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Why political science matters?

The meaning of political science is often restricted to the state, government, and everyday politics. However, it goes beyond that. We as humans share various relationships. What do we do when conflicts arise in these relationships? How do we resolve them? The Socratic dialectical method or Habermas’ idea of deliberation provides a solution. It says conflicts are better resolved through dialogue rather than domination. Hence, it tells us how to talk in a dialectical manner. It is the process of reasoning together. For instance, when your father asks you to aim for a government job, but you want to become a content creator, you do not totally oppose each other. Instead, you engage rationally: Why is a government job important? Maybe because it provides security and financial stability. But being a content creator might give you creative freedom. So you decide to take a government job but also start your creator journey simultaneously — maybe by vlogging your day as a government employee...

A land of overthinkers

Source- istock A land of overthinkers By Satyansh Verma The potential of the human brain can be assessed by the level of development humans have made, specifically the technological advancements and the ocean of literature written but sometimes they are ready to take their own lives. This sums up the possibilities of the human brain. Hence, thinking in itself is not a bad thing. In fact, had I not had the capability to think I would not have been writing this essay. It is the extent that matters. Sliding on the extremes is always dangerous for anything. That is the reason it is always suggested to make a balance. Someone who learned the art of making a balance has learned how to live a life. Overthinking is developing into a very serious problem. However, it has always been a problem. That is why it is always told to live in the present because that won’t give enough space to our mind to overthink. Overthinking also shows us the capability of the human brain and the wonders it could do...

Excess of information

Source:    iStock How many stars are there in the universe? How many hairs are on your head? One must have encountered these types of questions at some point in their life. I would add one more question in this category: how much information is available in the world? Certainly, as with all of the questions mentioned earlier, this is also a very difficult question to answer. If we were to measure it in terms of the memory unit, it would be billions of terabytes of data. It would be astronomical data. An excessive amount of information is already available and new information is produced every minute. If one were to print all the words available in digital form on paper, I believe even Amazon forest would not be sufficient for producing enough paper for the same. This is the amount of information we have at this time. It creates several challenges as well as opportunities for us as an individual and when we see ourselves vis-a-vis society and the state.  A great deal of in...