If you’ve ever experienced the indescribable feeling of being so overwhelmed by cuteness that it almost seems unbearable, ...

Struggling to describe the moment when you come across something cute? Well, not any longer. There is a word for it now, ...

Filipino words like "gigil" and "kababayan" have been included in the latest update of the Oxford English Dictionary.

New words from around the world have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) for the first time as its creators say ...

It is an intense feeling very common among Filipinos, and the lack of a direct translation made “gigil” – along with 10 other Filipino words – among the latest additions to the Oxford English ...

Now, people from other countries can familiarize themselves with this uniquely Filipino concept, as “gigil” has been added to ...

The dictionary publisher described Gigil as a “pithy name for such a strange, paradoxical emotion.” It can be used as both a noun, or an adjective to describe a person experiencing it.

So, it's very paradoxical, but the key is to actually just let go of trying to control the emotions. Just let them — it sounds super cliche — but flow through you. And then actually focus more ...

A few years ago, a friend of mine brought the idea of paradoxical leadership to my attention. I had never heard of it before and didn't do a deep dive until a separate colleague mentioned it again.