Why Introverts and Empaths Struggle to Make Friends (and What They Can Do)

Introverts and empaths often struggle to make friends. For an introvert, a friendship has to be meaningful. They aren’t interested in having large groups of acquaintances as they find this kind of social activity shallow. As an introvert or an empath, it can be tricky to make friends and find…

7 Buddhist Beliefs That Make You Happy, According to Science

Buddhists have always known that the core Buddhist beliefs can make for happiness and contentment. Now science is suggesting they may be right. I always find it fascinating when new scientific discoveries prove things that religious and spiritual sources have been saying since time immemorial. Recently, science has found some…

10 Introvert Problems Depicted in the Hilarious Comic Series ‘Finnish Nightmares’

Apparently, there are whole countries where introvert problems are the norm, and one of these is Finland. It seems that living near the North Pole encourages introversion. Perhaps it’s the cold and the extended periods of darkness in the winter that make people more accustomed to staying at home and…

10 Signs You Have Lost Touch with Your Inner Self

Any one of the following signs can indicate that you’ve lost touch with your inner self. A loss of connection with the inner self can manifest as symptoms showing a split between you as mind, and you as organism; and as a split between you and your environment. 1. You are anxious…

Children Receive the Intelligence Gene from Their Mother, Not Their Father, Study Finds

A study reveals that our intelligence gene is inherited from our mothers. According to researchers, the intelligence of children is determined by the intelligence of the mother. It makes absolutely no difference how intelligent or unintelligent the father is. This is because the intelligence gene lies on the X chromosome, which is…