psychology
Studying the complexities of the human mind and its many functions and behaviors.
How I Beat Procrastination
I was a professional procrastinator. Not the cute kind who waits until the last minute and still pulls it off. The destructive kind. The kind who watched opportunities slip away because I couldn't make myself start. The kind who felt shame every single day for all the things I wasn't doing.
By Fazal Hadi27 days ago in Longevity
How I Sleep Peacefully Now
Three in the morning used to be my breaking point. That's when I'd wake up, heart pounding, mind racing, staring at the ceiling while the world slept peacefully around me. I'd grab my phone and watch the minutes crawl by—3:17, 3:34, 3:52—knowing that the alarm would go off in a few hours and I'd face another day exhausted.
By Fazal Hadi28 days ago in Longevity
Day 4 of Quitting. Top Story - January 2026.
If this is how sobriety feels, maybe it’s better to go through life a little buzzed… this, along with other hits like, I want to kill myself, I wish I was dead, and I’m going to throw myself off a bridge have been the only thoughts on rotation these past few days. I promise myself that if, in a month, I still feel like this (‘this’ meaning despondent, full of rage, and simultaneously numb) I can go back to smoking. Until mid-February though? Nicotine is off the table.
By sleepy draftsabout a month ago in Longevity
7 Ways I Trained My Mind to Stop Overthinking
I used to live inside my head. Not in a creative, daydreamy way. In an exhausting, suffocating, never-ending loop of what-ifs and worst-case scenarios. Every conversation replayed. Every decision questioned. Every possibility analyzed until I couldn't move forward at all.
By Fazal Hadiabout a month ago in Longevity
14 Thoughts That Slowly Rebuilt My Confidence
Confidence didn’t disappear from my life all at once. It faded slowly, quietly, almost politely. One ignored idea at work. One comparison on social media. One failure I took too personally. Until one day, I looked in the mirror and didn’t recognize the person staring back at me.
By Fazal Hadiabout a month ago in Longevity
5 Mental Rules That Helped Me Stay Calm Under Pressure
The moment I realized I was not okay came on a random Wednesday afternoon. My phone was buzzing with unread messages, my inbox was overflowing, and my chest felt tight for no clear reason. I was sitting at my desk, staring at a screen, but my mind was racing through deadlines, expectations, and the constant fear of messing everything up. I looked calm on the outside. Inside, I was drowning.
By Fazal Hadiabout a month ago in Longevity
3 Mental Habits That Saved Me During My Lowest Phase
I didn’t hit rock bottom in one dramatic moment. It happened slowly. Days blurred together. Nights felt endless. I smiled in front of people and collapsed the moment I was alone. I wasn’t lazy, weak, or broken—but I felt like all three. Every plan I made felt pointless. Every effort felt invisible. And the scariest part was this: I started believing that this version of my life was permanent.
By Fazal Hadiabout a month ago in Longevity
