Gathering thoughts…
A world of little thoughts.
Because you been with too many toxic friends/relationships And they literally took your heart out You been putting in too many emotions you didn’t take care of yourself And that’s why now you don’t long for love or relationships You are a highly aware human being Not sure whether external therapy works for you but…
When I write consistently for a few days, I feel smarter. When I exercise consistently for a few days, I feel stronger. Yet, I struggle to want to do both. It's not that I'm lazy. When I could be writing or exercising, I'm almost always working. Sitting at my computer, tapping, clicking, thinking. Not working makes me…
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…
"The Earth’s population at the time of the Rio summit?” 5.5 billion. And now? 8+ billion. - Its 30 years since the first Earth Summit in Rio - “The best time to plant that tree was 30 years ago” - “The next best time is today” looks at the gain vs the gap. Are we further ahead than we might have been? - Can fashion…
Voltei pra minha casa. Estava com saudades daqui, do meu namorado, das minhas cachorras. Zero saudades da rigidez, do nervosismo, da ansiedade e aflição ligada a arrumação da casa. Amanhã, continuo de férias do trabalho formal, mas trabalharei aqui lavando paredes, o vaso sanitário, o box. Vou tirar o pó das estantes,…
When I'm with you, I feel like I'm a thousand feet tall. When I think I've lost you, I feel like I'm dying. I live for all the little moments I spend with you, your smile, your voice, the little curve of your nose and the silly way you make the worst things funny. You are never far from my thoughts. I could write a…
Recently read this short story collection by Murakami and some quotes from this collection have won by heart and here they are: 1. And that span of time had created a translucent barrier between us that was hard to traverse. Even when I had to say something, the right words just wouldn’t come out. And every time I…
twitter isn't what it used to be and too many people i know follow me so i can't be totally candid with my thoughts; i love my physical journal but i think i like a digital space for fleeting thoughts, sometimes the pen to paper feels too permanent. journal is also more of a documentation of time, not as much as an…
I've been seeing a few founders lately that already have 3 or even 4 projects and working on them simultaneously. Even if they operate under the same brand, to me this is a red flag. It's already really hard to build one really good brand/project, imagine if you have to build multiple at the same time? The common…
posts in the discover tab only shows posts from 2022, wonder if this platform is still active.
Gotta be living the best at every moment. Ang mo vs Asian mentality Do you like yourself at this second? Would you be liking yourself if you were someone else? You don’t need to decrease your energy level to match the same as PS You need to stay focus and be focus Not thinking of something else dirty with her You need…
You want to start a journaling habit, but you haven’t. Let me walk you through the process. I’ll do this with you in italics. Have your tools handy. I leave my journal and pen on the kitchen table, where I write each morning. Let’s start there for now. Put the coffee on to brew. Sit in front of your journal. You’ll be…
I am writing this blog post to commemorate what it meant to me to be publicly appreciated for my work. It made me feel absolutely awesome. It made me want to cry. It made me feel so grateful for being where I am in life at the moment. Thank you, Rachit, because I now know the impact of appreciation. It can lift you up…
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…
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…
I enjoyed a tweet from Delian Asparouhov about the ongoing drama between FTX and Binance. The tweet talks about VC excitement surrounding FTX and founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) when he met with Sequoia Capital. Here's the link: https://twitter.com/zebulgar/status/1590394857474109441?s=20&t=eFRg8VydDM9617or9zTQ There…
i feel energetically a little STUCK do i: - do more yoga - get the package - read - write - eat - watch youtube (this seems almost certainly like a bad idea bc i am so annoyed with booktube people but i am curious about just one little video...) ? i'm hungry. fuck. my body has decided. i guess i'll eat leftover…
My hot take is that I couldn't care less about cryptocurrencies. But here's the latest anon post from the region: === anon9725 Bad week for the Solis. Three headlines from last week: - "Value of Solis Plummets 15% After Government Kiosks and ATMs Attacked Over Weekend". - "Solis Cryptocurrency Struggles Amid Market…
Back in India, I read an article called "Travel is no cure for the mind" [https://moretothat.com/travel-is-no-cure-for-the-mind/]. It illustrated how changing your surroundings is not the answer to existential angst or the pursuit of joy and fulfillment in life. And while the article covered sufficient ground…
I'm 2 weeks away from finishing my final placement of medical school. 6 years of studying are nearly complete and it feels strange. I already have a substack but I love the idea of being nicheless. Although I've called this 'thejuniordoctor', I'm not sure it will solely be writing about the profession I'm going into.…
ahhh dont let design go around in circles, indefinitely. it must stop at some point, when is that point...
The world is changing too fast. I'm not sure what the turning point was, but I went from thinking of people as old school, to realising that I'm finding it hard to keep up with the times. Social media is a constant reminder of this. A few years ago, I consoled myself that it was ok to stay off the gram as the negative…
This morning I read a timely article by one of my favorite writers and thinkers, Derek Thompson (@DKThomp on Twitter). It was titled, "Your Career Is Just One-Eighth of Your Life" and it got me thinking (as his writing and podcasts usually do). I spend a lot... A LOT... of time thinking about this one-eighth of my…
His eyes were shut, and everything was dark. He inhaled, sharply, snapping his head upright. It were as though life abruptly crashed into him. Slowly, he wiggled his toes. Pinky toes first, gradually working toward the big ones. He was alive, but that was all he knew with certainty. He tried to blink, but his lids…
Some days are better than others. A couple of days ago, I ran the fastest I probably ever have for that distance. I was so happy and proud. But today, I just couldn't keep up; my pace was as slow as it was a couple of months ago. I kept having pain and couldn't breathe because my nose was dripping. There are so many…
Maybe this is a lesson in never taking anything for granted. I’m not even sure why and how we’ve landed at this place, but we have. Questioning the foundation of something I never thought I’d need to question. Because this was the axiom upon which everything was built. But I guess, here we are. Time to wait and see…
Historically, overly-extractive business models eventually face pressure from the public, shareholders, and regulators. Once-unstoppable cigarette companies have been forced to pay the public health costs of their products and fund billion-dollar anti-smoking marketing campaigns. The market conditions for renewable…
Here's one from yesterday: === anon6232 Is anyone else annoyed at Dr. Caleb attending the Arts Symposium at Ensenada La Nueva? It seems to me this symposium looks to capitalize on the 'expat' artists who relocated to this region. These 'expats' are consuming local artists' opportunities, and Dr. Caleb's presence will…
"Meditate, meditate, meditate in remembrance of Him and find peace". "When you feel you are without me, listen close, I whisper louder, when you miss me most." The first sentence is from Sukhmani Sahib and the other sentence is from a poem by Donna Ashworth ''Miss Me Most''. Put together, for me, they capture the very…
A typical week starts on Monday morning with office work and suddenly you realise that you have a lot of things pending to be done and you convince yourself that "I will do it over the weekend". This list piles up and finally when the weekend arrives we would have forgotten about it and when we realise the weekend…
1) Humans have a tendency to be drawn to binary distinctions. Whether you draw the divide between parties (R/D), or political inclinations (liberal / conservative), or population density (urban / rural), or social class (elite / deplorable), every distinction can ultimately be reduced to us vs. them. This primordial…
one thing i've always been shy to admit was that i always wanted my birthday to fall on a weekday because it meant that i could finally get attention from my friends or have a day all meant for me. birthdays are a funny concept - celebrating the day you were born when all i've wanted to do was dissapear. still, its…
For the last month or so, I have been sitting on coding up a weekend project to launch for my next "startup" or web app. Whatever it is. I have been procrastinating, again. The idea is simple. It's a read-only portal for all of my wallets. Google Pay, Venmo, Paypal, Cash App, Strike, and many more. I took my kids to…
We're already used to interacting with wallets in this manner. But it's wrong to assume that our wallet should be the only key-card that opens all the doors. That's not the version of the future that I want to live in. The one where you flash your black amex at the door to get into the VIP room behind the VIP room.…
You are a coward. You know it. You have to grow out of it. You celebrate the downfall of others, then you celebrate your victory. It is your mistake. You have to grow out of it. You can never win like this. You want to be kind, but you cannot. You are mean. You liked her. You want to be with her, you want to win. But…
If our mind were a sail, then thoughts are the wind, Wandering aimlessly thoughts begin Winds go astray with no rudder to guide Lost and alone in a sea of pride Crowded thoughts but a lonely mind In a stormy sea there's little to find Reach out to where there is no need to hide In the midst of a loved one by your side…
Is almost the end of the year and FOR SOME UNGODLY reason I was assigned 4 different projects, 1 art, 1 science and 2 history. the history ones I got to do alone but a wasn't as lucky with the other two. The science one SUCKEDDDD so bad. im failing I already know it. Arts easy but still, Why so many projects????
You’re either making it - making change in the world Or you’re just living the game If it’s too heavy; forget about the past and the future - just carry the present The best skilled people knows that skills comes with discomfort; and only by persevering in discomfort you’re able to gain skills The best is actually…
I read every day. It has become automatic so that even in the busiest of days, I will take out the Kindle on my phone and read for 10-20 mins. It is one of those seminal activities that has given me meaning to my life, improved the quality of living. I picked up reading seeing a erudite colleague of mine, which made…
I've always been a bit on the fence about journaling, but I've just come across a very good argument for it - clearing the human cache. It is true that we get bogged down in thoughts, I know I do anyway, and it leads to pages of messy scribbles as I write out hour-by-hour plans for the days ahead on the same page as…
As one travels deeper into the sixth decade of life, and settles into the third decade of a rewarding professional career, the prospect of slowing down seems just not attractive, but is inevitable. There was a time when reading and writing were part of my routine. I don't mean the work that was required of me as a…
would be a good day if we would be a could be.
In LYT, a question posed was exploring whether folks lack interest in publishing. Part of the context was one's possible tendency to focus too much on expressing one's self to one's self. Here's my abridged/edited response. --- I don't know if there is a right or wrong approach about one's publishing process. I face a…
I was about 11-12 I think when I first fell in love. I’ve fallen in love many times since. They say first love lasts forever, true to an extent. Then you have the second love which hits even harder than the first and you think this is it. We are gonna make it. Only to have it all come crashing down. I’ve seen the pack…
I'm sitting on the train on my way to Cambridge after a road trip in Scotland. So many things happened on the trip—sleeping in a camper van for the first time, listening to the audiobook "Outliers," hiking, and more. Yet, here I am, one hour into the train ride, and I find I have nothing I really want to write about.…
Hoje precisei ir aos correios. Toda vez que vou lá, caio com a mesma atendente que cavuca qualquer gancho para falar mal de Lula e pessoas correlatas. Estava com uma blusa escrita COP e ela se fez de desentendida: cop é um evento esportivo? Eu, já esperta, disse que não. Ao que ela completou fingindo surpresa: aaaaah,…
I’ve been meditating on compassion lately, which has led to me trying to figure out what it means. Does it mean wanting people to be happy? Having their material needs met? Does it mean giving people what they want? Satisfying their urges? Wanting freedom for others? Wanting what they want for themselves? Or wanting…
Regardless of what you're doing or wanting to do. Everything that you can do that's relevant and has chance to be impactful has one thing in common. That commonality is something you can see behind every successful author, musician, artist, entrepreneur, etc. And I'm not referring to putting in the work and getting…
