Gathering thoughts…
A world of little thoughts.
L’inconnu est le champ d’exercice idéal de l’imposture, pour l’insoutenable envie de croire que l’étrangeté même de certains phénomènes induisent en nous, pour la posture de faiblesse et le manque d’arguments qui nous laissent désemparés face à des discours extraordinaires, mais surtout, parce qu’il n’est rien d’admis…
I haven't published a writing in some time even though I started a blog post about the struggles with my wife. I have been distracting myself with my hobbies and social events and she needs me at home, or rather, present, since I am always at home. I have taken a break from learning the piano, in practice. I was…
I was thinking whether or not I should write this post. The reason I didn't want to is simply because my opinion on this does not matter at all. The reason I did want to write this is that it can throw some light on my thought process which applies to other things in life. I'd say I'm quite pro-Elon. Simply because…
Often, I am exasperated by the number of people asking for recommendations on Twitter. The recommendations for skin care, wearable devices, or poll questions asking this or that get a free pass. Those aren't as annoying or unnecessary. But anything to do with books to read, music to listen to, shows to watch, and…
My hands traversed her thighs, she had tattoos. A lot of them. I had none and didn’t plan on getting one either. “You’re pretty, you know.“ She doesn’t believe it. I wish I had told her more often how beautiful she was. I wish I held her face and showered her with kisses. We met during turbulent times. There to talk…
"PKM to me draws from my information landscape (e.g., lived/observed experiences, formal/informal education, ideas, etc.) - shaping my own self-improvement, decision-making, and interactions with folks. I navigate and express my life through PKM." This was part of my off-the-cuff response to the prompt - What is YOUR…
I didn’t need the caffeine. Drinking one cup of coffee in the morning silently made my blood pressure rise six to ten points. I already take blood pressure medication. It was in my best interest to give up caffeine. Coffee was my only source. After three months, I’ve noticed three other benefits. I don’t need caffeine…
As a new year's resolution this year, I would like to write a book. Nothing too complicated, something small that helps software engineers learn to make homemade ramen from scratch. I'd love to package what I know into something I can hand friends when they're in a funk, eating too much processed food, and spending…
I had the privilege of a very long talk with my skip boss. What started off with niceties about skiing quickly moved to discussing a major problem at work. Earlier this week we discovered a necessary change to the database required to move forward with what had been a trivial value-add in our app. The change required…
One receives a phone call at 7.30 in the morning. An excited and almost tear jerked voice says they’ve hit water at 32 feet. The borewells in the region are at 780 feet. I can hear the joy in the voice with a slight surprise which is veiled by relief. The city coughs its dry spell in exploited ground waters and lack…
Recently, I had a conversation with the mother of a friend. She asked me what I’m planning to do after finishing my undergraduate studies this summer. Saying that I don’t want to pursue a master’s degree and rather start working directly was already hard for her to comprehend. Then she asked, “So where are you going…
Since COVID,Instagram accounts and Twitter threads providing insight on self-care have shot up. It may have started before the pandemic, but its effect magnified in the lockdown. Other than precautionary care, we realised that having more time at home allowed us to eat well, exercise, and care for our bodies. We…
Imagine you are making a cake and a milkshake. You put the cake in the oven and realise it's going to take 2 hours to bake. Until the cake is in the oven, you smartly make the milkshake, and then come back to the oven and finish making the cake. That's async processing. All the work is being done on one thread but…
I saw Homebound today. It was heartfelt. It showed me a side of India that I know nothing about. How their lives go. What their routines are. What they aspire to be. What problems they deal with. Part caste and religion plays in small ways in their daily experience. I hold Varun Grover in a very high regard. I'd see…
after coming back from indonesia, and having thoroughly enjoyed the people there, i feel WEIRDLY more /japanese/ than ever (having no japanese heritage whatsoever) what i mean is that the "weird" desires arising in the hearts of a people who have been increasingly burdened by capitalistic demand, materialistic…
I rather enjoy making my brain twist and turn, to make it work, to give it the muscle shock, and say: "Hey! Dummy! Wake up! It's time for you to get back to growing." Off the top of my head, I would say learning a new language, learning bridge or chess, and now, playing the piano. As a creature of habit, and shallow…
We often encounter wisdom in books, podcasts, and advice from others, absorbing these insights with a nod and a belief that they're transforming us into better individuals. Yet, despite this accumulation of knowledge, there's a huge difference between knowing something and truly understanding it. I just noticed this…
He came to see me, Even if I forgot. He was the inspiration, Behind every lovely shot. He always sat there, Fulfilled and lone. Beholding me gracefully, He jollied and shone. I remember spending nights, Thinking of him on my roof. I crave this gorgeous- He lives aloof. I ask the ones whom he met, Is he the same he…
If you want to say no It’s the art of persuasion And say NO Everybody has plans And it’s okay to say NO But you need to do it with confidence Not like NPC (like PS) and having that monotone level of energy Because energetic people will want to go out They do not want to stay home and they have reasons to not go with…
I have always wanted to build a writing habit for the longest time. However a combination of imposter syndrome, unavailability of time, not prioritising writing and fear of my bad content stopped me. A major factor was also the world around me which shared their writing on social media. I was even afraid to create a…
Giving a talk to 3rd and 4th years next Monday about the challenges and opportunities of tech industry. Discovered Nicheless and am very curious to see the types of expression and community available here over time.
The founder of this blog wrote a couple of days ago that Nicheless had found a couple of niches of its own as follows: "(1) Content creators who use it to publish content outside their niche. (2) Other creative people who use it as a low pressure environment to publish their thoughts." There's perhaps a third niche -…
The cold, empty space stares back at me: What if it doesn't resonate? What if I'm not pleased with it? Tick-tock More seconds elapse and I don't even have a draft to call first. It's an uncomfortable feeling. Staring across the chasm between the brilliant insight in your mind and the not-yet-articulated onto the…
Last weekend, my sister and I argued. She said my niece was still awake at 3:30 AM. I taunted her for it. Not my proudest moment. But it made me think. Everyone says, “Parenting is hard.” And it is when you’re making hard choices. The kind that helps kid grow strong in body and mind. For this, I truly believe in…
Sometimes it doesn’t matter about the delivery (at first). Of course it matters but - what you started or initiated is much more interesting and useful/you’re supposed to live it that way. Imagine the scenario which you had in your head for quite a few times: You rather not do something because you’re afraid of making…
there are artists and then there are Other People and i'm having a hard time not devaluing those other people. but who are they? what do they do? what is their MO? i'm not sure how to trust them.
A quick thought; Interesting results for AI portraits come when a prompt is structured with two genders. An example prompt; a photograph of a woman by Man Ray. Thinking about how this sentence can be confused and how the AI could be interpreted. The woman is taken as priority, it guides the overall features, then Man…
Don't believe every wisdom that you get blindly, do not follow into the dogma instead fuck around and find out, which means test out your own hypothesis. Don't give into the seduction of borrowed wisdom, learn to rigorously test out the biases as well as the wisdom that you are given as true. Do not accept anything at…
Folks are flocking from Twitter to Mastodon. And, we recently learned that decentralized posts are called "toots". A decentralized server that is reportedly confusing to join and post is popular for the moment. Many Tweeps create a lot of noise about leaving the platform. And, I've noticed that my follower count went…
Something was definitely lost when we started calling it content. The catchall quality of the term seems to define a certain type of mindless consumption which makes it difficult to differentiate between the single different bites and ultimately remember any of it. Everything is entertaining, nothing is memorable.
Eventually, it's a world of one. I don't mean this in a nihilistic, pessimistic, or even a narcissistic way. I just mean that eventually, it's a world of one. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it does give me the occasional existential crisis. Now that I'm starting a venture of my own, I'm more empathetic…
i wish we had better trains, better role-models, better air, better coping mechs, and higher risk-appetite what if i continue using this as twitter and not create anything of value what th hell
It had been over 4 years since I last took some proper time off work, but the last 6 weeks have been great. I saw some amazing places, met some interesting people, spent time with some of my closest friends, ate some great food, and discovered some lovely alcohol (mezcal & pisco for the win!). Now that I'm back, I…
With a simple sunshine in the morning can make you feel the warmth and brightens up your entire day. We often take the heat of the sun for granted however this simple useful resource is the reason for our existence, survival and life in general. Watching the rise of the sun and setting of the sun is a beautiful…
Vi sus ojos llorosos en el espejo retrovisor. Han pasado cinco años desde que Roberto se fue de Venezuela. Vino a probar la vida en Perú. Trajo consigo perro, hija y esposa en la maleta. Probó la suerte, creyendo que la economía peruana era una de las más estables. "Cuando la gente me pregunta si me gusta Lima, no sé…
Bom, hoje eu tive um encontro com uma pessoa do bumble. Foi num restaurante baiano gostosinho. Comi moqueca de camarão, arroz, pirao, farofa e uma pimentinha da casa maravilhosa. Tudo acompanhado de suco de laranja porque eu não posso beber por conta dos remédios. Entrei no dry january obrigada. Falando em remédio, os…
Bias is a necessary component of human knowledge formation. Bias is commonly understood as a form of error, a deviation from truth, that ought to be corrected for. But what, exactly, is the process of deciding what is true and what is not? Your phone has advanced digital signal processing capabilities which allow you…
When you sit and stop listening to your cravings, stop giving in to your aversions, stop following the “should”s, just sit, eventually you realize: wanting isn’t craving. they’re not even similar. A common response to “What if you just did whatever you want all the time?” is “Oh, I’d just get fat and play video…
‘Indian Matchmaking’ and ‘A Suitable Girl’ have much in common: producer Smriti Mundhra, match-maker Sima Taparia, and an overwhelming display of complex but problematic routines and notions around arranged marriage. Yet, one is cringe (but binge-worthy), while the other is deeply unsettling. The difference in…
Understanding budget is important for anyone to comprehend the fuctioning of taxes, home loans, stock portfolio and more It is when the Finance Leader of India decides which sectors will government invest in, what will the total expense be, how much revenue will India make - all the in next 12 months. This year's…
I love the structure of a routine. After being out of routine for the last three weeks, I finally returned to it. I felt the burden lift from my shoulders when I pressed “publish.” My sacred hours are in the late evening. I write an essay, something like an organized brain dump, on my topic of choice. The last task of…
Until recently, the idea of relapsing never crossed my mind, and I used to dismiss it as an exaggeration. In my judgmental mindset, I couldn't understand why people couldn't just change for good if they truly wanted to. However, my perspective took a significant turn just a week ago. As I mentioned earlier, I embarked…
Strive for making the hardest decision Even relationships or flirting People don’t expect the easiest answer you know… it’s kinda easy to say the most obvious answer Think twice - and go for the hardest Think of this life: you’re playing the childhood game & suddenly you’re 26/27 Age is just a number. Now you gotta do…
I've been using the term "excuse" quite often lately, and much like many other areas of my life, I've spent some time unpacking what the word means, what connotations it has, and dissecting what it implies. Through this process, I've attempted to divorce my fairly negative value assignment and instead focus on a new…
You should be asking yourself what’s the goal Else you’ll be working under G And problem with people like him is they never tell you their details They just want what they wanted People working under them won’t feel so appreciated and it’ll be in another words: pain in the ass You walk through IKEA finding yourself…
There is something strangely tender about being alive at the same time as everything else. About breathing while cities hum, seasons turn, people fall in and out of love, and the world continues without asking how you’re doing. We spend so much time believing we should have arrived somewhere by now. As though there is…
But it doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t achieve happiness while striving for something that is so meaningless Sometimes I can’t help to wonder but it’s not too convenient To meet you at a fate To wake up at dreams that are not not supposed to end And the alarm goes off to wake me to reality I miss her but I should not…
The protests in India, which began mid June under the label of CJP or Cockroach Janta Party, took a life of its own when Gen Z made their aspirations known on social media using instagram in full force. This combination of youth, frustration, joblessness, directionless leadership and a bleak future was a recipe for…
