invite people over.
grab a bottle of omega-3 and, as you take out one serving size, say "do you want some?" without further explanation
Gathering thoughts…
Gathering thoughts…
A world of little thoughts.
grab a bottle of omega-3 and, as you take out one serving size, say "do you want some?" without further explanation
I couldn't hold it in any longer. I felt like a fraud for not having it stated out in the open clearly how I felt about S. So I decided to tell her. I told S that I did not think I was in a space to consider her a friend anymore. I told her I felt very hurt and betrayed that she could just ignore something that was…
It snowed today. During the school year, snow means the possibility of a snow day or at least a late start. Snow falls so softly, blanketing the ground in silence. My desire to stay inside to enjoy the scenery from the shelter of a warm home is strong. If I were many years younger I would want to run out to be the…
For the longest time, whenever I would be asked, "where do you see yourself in 5 years?", my mind would stray away. The beauty of human imagination is that it is unrestricted. A thought is swift enough to traverse wide enough. I would wonder if it is a luxury car, a big house, frequent travelling, ability to lay my…
Have you had a distant relative of yours who came to you and asked, 'Oh, you have changed so much,' only to realize later that you are not the person they thought you were? Apart from the personality changes we experience in our lives, which we often refer to as phases resulting from significant life events, the truth…
I recently listened to this Stanford podcast about the order of ideas: https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/insights/keep-em-coming-why-your-first-ideas-arent-always-best The basic gist is this: when ideating, the first thing that pops up probably isn't the best thing that you'll think about. I'm working through the idea…
The ultimate sin on Wikipedia is original research. You know, cranks adding lengthy conspiracy diatribes to what was a perfectly reasonable article. Banning original research is a convenient way to shut these people down. Now all you have to do is say 'where's your source?' Unluckily for us, you can fall foul of this…
A rule I like to use when deciding how to behave is to imagine myself from another person’s point of view. Would I engage with myself if I saw myself doing that, or being that way? It’s a way to get feedback without needing anybody else, and although not ideal, it’s a good place to start. Recently, I’ve been wanting…
a new platform shows up on HN, so I'm here, just in case I miss out. I'm also on urbit, just in case I miss out. I'm also on urbit because I am a pseudocoder, but I like fp and weirdness. My real field is [humanities], and after five years I'm only beginning to come to terms with liking it, and being able to undertake…
Why do many new age hippies interpret the Buddha's teachings in the wrong way? The moment the Buddha was dying, people were lining up for him. He was sitting under the bodhi tree where he reached his enlightenment. Ready to leave his physical body behind. A man appeared from the crowd and tried to ask the Buddha a…
"If you are so bothered with it all, why don't you do something?" My friend's voice is etched within me. These words remain central to my last Acid trip, 4 years ago. I have been doing something about it. For 1460 days now. I left my job, started building. There is a lot wrong with our world, if not 80% of us would…
Hoje começo este novo projeto, que me convida a escrever um texto por dia durante um ano. Não tenho um objetivo master ao criá-lo, além do de cuspir palavras ao vento, contar pra mim mesmo e para você (oi, tudo bem? que saudades que eu tava de conversar com você) sobre a minha vida, pra ver se entendo melhor o que…
I’m sad for what I won’t experience. I can imagine walking out the front door, leaving the shade of the porch and feeling the powerful sun immerse me in its warm, like i’m getting into a hot tub without the wet feeling. Maybe all these things i will miss are things i already miss from the idealized summers in south…
I know this phase for a long time. But only now did it occur to me, most of the things I wanted, or Future is already here. I just didn't know ( Discovery ) and it is not well distributed ( Distribution ). I.e It is still the same old Discovery and Distribution Problem. How do we solve this? What can we do to help.…
We need a place in between Twitter and newsletters. We know that people want to be share in a variety of formats, a variety of lengths, a variety of fidelities. But the fact that no single platform currently allows this shows the vast opportunity for online social media to evolve. Who decided that a social media…
“Acho que vocês deveriam sonhar a terra, pois ela tem coração e respira.” —- Davi Kopenawa, entrevista a F. Watson. Breu, mas o escuro não impedia a visão, a floresta trazia conforto e não medo, haviam muitas flores tropicais com os mais sedutores tons, as ciano eram leves e moviam lentamente com o vento, as de…
i have had quite an interest in exploring what it means to build and inhabit more “homey” and inviting digital spaces. oftentimes i've had hangups about the polished and performative pressures that i experience on social media apps. feeling the need to tweet or post the perfect thing to represent myself. very often,…
I stan'd about BlockFi for years. Yesterday, the FTX contagion was realized and withdrawals were frozen. I stand to lose $50,000 USD in Stablecoins, my ACH withdrawal is in a "Pending" state. I spoke to my wife and let her know. This money represents many hours of my life, sleepless nights, hard work, and time away…
A new visual announcement has been piped in to the lounge at my corporate day job, proudly announcing that our CEO was recently crowned "1 most influential" by some self-proclaimed arbiter of the game. Besides immediately striking me as a dick-waving power move, I wondered why they chose to emphasize influence as a…
Writing is something I enjoy doing. Not because it's easy. It's hard, so hard I always avoid it. But It gives me a sense of improvement or fulfillment. ever since I've read "How to take smart notes", I've been writing more and more, for myself. At one point, I wonder "why do I write?" To learn, to think better. So…
I did NOT prepare to tell my supervisor I was no longer going to to continue being part of the team... and this is what happened: - I told them it was because of a team mate (which is ultimately not true, no matter how hard they are to understand and work with). - I told them so many things out of my ass,…
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…
You can’t just do 50%, you need to think of everything Even the conversations No one ever gets greater by just thinking not doing Think more before you say It’s the other way round Ask questions (from others) to yourself, think it more Think questions (from yourself) less, ask it more Put 100% of the things you do A…
Why do you always “huh” and assume what people say. Don’t do that Focus on what people say to the 100% and - actually ask & listen very very carefully. Even if you’re doing anything or not doing anything. Don’t become lifeless and mindless zombie Just have own thought and critical thinking - think clearly before…
Random Thursday afternoons in urban India have the ability to present themselves with a beautiful surprise, where nature comes forth in it's most wondrous form. Bright golden yellow flowers growing wild on a Yellow Bell bush. Where it then becomes a place to attract a set of bees going about their busy work! Or sunset…
Some days i just sit and wonder if there is any purpose of life or we are here to find a job, earn money and spend it again on our daily needs. There is no end to this and this is a vicious cycle. We wake up everyday and go to work not because we love it but because we need to either keep ourselves busy or we need to…
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.…
Pitchfork is too obsessed with lyrics. They’re analyzing music the way people should be analyzing books. They’re talking about world-building and themes. Idk I feel like music is an experience to be felt and explained rather than analyzed
it doesn't happen everyday, folks you've heard it here first: high motivation karate tai-chi ok so you basically do karate moves, but with every move, you also say something motivational and it's a whole sequence you essentially memorize a monologue of positive mantras as well as a karate sequence (1) ready position…
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 once had a piano student who had glenn gould energy a little baby of 7 or 10 years old and he told me he only plays the piano to impress girls i thought so young...and he already knows what life is about.
There are times and topics that make me want to lay in the middle of the floor and stay there until... who knows. I have yet to take that option. Yesterday at a mental health facility a patient opened the door to his balcony, looked down, turned around, and laid down in the middle of the hallway until someone came and…
A friend shared with me today - "But I was not so productive during the last two days." Her past two days She led a hybrid (in-person, video) workshop, started transcribing guided meditations for a case study on how to engage people in using apps to take care of their mental health more, worked on a blogpost, and…
If you spend yourself chasing butterflies they will fly away If you spend your time making a beautiful garden they will come to you. Charisma - is something that means YOU PUT OTHER PEOPLE FIRST THAT IS FUCKING CHARISMA - oh my god. It’s that easy - nothing to do with personality; nothing to do with funny It’s just…
A simple answer is - because I want to learn how to do things in and around a website. A no-code website of growcket will be a playground for me to experiment and practice a lot of things like: 1. SEO - How can I rank my website higher than existing ones. 2. Content - Practice of writing. 3. Insights - What type of…
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…
fuck on nights like these i wish i had the scent of a woman's hair to carry away all the pain and anxieties of tomorrow im just a broken man in search of a woman's touch just to hear her voice and lose myself in those giggles where is my lover? i just need to be held bury my head in her bust and lose myself in her…
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 read a quote today that went something like this: "Writing is thinking. If you're thinking without writing, you only think you're thinking." I know this to be true. I've always felt sharpest after a writing session. But I am lazy. Over the coming weeks, I'm going to try and publish my thoughts about whatever it is I…
Two young fish are swimming along, when they come across an older fish swimming the other way. He nods at them, saying, “Morning, boys. How’s the water?” The two young fish swim on; eventually one of them looks over at the other and goes, “What the hell is water?” David Foster Wallace narrated this parable to…
I've been thinking about how civilizations of the future would organize their data. What mechanism would a galaxy use to work together and share reliable information accurately and instantly? I started thinking about our own history and how we manage knowledge in our most complex societies. As much as sci-fi movies…
Quite often, I hesitate to acknowledge my pettiness. For instance, I took up this writing challenge for the month but have had days when I didn't publish. I missed writing the piece for a total of six days. Of the six, on two days, I hit publish without adding any content because I wanted it to seem regular. How…
Life’s too short to be chasing someone who’s chasing someone else 🌙🌸
We as a society have always glorified selflessness. Selfless by definition means : concerned more with the needs and wishes of others than with one's own. Whereas selfishness is lacking consideration for other people; concerned chiefly with one's own personal profit or pleasure. We do our jobs because we either like…
There are roughly 2 kinds of societies in the world today. The first which puts the society before self and the second which does the opposite. Typically, eastern cultures demonstrate the former and western cultures demonstrate the latter. It's hard to compare the two as they both have their upsides and downsides, but…
Most of my disappointments arise from from poor expectations. It's true that material things will probably not make you happy but with non-material things, I feel the reason behind many disappointments is wrong expectations in the first place. Here are some examples You start a job and over time you're unhappy with…
"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…
Just do everything perfectly. Once at a time. Conversations - throw away the unimportant bits. Be clear - tell yourself be clear Even when you got into shit situations Find one way to go out You are good at doing that You need to improve To be better at doing the task while doing though Don’t get stuck at previous…