Human Library

"A Place Where Real People Are on Loan to Readers."

"How would you feel if you go to the library in search of a book to gather information on a particular subject an instead of the book, you are provided with an expert on that subject, talking to whom you can solve all your curiosities."

Have you ever thought that a "Human Book" will ever replace a "Paper Book"?

Everything has changed fast in the 21st century.

The Human Library is designed to create a positive framework for conversation that can challenge stereotypes and prejudices through dialogue. The Human Library is a place where "real people" are on "loan" to readers. A place where tough questions are expected, appreciated and answered.

The concept of Human Library

First started in 2000 in Copenhagen, Denmark, by Ronni Abergel and his brother Dany and colleagues Asma Mouna and Christoffer Erichsen. The human library is a non-profit international organization.

The Human Library Organization is active in over 80 countries.

"The Human Library" creates a safe space for dialogue where topics are discussed openly between our 'Human Books' and their 'readers'.

The Human Library is called "Menskebiblioteket" in Danish. And also Known as 'Living Library'.

Human Library in India

Indore was the first city in India to have a Human Library. Hyderabad was next and then made its way to 9 other cities in India Like Delhi, Mumbai.

How Does it Works?

 Human Library is like a regular library where people go to find books. The only difference is that all the books are written by 'Human Volunteers', who have chosen to speak openly about their experiences in front of an interested audience and answer any questions they may be asked.

Simply put, the Human Library gathers people with interesting stories and allows visitors to "read" them in sessions lasting a few minutes.

Human Books in The Human Library

The "Human Books" for the Human Library are actually people who come from different backgrounds. They have experiences they want to share with their readers. Like normal books, "Human Books" also have such titles like as 'Survivor of Trafficking', 'Latino', 'Transgender', 'Black Activist', 'Chronic Depression' etc.

From these, you can choose "Human Book" by choosing the subject of your choice. 

Seema Choudhary

 

Binaural Beats - A Perception Of Sound Created By Your Brain.

                      "A Deep Focus Music" and " Digital Drug".

When someone gets mentally disturbed, he is attracted to drugs, like cigarettes, alcohol etc. That is, in a way he becomes addicted to Drug. 

If we asked from Drug addicts, " Why they are use Drug?"

They will Tell You the reason for their problems, mental stress and tell you they don't want to do it but they have to for "Peace of mind". 

Nowadays, a new trend is increasing rapidly, which will definitely give you " Peace of mind", that too without harming the health. It is also being called a "Digital Drug", which is "Binaural Beats" that gives mental peace without any harm.

Binaural Beats 

If you hear two types of musical tones, each at a different frequency and each in a different ear, your brain creates an additional tone that you can hear. This third tone is called the "Binaural Beats".

Potential benefits of "Binaural Beat Therapy" include.

- Improves Sleep.

- Relives Anxiety and Stress.

- Reduces The Level of Pain.

- Increased Creativity.

- Boost Mood and Increased Motivation Level.

Binaural Extraction in Brainwave Different States

Delta (0.50 to 4 Hz) - 

Deep and dreamless sleep, Pain relief, Anti-aging, Healing.

Theta (4Hz to 8Hz) - 

Deep relaxation, Meditation, Creativity.

Alpha (8Hz to 13Hz) -

Positive thinking, Fast learning, Relaxation, Stress reduction.

Gamma (30Hz & above) - 

Memory recall, Peak awareness, High-level cognition.

We can easily Find "Binaural Beats" on online platform like YouTube, Spotify and other.

Let's take this chance to improve our Mental Health with the help of Binaural Beat.

You need to use Headphones and Earphones to listen it.

 Please Give Your Suggestion About "How We Can Improve Our Mental Health" in Comment Box.

Seema Choudhary

Deja Vu - Already Seen And Experienced

Deja Vu 

   Sometimes when I am doing some work I feel that these things have happened to me before.

    When you reach an unknown place, it is as if you have been here before.

  Sometimes sitting among people or talking about an issue, it seems that the exact same thing have happened before but I can't remember when ? The strong feeling that , somehow you have already experience what is happening now, which is known as "Deja Vu".

The concept of "Deja Vu" was coined in 1876 by the French philosopher and researcher Emile Bouillac in a letter to the editor of the Revue Philosophies de la France et I'Etranger.

Cause 

Being busy, tired, a little stressed and it happens when there's a slight miscommunication between the two parts of our brain.

         

     We encounter a situation that is similar to a real memory but we are not able to full recall that memory.

"Deja Vu" is difficult to study in the laboratory because it is a feeling experience and also because there is no clearly identifiable trigger for it. Nevertheless, researcher use several tools to study this phenomenon, based on the hypothesis they put forward.

Treatment

"Duja Vu" is a highly common mental condition that is transitory in nature. The anxiety associated with feeling "Duja Vu" can be managed by learning relaxation techniques such as take slow and deep breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, visualization exercises and mindfulness meditation.

Is Deja Vu Serious?

For most healthy individuals, Deja Vu has no serious effects other than a momentary feeling of confusion. However, if you are experiencing frequently Duja Vu, a few times a week or more, than you may to go to a neurologist and take advice. 

I hope, I have explained "Duja Vu" in a simple and concise language.

Seema Choudhary

Hodophile - Lover of Roads

A person who loves to travel and explore the new places, Hodophile.

Hodophile drived from an ancient Greek word.

Travel is the movement of people between distance geographical locations. Travel can be done by foot, bicycle, automobile, train, boat, bus, airplane, ship or other means.

      Today's youth want to travel all over the world. They travel alone and with others or group. I think it is good for them because they learn a lot from the world and lead an inspiring life, and they never give up their hope in hard situations. 

    Hodophile term define the 'Art of Travel '. Hodophile is a noun for two words - "Travel Lover".

      Hodophile, easy to pronounce that word you should start using to expand your regular travel vocabulary.

       Traveling is important for personal growth and the transformation that happens within because this can be difficult to express, unless you actually give it to some serious thought.

Benefits of traveling are-

- Enjoy pushing yourself out of your comfort zone,

- meeting new people,

- building quality relationship,

- experiencing new things,

- tasting new foods,

-  have higher self-esteem,

- having an adventure,

- to understand yourself,

- to learn new things,

- relaxing, celebrating, escaping and appreciating life,

- etc.

"A traveler without observation is a bird without wings." – Moslih Eddin Saadi 

You became a limited person by sitting at one place, so we should go from one place to another.

"We welcome change; it's a way of life."

     When you do this, your mind becomes respective and you get more opportunities that will improve the quality of your life.

     Mostly people travel to have an adventure. We all crave for new experience and traveling

Offers exactly what we need.

     Tasting new foods, hiking and camping in the mountains or scuba diving will spice up your life. When we return home, you will be happy and you will have many more stories to tell and many more that you will remember for a long time.

     Nowadays, solo traveler that means traveling alone has become a trend, internet has given a lot of impetus to it.

   Every person should travel somewhere far away at least once in his life.

Below are the 10 simple to pronounce words you should start using to enhance your regular travel vocabulary.

1. Hodophile - 

One who loves to travel.

2. Itinerant - 

A person who travels from place to place.

3. Globetrotter-

Someone who travel to a lot of countries.

4. Rover-

A person who spend their time to wandering.

5. Rodie- 

A person who works ( as by moving heavy equipment) for traveling entertainer.

6. Wayfarer-

A person who travels on foot.

7. Solivagant- 

A traveller who wonders alone without any company.

8. Travel Buff-

A person who has immense knowledge regarding travel.

9. Vagabond-

A person without a home or a job who keeps traveling from one place to another.

10. Grey Nomad-

Any elderly retired person who spends time traveling around the country in a mobile home.

Tell us what kind of traveler you are by commenting in the comment box.

Seema Choudhary.

Eigengrau, the colour you see when your eyes are closed.

 What colour do you think you see when you close your eyes?

Just close your eyes and try to identify the colour you are seeing, is it Black or other? We all think that when we close our eyes it gets dark and we can see only black colour.

Humans can imagine most colours in their thoughts with closed eyes but without imagination we close our eyes and see darkness but it is not a black colour.

It's lighter than Black and is called Eigengrau.

Eigengrau is a German term and this word is combination of two different words that are 'Eigen' and 'Grau'. Word 'Eigen' means 'Own' and the word 'Grau' means 'Grey', it's translates to 'Intrinsic grey' or 'Own grey'.

The word Eigengrau first appeared in the 19th century and is often attributed to the philosopher and physicist Gustav Fechner (1801-1887), who spent his whole life searching for the mysteries of sensation and perception.

When we closed our eyes and couldn't see any light source, the colour of the Eigengrau was very dark grey. It's never  completely black due to noise generated by cellular activities in the ratina and optic nerve.

The Hexadecimal (Hex) colour code for Eigengrau is #16161D.

The RGB colour code is RGB(22,22,99), Eigengrau has a Red value of 22, a Green 22 and Blue 29.

The CMYK colour code is also known as process colour used in colour printing, CMYK stands for Cyan 24.1%, Magenta 24.1%, Yellow 0.0%, and Key(Black) 88.6%.

There are many others colour scales like HSL, HSB/HSV, CIE-Lab etc.

I don't want to go into the deep explanation of this and now I want to wrap up my article.

Interestingly, on the Hex colour code is #000000 and Eigengrau is #16161D.

Eigengrau is a cool colour and has an Light Reflectance Value (LRV) of nearly 1, indicates how light or dark a colour will look on a scale of 0(Black) to 100(White).

So, it's a very dark colour.

Seema Choudhary