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𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘳: 𝘛𝘩

𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘳: 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴-𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘬-𝘧𝘪𝘹 𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘮. 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭, 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘥𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨-𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 🥺🤍

Do you catch yourself turning to unhealthy snacks or caving to that McDonald's craving when you're feeling extra stressed out? Surprisingly, it's something a lot of us do! We either over-eat comfort food or forget to eat altogether. We're not always mindful about our relationship with food, but it affects our health and mood drastically. Small changes can make a huge difference to our mental health, and here's your reminder to eat mindfully!

Shout-out to Hannah of @happytrianglecomics for this excellent comic strip on coping with stress-eating comfort food! What started as a school project turned into a really cool and colourful comic series about a little triangle trying to be happy through self-care.

✨Special message from @happytrianglecomics' creator: "Mental Health is cool". Get with it 😎

#AskPlutoAnything #MentalWellbeing #educationalcomics #positivepsychology

Are you just waiting for your employers or teacher

Are you just waiting for your employers or teachers to find out you're actually incompetent?

Are you confused when people think you're good at what you do, when you're really just trying not to break down all the time?

Do you relate too hard to that one meme of that cartoon dog sitting in a house of fire and saying 'I'm fine' when...he's not?

You might have imposter syndrome🤯 Along with 74% of Singapore workers... (the global average is only 62% btw)

BROWN BAG SESSIONS ARE BACK! Join us in two weeks, on 12 August for a really exciting and super relatable session on IMPOSTER SYNDROME. RSVP at the link in bio🔗

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗱.

🌧️With the new restrictions and other heavy news, it's not surprising that we're all feeling a little gloomy and lost.🌧️ What's important is how you decide to cope with it. Find the sparks of colour and joy in your days, pick up a new hobby, and most importantly, reach out to someone to brighten both their day, and yours.

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Shout-out to @positivepsychsg for collaborating with us on this response! They're the first school in Asia to focus on the science of Positive Psychology and better well-being. Apart from providing education and corporate training, they champion real-life applications of positive psychology in communities. 💌 Slide into our DMs if you're interested in taking up courses with them and we'll share more info with you!

#askplutoanything #positivepsychology #wellbeing #lonely

𝙄𝙩 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙪𝙨.

👉An important message from our co-founder, Sherman Ho, on the recent heartbreaking news we can't stop thinking about.

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P.S. If you know of any organisation who would benefit from well-being programmes to help build healthier environments and social support systems, get them to message us. Let's work hard together to prevent more heartbreak.🤍

Shout-out to Khai for his much-anticipated come-ba

Shout-out to Khai for his much-anticipated come-back last week for our Brown Bag Session on MISWANTING last Thursday, with our wonderful guest from Happiness Network - Ho Chuan! It was a fun session with lots of laughs and interesting philosophical discussions!🤔

Here are 3 insights from the session:
1. All of us naturally have Cognitive Biases. This means we tend to compare our experiences with others and with our past selves. Thus, when things get better, we get used to it very quickly and our increased happiness plateaus again - resulting in short-lasting happiness📈📉 Stop comparing yourself - that's the first step to longer-lasting happiness.

2. Scott Adams calls humans "moist robots". We are still programmed for survival, not happiness. That's why our intuition about what makes us happy is often wrong and needs more careful thought.

3. Sometimes, we get confused about what we truly want for ourselves because of societal pressures and what other people want for us. When our loved ones seem to want things they THINK make us happy and advise us as such, it may confuse us if we don't spend the time to unpack whether it matches what we truly want.

We're taking a break from Brown Bag Sessions next week, but we'll be back full force in August! Stay tuned for updates, and please stay safe💛

Nagging can be extremely overwhelming, especially

Nagging can be extremely overwhelming, especially if it seems to come from everyone around you. It can constantly feel like they're telling you to be better even though you're already trying your best, and your self-worth is gonna take a hit. But slow down, they usually come from a good place.

✨Shout-out to @caresingapore for this collaboration! CARE SG’s mission is to help youths succeed and show them that ever person is useful and has something positive to contribute. At-risk youths can be social assets instead of social liabilities. By being there for those who need a little more support, we can help change their future. Follow them and volunteer with them @caresingapore.

#AskPlutoAnything

FINAL CALL FOR INTERNS! @youthcorpssg applications

FINAL CALL FOR INTERNS! @youthcorpssg applications close on MONDAY, 12 JULY! This is your last weekend to apply, hurry hurry 🏃

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Positions:
1️⃣Research and Programme Development Intern
2️⃣Community Engagement Intern
📅 Duration: 𝟲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀

Join our team now! Link in bio.

When a negative thought pops up in our minds, we e

When a negative thought pops up in our minds, we end up fixating on it and plunging into a negative thought spiral. This is especially so when we get paranoid that others are judging us. It's an indicator of a bigger internal struggle that we need to unpack.

Big love to @calmcollectiveasia for collaborating with us on this relatable ask! Calm Collective was founded in April 2020 by Sabrina, Alyssa, and Luqman during Singapore's Covid-19 circuit breaker. Follow them @calmcollectiveasia for more calm videos and tips to practise mindfulness.

#askplutoanything

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