Manishka GunasekaraJust Play“The opposite of play is not work — the opposite of play is depression.” ― Brian Sutton-Smith.Mar 10Mar 10
Manishka GunasekaraBetter?I spent 20 + hours, over three consecutive weeks, on writing a 4500-word paper on “Well-being” and/or “Happiness”. The topic narrowed into…Mar 20, 2021Mar 20, 2021
Manishka Gunasekara“That kid” in every classroom: dealing with deviance or difference?Once upon a generation, when the word “naughty” was allowed on children, there lived two mischievous little girls who behaved very badly…May 22, 2020May 22, 2020
Manishka GunasekaraHappiness is not the way out of depression.Being happy will not make you depressed, but feel good factors can sometimes keep you depressed for even longer.May 20, 2020May 20, 2020
Manishka GunasekaraMadness and the Loss of DignityThree mad people walk into a bar. There is no punchline because they are the joke.May 20, 2020May 20, 2020
Manishka GunasekaraBeing in need: The stories we tell through things.What we accept into our lives must be discerned because we tell stories through the things we give and get.May 15, 2020May 15, 2020
Manishka GunasekaraYour nickname knows you best.I got a C- for a paper I wrote on nicknames in my third year at University over ten years ago — I’m still mad about it.May 13, 2020May 13, 2020
Manishka GunasekaraSincerely Faking It: Why We Are Sometimes Insincere.We have to sometimes feign our wants or reactions in a ritualistic way. It is not conceivable to be sincere all the time.May 11, 2020May 11, 2020
