If psychological benefits are a byproduct of writing, the more moribund of you may ask, why do all these famous writers commit suicide? After all, not only do they write a lot, and should therefore experience the great psychological benefits accompanying the act, they were also generally wealthy, so didn’t have money issues to worry [...]

Blogging: does it have therapeutic benefits for the blogger? Writing has always been thought of as a cathartic process. The sheer act of scribing words onto paper (or nowadays, a computer screen) is generally purported to have a cleansing, liberating quality that fosters the organization of thought, improves clarity of purpose and frees the imagination [...]

With blogs springing up all over the place at an alarming rate, they’re oversaturating an already sodden crowd and making it increasingly difficult to get individual blogs noticed. Here’s a few hints and tips to get your blog beacon beeping amid the swarming sea of millions.

Games have a much higher immersion quality than movies, so much so that for the brief period you are playing, you forget about all those other things contributing to your stress level. It’s a little therapeutic timeout for your mind, as well as a mental workout.

If you are not happy with the direction your life is taking, consider creating a personal development plan. This type of a plan clearly states your goals in life and gives a time frame for reaching these goals.