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Insecurity can arise for many reasons, one of it is the content we consume on social media. The digital age makes it easy for us to see things from an instant perspective or even not the truth. Apart from insecurity, something that is also closely related to social media is oversharing, which can cause anxiety. Sharing personal things comes with consequences, and when we can’t accept them, it can have a negative impact to mental. Sharing personal life whether it about yourself or even somebody else with inappropriate amount of detail is oversharing. Sometimes we just want to share a happiness, sadness, news, or anything else but it can goes to oversharing, once again when it comes to much of details. We need to realize if we were oversharing. Oversharing used to end up in regret or awkward moment in the future. From a research shown, the older we are, the more we overshare. So, is it bad to overshare? When it is too much, it is always bad. The fact is oversharing is often an accident and rare occurrence as type of productive things with much benefit to us except validation. Then, how does it actually affect us? How can we overcome oversharing? We have a discussion to understand it better, watch it now!

Gender equality is often misinterpreted and leads to empty debate. Pros and cons keep running whenever any issue about gender equality comes up. Mostly, this issue focuses on women’s right because there is gender discrimination in every level and field. Is there is no place to lifted men’s right? So what exactly is gender equality and what is its main purpose? Is that only for women? Watch Cindy and Shandy talk about the meaning of gender equality and its application scheme in society only at WHITESPACE. Write your thoughts in the comments section. WHITESPACE is present every Saturday, at 11.00 WIB on Lia Sidik’s YouTube. 

Do you guys ever write on the search bar “What is the difference between artist and designer”? The question has touched 63,000,000 related answers. Most ordinary people might assume that artists and designers do not have significant differences or even the same. In fact, these two are different, starting from the creative mindset, focuses, work process, work environment, time frame, to the final results. As a designer, his main job is to solve problems and provide solutions. Designer visualizes a concept. While an artist focuses on expression. A work of art does not need to think of a solution to a problem. Artist use conscious skill and creative imagination. Whitespace on this episode discuss it all and more around it. Follow the discussion through the video below!

Many people assume that practicing stoicism is akin to refraining from expressing emotions or feeling happy. Though stoicism itself is actually a philosophy about the happiness of life where the main point is to avoid yourself from stress-inducing thoughts.  When we can empower ourselves to control ourselves, there will be no thought of being upset for too long when circumstances are out of our control. That is part of self-control. An ability to be able to manage impulses, emotions, and behaviors to achieve certain goals. Quoting from psychologytoday.com, the debate surrounds the extent to which self-control is an innate individual difference, versus a learned skill. This means that it is possible to develop healthier habits by honing our self-control skills. Is you guys Thinkers thinking this topic interesting, come on, watch Cindy and Nadia’s talk about it only on WHITESPACE! Don’t forget to write your thoughts in the comments below! Share it also to your fellas.

Is it normal for Thinkers to have Parasocial Relationships? Addiction among fans is a phenomenon that is prevalent even today. Celebrities, idol, to fictional characters are targeted in these one-sided imaginary relationships. The identity of celebrities, for example, as public figures and their interactions with fans, often blurs the boundaries that they are human beings with a need for privacy. There is a psychological term called Parasocial Relationship. Parasocial Relationships in Indonesian are often known as halu or kehaluan. Perception of public says that Parasocial Relationships makes them be toxic, but experts say, it doesn’t. Besides it count as addicted and attached to a celebrity, idol, or even character, Parasocial Relationship offer sense of companionship and can expand social networks. Here Thinkers can get enlightened to be wiser in Parasocial Relationship. Want to know the story and tips? Check out our talks at Whitespace in this episode.