The Difficulties of Positivity and Motivation
Positivity, procrastination and motivation. With a tough year behind us, it has been hard for all of us to raise our game due to our current situation. We look at…
Opinion
Modern Mental Illness: Why Do People Feel Ashamed To Talk About Depression
Depression is one of the most common illnesses in today’s world. According to statistics provided by the World Health Organization, over 350 million people around the globe suffer from depression.
Lessons Learned from Lockdown: How to Keep Optimism in The Air
As we approach a new wave of cases from this pandemic, the same anxiety and fear of the unknown is back, taking us to the same uncertainty we had months…
My Journey with Youth Time
Today, Youth Time International Movement celebrates its 10-year-anniversary! What started as a meeting of 150 energetic young people from 34 different countries on the island of Rhodes, Greece turned into…
Better Safe Than Sorry: 5 Common Internet Scams Part 2
Unfortunately, there are people in the world that make a living by stealing money from those who worked hard to earn it. Scams used to happen on the streets, where…
What You Need to Know About Trigger Words
In psychology, trigger words are phrases that prompt a certain reaction or remind us of a particular memory. Today, trigger words are widely used in online marketing, advertisements, and news…
World Development Information Day in a Nutshell
In this Youth Time piece, you will read about the marking of World Development Information Day, its background, relevance and ways to observe it, as well as how development is…
Why Do We Like People and Things We Cannot Get?
Paradoxically, people fall for unachievable things, ideas, and people. That is to say, people usually tend to appreciate things, which they do not own, or people who are to a…
What Does Thinking Globally Mean and Why Does It Matter?
We hear it all the time, the phrase that says: Think Globally, act locally. The so-long-used phrase was introduced first in 1915 by the Scottish planner and conservationist, Patrick Geddes. But…
Better Safe Than Sorry: 5 Common Internet Scams
Online scams are rising in popularity and costing individuals a lot of money. Reported romance scams, for example, are among the most costly. In 2019, they cost victims over 201…
‘Factfulness’ in the Age of Misinformation
Nowadays, we’re barraged with information. Be it on the internet or on the streets, we’re surrounded by news and advertisements. Whenever you watch the news, you mostly hear about natural…
Marking the World Mental Health Day 2020
Each year the 10th of October is pinned down in the calendar for marking the World Mental Health Day. This occasion is observed annually with the aim of raising awareness…