Gathering thoughts…
A world of little thoughts.
You know when you see sketchbooks that belonged to people who sketched? They're wonderful to look bakc through. I am a person who draws, but much of my “sketch” work is done on the computer. I have a good chunk of files of things I’ve started or experimented with or copied to get a feel of, or something. I want to…
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh today i had an idea fade away as i tried to remember. distractions were the reason. the idea may come back and when it does, that moment is when to document it. this blog post is an attempt at reminding me of the idea. so far unsuccessfully...
i find listening to content while working prescribes higher quality to the output. when designing for a creative output; poetry that influenced many great artists is highly productive listening. their creation influences my thinking, it forces my mind into a state of deliberation...
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…
In the late 1990s, the most visited website for many Indians, especially NRIs, was samachar.com. It provided single-point, free online access to most major national newspapers. A quarter of a century later, and the online Indian news landscape is unrecognisable. Some of the best, most honest journalism in India today…
It took me over two weeks to finish Barkha Dutt's book, To Hell and Back. Not because it reads slowly - quite the contrary. But the scope of the pandemic, and the individual and collective tragedies it contains within it, required me to put it aside for days at a time. Individual stories stood out, framed in sharp…
We must spend and manage these well in order to achieve our best experience of life. Time is the toughest as once we spend it we cannot get it back, so we must cautious in how we spend it. This is a difficult thing to do though, as we human beings love love. We love being loved and we love showing love, and one of the…
Following routines are the easiest way to build a new habit. If your new habit is journaling, to reduce the daily struggle by using a format as part of your routine. As a beginner, you don't know your ultimate format. Start with a simple format to increase your chance of consistency. More complex formats can come…
This blogging platform (the one you are looking at) was created by Louis Pereira, a student in Write of Passage which I was also taking. It is very simple and clean. I like that, so I decided to try it out. I am trying to see how having writing viewed by others changes it. How does having an audience (or even just the…
Barrenness isn't supposed to be beautiful. But in Paracas, it somehow is. Windy, dusty salt flats, gently curved dunes, cloud capped mountains, jagged cliffs, dark sand, and a seaweed filled ocean. They combine to create a landscape that would look strange even on a postcard. There's no fresh water for miles, so most…
There is only one God, luck. Every individual is more often than not a captive of forces beyond their capacity. Such is the power of luck that it can effectively put hard work, effort and persistence to shame. Helplessness is one of the many brutal emotions known to human kind. For that is when the mind decides to…
Ahhhh observe the noise; some tell stories, others reveal secrets. observe the colours; some convey intent, others reveal emotions. when combined you a character emerges, who are they...
comecei a ouvir leonard cohen. que voz visceral, profunda, né? profound. eu entendo poucas palavras soltas. leio enquanto ouço, então é mais sensorial do que inteligível para mim. the last time I saw you, you look someone older. poxa. hoje tive uma conversa com uma colega de trabalho sobre luto. tudo começou porque um…
I have always found myself constantly searching for that one thing that will turn my life around. That one solution that will solve all my problems and make everything better. I remember times when I have lacked patience and have sought instant results. For instance,when I started doing yoga, I wanted to do advanced…
Isn't it odd that two words from two different languages sound nearly the same? Does anyone else wonder about the twists and turns in the history of our world that led to such coincidences?
You can freshen up a habit to make it feel new. Each habit has small variables to manipulate. Small changes can spark new interest or enhance the experience. Take journaling, for example. After journaling for a year, I wanted to add something. I wasn’t in danger of giving up journaling. I didn’t see the harm in…
Pequei enquanto paulistana kk Não assisti a nenhum desfile aqui de São Paulo, mas, em minha defesa, eu estava empenhada em terminar um livro. No entanto, ontem eu consegui parar pra ver os desfiles da Sapucaí. Ver a homenagem a Lula foi tão lindo, pena que a globo fez uma cobertura medíocre e isentona. Aquilo é…
I tell myself as I count down the minutes to 10:49am. In the middle of work, in the middle of a life I should be focusing on. "15 minutes of thought," I say - and I attempt to figure them out right here. I'm overwhelmed by own lies (of secretly working on a task I don't like doing, of pretending to work on things I…
Everything is slow - even the money coming in. You should have done something much more; much faster. The money is too slow to come in… The real adulting comes when you think you have enough money to buy something but actually you don’t - you stop and figure out shit you bought is actually still kinda expensive.
Esses dias participei do meu primeiro clube do livro. Antes de falar mais sobre ele, quero explicar o "esses dias". Eu tava num dia péssimo. Péssimo mesmo. Depois de ficar internada, passar por um procedimento com anestesia, voltar pra casa com um monte de remédios que me custaram uma fortuna, tive minha primeira…
Primeiro: eu assino a news de uma pessoa chamada Lalai Person. Foi por conta dela que eu achei esse nicheless e também revivi a vontade de morar na Alemanha, que parece um país bem quadrado no quesito regras (leva multa de 5 euros se atravessar o sinal fechado e as pessoas não estão sempre correndo na escada rolante,…
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,…
My initial foray into technology saw me working for a venture capital firm, where I became indoctrinated with the idea that tech companies must follow a pretty standardised path, raising multiple rounds of funding before a big splashy exit. And for a while, this sounded like something I wanted. More recently though,…
I first read Akshay’s piece on the blog lamenting the vicious cycle of bad writing that lawyers develop. His recommendation at the end was elegant: write more! I seek not to dispute his claim but to give the reader some food for thought on writing style. If you are introduced to the classics as I were, in fourth grade…
Ruthlessly manage your time, mind, and energy. Protect your energy for you goals and ambitions. It's okay to starve your distractions and to feed your focus.
A childhood professional aspiration was to work in the airline industry. Why? The six year old me was very fascinated seeing my Uncle get dressed to go to work. A former Air Force pilot, he had started flying commercial international flights for Air India, and as Captain of those aircrafts was frankly so cool! Either…
i don't mean ibuprofen i mean weed i realized that weed restored back to me a positivity and practical intelligence and life force and "i can do this" that i had lost due to my hypersensitivity and awareness of the general shittiness of average people before books saved my life, weed threw me a flotation device.
Hoje eu comecei meu dia um pouco mais tarde. Era 9h e eu ainda estava preparando para tomar banho. Fui bem devagar e bela para um brunch no Copa Cozinha enquanto eu participava do clube do livro. Esse não era o plano. Eu parei antes no café bonjour PORÉM gente eu me recuso a pagar 20 reais num cafezinho só porque…
I have written my 7th July journal! It is a super long ass bitching session where I complain about every single fight I have had with Musti this week. Also, hello. Today is a monumental day - because today is the day I put in my papers at McKinsey. I have sent it out, guys. I don't have another job offer in hand, but…
Every successful entrepreneur Find their own set of problems Not waiting for someone to tell the problem And move No they know how to get there Knowledge is a form of power. You can see that in meetings, in conversations Who’s the most outspoken and displayed confident Has known how to direct their words And ensure…
Made me realised on how much growth I can do & still need to do Be interesting & don’t think so many - just do & live Too many thoughts inside your brain - you gotta divert the energy to around your world eyesight Take what’s most interesting and take it in. Ask interesting questions The energy and emotional…
so i have been very lost in my mental health for the past few weeks, not getting enough meditation in, i bounced back on pornography, my workouts have been inconsistent, i am not studying enough. I feel guilty for not doing enough, always, no matter how much work i do, i just feel that i can get more of it done. I…
Love, first thing that pops into someone’s mind when they hear it could be couples kissing or wtv. But it could be in different ways, platonically and romantically. A lot of people crave it, even if they don’t wanna say it out loud but they’re begging for it. Some can’t accept it, could because of some trauma they…
I woke up today with anger. I’m just so angry and so frustrated. Nelson told me about how he reacted to Pandu saying that your girlfriend is only not on your side, don’t talk. He was so upset then that I wasn’t on his side. And now he realises that he never thought about it from my side. That unless I saw the logic,…
One big turn-off about nfts is the amount of focus people have on making money. Now, I'm not going to say that I don't care about money (I do), but money has never been the priority for me (although I will never not be happy making profit). It's almost always community, making connections and learning that have been…
Eu li uma newsletter que eu curto muito ontem reproduzindo um trecho escrito por Isabel Allende que dizia o seguinte: Talvez estejamos neste mundo para procurar o amor, encontrá-lo e perdê-lo, de novo e de novo. A cada amor, nascemos de novo, e a cada amor que termina recolhemos uma nova ferida. Estou coberto de…
Hated when the meeting is not done properly This morning meeting with the subcontractors is a demonstration of you shouldn’t compare yourself to the people around you You should think it all through and strive for the best What is each party going to talk about What is the technical details Think it through DURING or…
Must I have a title here? What if a paragraph suffices? Does this site allow for microblogging? So many questions!
então! eu comi uma grama de cogumelo. depois de uma semana produtiva, que ainda não acabou, e de momentos memyselfandI, decidi dar esse passo e tirar esse querido da geladeira que já tava fazendo aniversário. acho que tava meio mofado, mas who knows? bem, foi tudo, brisas gostosas, outras nem tanto. meu namorado que…
Now its 2024. Vibe coding is here. Its like telling the computer to make what you want - mobile app, web app etc and it will create for you. You do need to know some basics and sometimes a lot more than basics depending on what your idea needs to come out and feel alive. Even I, I am also learning this. I am vibe…
(original: 2007 Aug 17) fill in the blank with a word or phrase ... Here we go: 1. My favorite childhood toy was ... jacks. 2. My favorite childhood game was ... red rover. 3. The best movie I ever saw as a kid was ... willy wonka & the chocolate factory. 4. I don't do it much but I enjoy ... bowling. 5. If I could…
Imagine if technology treated our attention as sacred rather than a resource to extract. Imagine if technology was accountable to those affected by it rather than to those who profit from it. Imagine if technology helped us make better choices rather than incubating helplessness in the face of catastrophe. Imagine…
Recentemente Tia Laura arrumou suas coisinhas, preparou um antepasto que só ela sabia fazer e o deixou curando em cima da mesa, tirou o pó dos ombros e pegou aquele elevador que só sobe, não desce; e se foi. Com o poder de tranquilizar quem quer que fosse, ajudar como podia todos ao seu redor, sempre tinha aquele…
The magical feeling of New York City just before race day on Sunday is incredible. People from all over the world coming together for a spectacular challenge. Wonderful! nycmarathon2022
Lately, I’ve been reading a lot of HackerNews and listening to what others are doing. To the extent that one would feel overwhelmed by information and developing a “what if my attempt is not as good as what I read about?” complex. I resolve to jump out of the mental flywheel and have fun learning one thing with focus…
Just saw though - from a dying 23 yo patient His last ideal was to bring his kindness and love to everyone around him And he hoped to be remembered from that Because when I was poor I was not in the right state of mind My mind was abit evil and selfish I didn’t want to spend time with my ex because I wanted to focus…
For as long as I can remember, I've hated Sunday morning mass. I'm not a morning person, and a six day school week meant I had one day to sleep in. But Jesus had other ideas. He convinced my mother of them, and she was relentless. So I went. But unfortunately for her, most of my time in church was spent convincing…
Siapa saya? Terdengar konyol namun sedikit menjepit pikiran. Atau ga saya ubah pertanyaan-nya menjadi, SIAPA KAMU?? Apa yang bisa kamu jelaskan tentang siapa dirimu? Apakah benar-benar kamu mengenal dirimu?
