Problem Theft: How to Handle Other People’s Problems
A reflection on the counterproductive habit to steal other people’s problems. How can we be helpful without becoming kleptomaniacs?
Posts featuring ideas from the field of psychology
A reflection on the counterproductive habit to steal other people’s problems. How can we be helpful without becoming kleptomaniacs?
A reflection on Tall Poppy Syndrome, a social phenomenon that occurs when someone’s success causes them to be envied or discredited.
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