Belonging

2026-02-01

For most of human history, care was shared. Children grew up surrounded by many adults, many regulators, many safe nervous systems. Modern parenting collapsed that village into a household — sometimes into one person. What feels like exhaustion or emotional overload today is often not a personal failure, but a system our biology never evolved for.

2025-08-03

That creeping sense that all eyes are on you is called the Spotlight Effect — a mental trap wired deep into our brains.

2025-07-27

Social media, video calls, and endless chats promise connection, yet millions report feeling lonelier than ever. The reason lies in our wiring: our brains evolved for face-to-face tribes of about 150, not thousands of shallow links online.

2025-07-13

From marshmallow towers to trust falls, many team-building exercises feel awkward rather than authentic. The reason lies in evolutionary mismatch—our brains didn’t evolve for manufactured cooperation.

2025-05-11

L&D workshops often spark excitement but rarely drive lasting change. The reason isn’t lack of effort—it’s human wiring, environmental friction, and the knowing–doing gap.