisive people don’t make better decisions, UK study says

Wojciech Zajkowski -
Decisive people may be more confident but they are no better at making decisions than the rest of us. The key difference is in 'action' and 'emotion'.

Putin and the psychology behind his destructive leadership

Magnus Linden -
Some say Putin’s thinking is entirely rational, while others say the moves are desperate, wild & overreaching – evidence of deep, psychological flaws.

Gandhi’s encounter with a young Romila Thapar in Pune that inspired her activism

Saket Suman -
In 'The Psychology of a Patriot', journalist Saket Suman delivers an account of modern India, tracing the evolution and contestation of patriotism.
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Opinion

The politics of air pollution—how they are fooling the citizens

Amitabh Dubey -
Greens have a sizeable support in the Western countries with clean air and blue skies, but not in India, where poisonous air, water and soil kill millions.

Media ownership isn’t perfect. It’s worse under Trump: Martin Baron, ex-Washington Post editor

New megacities lie in the path of devastating floods

Economy

India picks up non-sanctioned Russian oil as discounts widen

Bloomberg News -
The purchases confirm a cautious return to Russian oil, though overall spot purchases remain limited. Trade talks between US and India are ongoing.

Defence

India to commission new squadron of submarine-hunting Romeo choppers in Goa later this month

Keshav Padmanabhan -
The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.

National Interest

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

Shekhar Gupta -
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.

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