Humans tend to make assumptions, hypotheses or temporary answers when facing uncertainty and the unknown, as these are often perceived as unfamiliarity and unpredictability, which can be identified as threats or uncomfortable situations, forcing individuals to rationalise or make sense of such conditions. While assumptions and hypotheses are usually useful in the short run, havingContinue reading “Purposes and Existence Absurdity”
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“On Leave” Takeaways
This post provides several key takeaways inferred from the author’s contemplation and experience after taking “on leave” status and having off days from routine duty. Those takeaways are: Burn outAs a human being, it is completely alright to experience burnout after running several events simultaneously. Burnout is not only attributed to overwhelming situations resulting fromContinue reading ““On Leave” Takeaways”
Do All Roads Lead to Rome?
Having an account and browsing the social media LinkedIn would expose us to updates and news about our connections’ milestones and achievements. How do we respond to such news and information? Are we sincerely happy for them; does it lead us to introspect our life and accomplishments thus far; does it motivate us, or doContinue reading “Do All Roads Lead to Rome?”
On Work as a Source of Meaning
Not everyone prioritizes having a job with deep personal meaning. While some people work only to earn an income, to pay the bills, or to have activities without fully enjoying them, other individuals find meaning in their job and put all their efforts out of their interest and talent. Given the relatively limited studies onContinue reading “On Work as a Source of Meaning”
Rethinking The Passion or Money Debate
The debate of choosing a career path based on passion or money could be a never-ending discussion. Nonetheless, it is also interesting to rethink behind the curtain of the debate. How could some people be highly and rapidly advanced or accelerated in certain jobs, such as prodigies? Is it merely a gift or talent thatContinue reading “Rethinking The Passion or Money Debate”
In a Tunnel of Liminality
Being in liminality, a process of transitioning across boundaries and borders (Larson, 2014), is like going through a tunnel of uncertainty. At some point, we might find ourselves in an uncertain, uncategorized phase where it feels as if we go through a tunnel to get to the other side of a place or the nextContinue reading “In a Tunnel of Liminality”
Embracing The Process
Each individual might have a unique journey and experience to reach a certain level of understanding. In research, a question is raised and will be answered through the appropriate methodology to conclude. Analogously, we might have our questions about particular things that will eventually be revealed, but the process to get to the answers mightContinue reading “Embracing The Process”
On Social Media and Fake News in the 2016 Election
In their article, Allcott and Gentzkow (2017) present a theoretical and empirical framework for examining the economics of fake news, focusing on its role in the context of social media during the 2016 United States of America (US) presidential election. It discusses fake news and voting behavior in the presidential election by investigating various aspectsContinue reading “On Social Media and Fake News in the 2016 Election”
On Anomalies: The Endowment Effect, Loss Aversion, and Status Quo Bias
An anomaly in economics occurs when an empirical outcome is challenging to justify, or when it requires unrealistic assumptions for its explanation using the underlying theories. In simpler terms, it pertains to a real-life scenario that contradicts or departs from the conventional theory. The anomalies discussed by Kahneman et al. (1991) are the endowment effectContinue reading “On Anomalies: The Endowment Effect, Loss Aversion, and Status Quo Bias”
The Less We Know, The Better?
Many theories, inventions, innovations, and technologies arise from human curiosity and the search for information and truth. However, while curiosity is part of human natural characteristics that might lead to information gathering, it might bring drawbacks if the collected information is not filtered. Information overload and the negative impact of social media are essential subtopicsContinue reading “The Less We Know, The Better?”
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