Soul In The Game

Happy earth month my dear listeners. In this season, I will take you all through a journey of the space where the policies that our dear leaders create or change in order to support our planet, discuss climate change topics, especially research area, including COP27 event that happened in 2022 with my dear friend and a climate change researcher Snighda Nautiyal.

We continue talking to Snigdha about her research today and learn about her process of applying the research on capacity building within sustainability.

Happy earth month my dear listeners. In this season, I will take you all through a journey of the space where the policies that our dear leaders create or change in order to support our planet, discuss climate change topics, especially research area, including COP27 event that happened in 2022 with my dear friend and a climate change researcher Snighda Nautiyal.

In this episode, we discuss the many angles to looking at climate change. Who has the voice to bring climate change conversations? The social part of it, psychological part of it. Bringing art based form to help bring people together through, performances, story telling, visual arts.

Happy earth month my dear listeners.

In this season, we will go through the journey together to explore the policies that our dear leaders create or change in order to support our planet. Go deeper into climate change topics, especially research area, including COP27 event that happened in 2022 with my dear friend and a climate change researcher Snighda Nautiyal persuing her PhD at Arizona State University.

In this episode, we continue our conversation with Snigdha about politics of climate change. Discuss the influences in this space, and capacity building.

Happy earth month my dear listeners. In this season, I will take you all through a journey of the space where the policies that our dear leaders create or change in order to support our planet, discuss climate change topics, especially research area, including COP27 event that happened in 2022 with my dear friend and a climate change researcher Snighda Nautiyal

We will talk about what is COP 27 in detail. COP27 was the 27th conference happened in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt

There are also panels, pavilions, activities going on and these are done by

Path to happiness series final episode is on relationships. In this episode, we will go over relationships and the main cause how it can impact our happiness levels. For sustained happiness we need to slowly develop awareness, self-awareness and understanding of our own self. To attain that, the best feedback loop is our relationships. Our relationships gives us metrics, the variables that trigger us and how we respond with emotion.

Every interaction triggers an emotion in us. The emotion is dependent on our memory, our bias, our physical exertion levels. The interaction for me has always made me feel happier about it or not happy about it. And that emotion, becomes the driver for the judgement we make. Every-time the thoughts do NOT match our though that is seen as a threat in our mind and we feel challenged.

While the above drives judgement which directly impact our happiness, the second main driver in relationships is the expectations. Interview of Ratan Tata https://youtube.com/shorts/40xpZ8Z4b40?feature=share where he mentions he does not have to react to other peoples concerns. His entire mind is free to focus on "work" and not worry about these dependencies for happiness.

The question is, why should I expect someone else to make me feel happier? who put those thoughts in my mind to expect them from others? does it provide a sustained levels of happiness?

You know when you are right about something?

You know the feeling of proud which can potentially slide towards arrogance?

In this episode I will share my realization about arrogance to humbleness in a very practical way and the path to happiness. 

When does confidence turns to arrogance? 

Listen to this episode to know more.

Minimalism Applied to Psychology

Minimalism as applied to psychology represents a fascinating integration of an aesthetic and lifestyle philosophy with mental health principles. This approach extends beyond decluttered physical spaces to address the psychological dimensions of simplification and intentionality.

At its foundation, psychological minimalism focuses on:

1. Cognitive decluttering: Reducing mental noise, overthinking, and rumination by simplifying thought processes and focusing attention on essentials.
2. Values clarification: Identifying core personal values and aligning decisions around them, effectively filtering out activities and commitments that don't contribute to meaningful living.
3. Attention economy management: Deliberately allocating mental resources toward significant relationships and experiences rather than dispersing attention across numerous shallow interactions.
4. Reducing decision fatigue: Streamlining choices to preserve cognitive bandwidth for important matters, often through establishing routines and limiting unnecessary options.

Research suggests minimalist approaches may offer several mental health advantages:

• Reduced anxiety: Less visual and mental clutter correlates with reduced stress responses and anxiety levels.
• Improved focus: Minimizing distractions enhances concentration and cognitive performance.
• Greater contentment: Shifting focus from acquisition to appreciation fosters increased satisfaction with existing circumstances.
• Enhanced self-efficacy: Creating intentionally designed environments and routines increases feelings of control and capability.

Mental health professionals have adapted minimalist principles into various interventions:

• Minimalist cognitive behavioral therapy: Streamlining traditional CBT to focus on core thought patterns rather than extensive exploration of historical factors.
• Essentialism-based mindfulness: Practices that emphasize awareness of what's genuinely important rather than comprehensive attention to all stimuli.
• Digital minimalism protocols: Structured approaches to reduce technology dependence and information overload.

Critics note potential issues when applying minimalist philosophy to psychology:

• The risk of avoidance when simplifying becomes a mechanism for escaping necessary emotional complexity
• Cultural insensitivity when minimalism is prescribed without recognizing diverse values around possessions and abundance
• Accessibility concerns when minimalist ideals require privilege or resources to implement

The most effective psychological applications of minimalism recognize that the goal isn't emptiness but intentionally filled space—both physically and mentally—that aligns with individual values and supports psychological wellbeing.