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#90 🔸 Repetitive thoughts: hidden patterns of the mind

14 Jan 2026 2 minute read 0 comments luciman

Sometimes, when you approach emotions like sadness, you quickly notice how certain thoughts start repeating themselves, like an inner echo. That’s what happened to me these days, realising how easily those mental loops form and take control without a...

#85 🔸 Lost emotions and the search for them in the present

12 Jan 2026 2 minute read 0 comments luciman

After reflecting on how the subconscious shapes our choices, I realised there’s another subtle layer at play: the emotions that seemed alive in us once but now feel inaccessible. Not because we don’t want them, but because they were hidden, pushed do...

#83 🔸 Mind and body: connections that shape our lives

10 Jan 2026 2 minute read 0 comments luciman

There are days when emotions settle after a bit of movement or, the other way around, the body feels lighter once we calm an inner worry. Building on the previous reflections, where psychological reactions proved more complex than they first appeared...

#82 🔸 Facing criticism: surprising psychological reactions

10 Jan 2026 2 minute read 0 comments luciman

Today’s topic flows naturally from the previous reflection on empathy, since many of us feel empathy most intensely in the exact moments when we are being criticised. That’s when the temptation appears either to understand the other person too much a...

#81 🔸 How empathy can become an ally or a trap

9 Jan 2026 2 minute read 0 comments luciman

A thought from the previous article stayed with me, the one about emotions making choices long before reason joins the discussion. Today’s topic comes naturally from that idea, because empathy is often the emotion that shapes our behaviour before we...

#80 🔸 Behind the mask of reason: the emotions guiding our choices

8 Jan 2026 2 minute read 0 comments luciman

I often notice how much our decisions resemble the automatic reactions we have in tense moments. In the previous piece I explored the dynamics of fear, and today’s topic follows naturally from that: what we call “rational thinking” is often built on...

#78 🔸 Obsessive thoughts: friend or enemy?

7 Jan 2026 2 minute read 0 comments luciman

Sometimes, after exploring deeper layers of the psyche, something strange happens: the same thought returns again and again, as if the mind wants to continue the conversation you started. That’s exactly what I sensed after the previous theme, and man...

#62 🔸 The thoughts that sabotage our inner peace

27 Dec 2025 2 minute read 0 comments luciman

Sometimes, our peace isn’t destroyed by external events, but by the quiet, persistent thoughts that sneak into our minds. After exploring the hidden emotions that shape our decisions, it’s time to look at what fuels those emotions — the thoughts that...

#61 🔸 The hidden emotions that shape your decisions without you realising

26 Dec 2025 2 minute read 0 comments luciman

Sometimes, the most important decisions in our lives aren’t made by logic — but by emotions we don’t even realise we feel. After exploring the joy of celebrating personal progress without comparison, it’s time to step backstage, where hidden emotions...

#60 🔸 Celebrating progress without pointless comparisons

25 Dec 2025 2 minute read 0 comments luciman

Sometimes personal growth doesn’t show up in grand achievements but in how gently we treat ourselves along the way. In the previous article, we explored the value of feedback as a tool for improvement — now we’ll take the next natural step: learning...