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Two Sides of Pride: Building Self-Esteem to Open a Network of Opportunities

What are some things you do to make yourself feel proud? Hubristic pride is the kind that leads to narcissism and arrogance. Authentic pride, on the other hand, is the kind of healthy self-esteem that comes from doing something good and feeling good about it. We need both types of pride in our lives to feel good about ourselves, but we should try to minimize the amount of hubristic pride we experience and focus more on authentic pride. Research shows that there are two sides of pride that can represent emotions. (1) Authentic pride (beta) is pride that is adaptive and a response to events which specific. (2) Hubristic pride (alpha) which is less pleasant, tends to appear in various situations, maladaptive, and over time. There is words associated that can explain or is commonly used to express such pride. The two are also correlated, for example authentic pride is related to the constructs of emotional stability and agreeableness or hubristic pride is related to narcissism and shame-proneness. Authentic pride is more likely bring people to the experience of positive way in order to express an emotion, meanwhile the other type could help achieving dominance. After what the video below, mention which one emotion of pride that you ever feel, Thinkers!

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Cosplay Prospects as a Career Choice

Is cosplay a viable career option? Can you choose cosplay as your career? That are questions that plagues many aspiring cosplayers. On the one hand, cosplay requires a lot of time and effort, not to mention a sizable financial investment. On the other hand, cosplay can be hugely rewarding, both in terms of personal satisfaction and professional opportunities. Cosplay is a term for dressing up as a certain character. Cosplay is growing in many countries. The characteristics are used as a reference for making cosplay costumes and are adapted to the ideas or elements according to the country where the cosplay is carried out. There is a space for creativity that shows the acculturation between the original culture of the cosplayed character and the culture of the cosplaying country. Opinions about cosplay vary. Generally, cosplay is seen as a cultural and artistic discourse. What are the career prospects in this field? In this episode of Whitespace, we talk about it with Citra, who has an interest and experience in cosplay, and we’ll get to the bottom of it. Show your POV in the comment section, Thinkers. We would like to know.

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Understanding Never Enough’s Feelings

Thinkers! Do you ever wonder why people cheat? In this video, the team of WHITESPACE, we will explores some of the reasons why people might be tempted to cheat on their partners. We also offer some insight and understanding on how to avoid cheating before it happens. Never enough is part of part of the human dynamic. It is part of ambition. Its pressure can cause one to be depressed, unsettled, and overly disappointed. In the teachings of the faith, we are required not to always look up, but rather look down and around us in order to reduce the gap for feeling inadequate. Self-fulfillment in reality is not just about sustaining life. Self-fulfillment is also about improving the quality of life. Every action of man reflects his/her worth. In every phase of life, a person goes through twists and turns that if addressed unwisely can lead him down a path that will trouble him. For example, taking an attitude of dissatisfaction by having an affair. How do we understand this feeling? Check out the Whitespace video below!

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Why is Self-Love Important?

In a world where social media has taken over, it’s hard for Gen Z to find their voice. With depression rates on the rise and a lack of self-love, this generation is struggling more than ever. In this video, we explore how to help Gen Z find their way and learn the importance of loving themselves. Self-love is a term in psychology to describe a state of self-respect. It is a form of appreciation for your own well-being and happiness. Since the term has become a trend, public awareness of the issue has increased. Although it has not been expressed practically with statistics, it has become a topic of discussion in various fields and platforms. So, why is it interesting until become a trend? Why is it important to do? Lets find out the answer in the Whitespace.

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The Journey of Cooking

Is it cooking only for a women or also for men? How do you think, Thinkers? Cooking is basically a basic life skill, not tied to a particular gender. Moreover, this is a skill that can be taught since childhood. Parents only need to adjust the material according to age. But, the stigma of having to be a woman to be able to cook is very much a part of Indonesian society. Meanwhile, men cooking is not normalized in society. This is in contrast to the fact that there are more male chefs than female chefs. Chef David is here as the guest of Whitespace on this episode. He shares his experience and give us insight around cooking based on his real experience as a chef for years. With Aldrian as the host, watch our special talk. Share your thoughts in the comment section, Thinkers!

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Chef and Food Scientist: Which is More Commercial?

Chefs are skilled to work in the kitchen. Food scientist’s workspace is in the lab to develop products. What are the details of these two professions? In terms of fields, they are already different even though they both seem to focus on food. People are more familiar with the profession of chef than food scientist. Nowadays, chefs often appear on the screen as a competition, education, and entertainment. Food scientist helps the supply chain of food keep on the track. During the upcoming situation, food scientist do research to ensure the essential resources to keep exist. It also means, this profession focuses on solving problem around the production of food. They used to use technology and scientific principles from multiple field (biology and chemistry). This job help farmers and business to meet the demand of consumer. So, which one is more commercial? Lets talk about the opportunities of these two professions, only on Whitespace.

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Is Oversharing a Sign You’re Insecure?

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!

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What is Gender Equality?

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. 

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Artist vs Designer, Same or Really Different?

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!

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