Gathering thoughts…
A world of little thoughts.
thick full lashes seem like an adaptation strategy to desert living...(like camels) i wonder why people think thick full lashes are so sexy are we attracted to desert dwellers? i read that when modern humans left africa, they mated with neanderthals (who come from the valley "thal" of neander) and thus gained genes…
do you remember when you were 19 and called 28 year olds "silver foxes"? you are now 30.
5pm, sometime in March in the year 2000. Six young men sat on the floor of a sparsely furnished living room in a flat in Bandra. They had spent the past few days working out the details of how to structure their new law firm. That firm needed a name. And there was a flight to catch. We had agreed that the firm would…
Non-monetized. Is that even a term? I was recently creating a page on my Notion called "leisure + fun". It basically has 1 database with all my hobbies and leisure activities. But I soon realized that there's only one hobby or leisure activity that I regularly enjoy doing and haven't monetized. That's reading books.…
- a way to receive money - a portfolio (Zapper) - your identity (ENS) - an access key (to discords and events) - a treasury account (for DAOs) - an investment club (by Syndicate) - your reputation (6529) - your verifiable track record (trading history) - an art collection (with NFTs) - an email/chat account (via…
This morning I rose at 11AM, which is typical for me on weekends. I did the usual brush and shower. After my first meal of the day, which I suppose would not exactly have been breakfast, I sat at the dining table with a cup of coffee. I felt a need to figure out what I was going to do. Meanwhile, I had begun browsing…
Why stressing into the things when it’s too late to control The first mistake that people make is they try to avoid mistake It’s okay to be making mistake About systematic You remember the times you woke up for school, do the homeworks and be a goodboy That’s training yourself to be adulting It’s nothing “nerd” about…
(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…
write what? well, just write b/c writing is oft right thoughts can be fleeting but, wherever you left off, writing can pick you right up, right where you left off
We were never taught how to be angry. Wrath was the province of God, and occasionally that of fathers offered insult. That, I think, is how I never noticed it seeping in at slights and kicks until it had long curdled in my marrow.
My clinic has been objectively doing well. Two of my fellow chiefs reached out to me to ask the secret to our success. I attributed our success to: a)Size b)stability c)Culture d)tools For size, we are small and when you look at the performance of the small vs. the large clinics, small wins. For stability, no other…
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…
The working Tom is struggling for air And it's making Dick a Millionaire Harry's watching the news...he's got no clue Just wants to stay away from this worldly zoo...
Last week, I embarked on my first unplanned trip in over 8 years. I hopped on a bus, packed lightly and arrived in Kamlapur at 5 AM without a room booked. So I walked away in the opposite direction of the request bombs being dropped on me by persistent auto-drivers. I wanted to search a cheap homestay but fear of few…
Grammar is not the enemy of creativity—it’s the architecture that makes meaning possible. Beneath every sentence, every idea we attempt to share, grammar shapes the invisible scaffolding of thought. It teaches us how language works, not as mere ornament, but as structure. Without grammar, our words collapse under…
I released myself from the shackles of performative acts within the corporate landscape that's solely measured through external metrics dictated by an ambiguous algorithm on its designated platform (I deleted my LinkedIn account).
To look back at this year, I need to go back further, starting with 2007. I have a tainted memory of a late night wrestling with my thoughts, I seem to remember thinking to myself that I was insulated from the worlds problems because I live in the UK. A few months later, I witnessed a global financial meltdown and the…
I have realized that I have grown into a different style of traveling, normally we don't travel together with my family and the times my mom and I had traveled when I was a kid were mainly work trips, me walking around while my mom would be looking at products. Now that I'm older I have realized that this traveling…
People find their own ways on how they want to give back to society and people in their lives. Giving back to society is about making a positive impact, and there is always something out there for everyone. My mother was not from a very wealthy background, so she would say there will never be a perfect time to give…
There is a lie embedded in the 'architecture of guilt', a lie so elegant it disguises itself as virtue. It says: you must earn your way back. That before you may begin again, you must first account for the wreckage, perform contrition, and prove that you are sorry. Only then, once the debt is settled, once the penance…
ahhhhhhhhhhhh this week instead of my daily renders i took the time to develop more of a framework around how to use an AI text to image generator. with unlimited possibility for iteration, the power is to add layers of complexity slowly to the process as progression continues to further hit the design ethos. emphasis…
Sometimes, we hesitate to uncover why we love certain things, fearing that understanding the reasons might lessen our enjoyment. But in reality, it’s not just about liking that particular thing—it’s about how it connects with our identity. Having “our thing” gives us comfort and a sense of self. Identifying the why…
Oh my god! This was another key insight that I was missing my entire life. I have at various times considered myself a dark, brooding loner, a deep man of mystery, or too wounded to let someone in to my world. Introvertive Anhedonia makes a better case for an explanation of my relationship issues. The short definition…
Today is the last day I can do one of those ramblings only 20-somethings do. As the clock strikes midnight, my trial period of adulthood will end and the actual subscription will begin. This is like one of those SMS services that you never signed up for and now there’s no way to unsubscribe. I’ll be 30 tomorrow. About…
I have stepped foot on the hamster wheel, constantly running, keeping things in motion—the act of creation and destruction. In my case, my online persona. Just now, I discovered this blogging site, on my umpteenth attempt to write some sorry excuse of a blog which I will be deleting once again, just like the others I…
So, what prevents us from making changes in a constantly changing world? Do we remain rigid while the world evolves around us? To understand this, let's consider the insights of neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett. She challenges conventional thinking and offers valuable perspectives on how our brain constructs…
In the immediate aftermath of the 2020 US elections, Ed Pilkington of The Guardian suggested that US democracy was failing in five key areas: voter suppression, the structure of the Senate, redistricting, the appointment of judges and of course, the electoral college. There's another structural element that…
Lately, I have been reflecting on the often sinful manifestations of our discontent. In particular, when we idealize and glorify "the good old days". Ecclesiastes 7:10 instructs us: Do not say, "Why is it that the former days were better than these?" For it is not from wisdom that you ask about this. In the face of…
Routines are bossy. They are a fixed sequence of actions that must be followed to work their magic. You must follow your routine to make the magic happen. Don’t get me wrong. I love routines. The structure of routines helps you build good habits for your health, productivity, and more. They help me get through my day.…
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?
I wish I had followed up on my previous post. Now I completely forgotten what part 2 was suppose to be. So I have this Part 1.5 as an update for myself. We now have rumours and hints that Cortex X4, on 3nm may be able to get 15% Clock Speed increase, and possibly 15% or 20% IPC increase. On a 15%/15% increase that…
Viramos novamente o calendário, mais um ano se inicia, com expectativas renovadas de que teremos um ano melhor e de maiores realizações, saúde e bons momentos. O início de ano também se apresenta como uma ótima oportunidade para refletir sobre o caminho trilhado até aqui e planejar o que os próximos passos. Para…
My antisocial personality would like to talk, but at same time don't have energy to be socialite!
It’s funny how many arguments are essentially semantics and can be made into total nonsense if you play taboo. Another big category seems to be essentially arguing about various axes of morality. “You hate the rich and yet you drive an SUV which is bad for the environment? sus!” But these are two different axes. You…
A quote on an Oprah Winfrey show got me thinking about how it is important to have the good wines when we are having a bad day. The premise is that if one is having a good day, one does not need the good wine, but an excellent cabernet on a dull day will cheer one up. A glass of champagne will add a sparkle to a day…
Is 1+1 = 3? Looking at my past relationship I see 1+1 is 10 in the beginning. But when the relationship goes to the end one of the 1 is not making less of his own number and he comes even less than what he’s supposed to be: a 1. He was less than a 1, and the other 1 does not care. The maths doesn’t make sense anymore…
For some reason, I have been feeling like I want to do higher studies. My motivations for doing that are 3 fold: 1. I really enjoy student life and want to experience it again 2. I want to stay abroad for a couple of years to travel and experience life 3. I enjoy studying However, I need to find the right program for…
I got early access to Post.News last night. The platform is still in infancy like this platform. Because there is an "everyone" feed by default, the product concept of finding/sharing critical news and supporting quality journalism or creators is falling thru the cracks. But, it is supposed to be a social platform at…
Lately I've realised I've been quite prescriptive. A friend of a friend pointed this out and I plan to work on it. Going back to social. I wanted to start a SubStack, wrote one and dipped. This is another issue. There are rabbitholes I should jump into but haven't. On the social front, I plan to just experiment more…
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…
In February 2024, I opened an account on 750words.com — a private journal for free-writing, where the goal is simple: write at least 750 words, every day. As I typed, I noticed a short lag between pressing a keyboard key and the letter appearing on screen. The lag was subtle, but erratic enough to start grabbing my…
https://winnielim.org/journal/where-i-can-take-off-my-mask/ This one feels so like my life except I didn't have that social medium to share things up until now. Really thinking of making this place my own. Hope I can stay consistent with it.
Today I spent almost the entire day just doing excel analysis. It is tiring and tedious, but I love it. It makes me feel so satisfied when I finally put data into a form that makes sense to me, no matter how menial the task might be. I spent 1.5 hours by myself today post dinner just listening to music and doing excel…
Autonomy and decision-making as an adult really does seem like a simple concept that I should have in my pocket by now. Somehow still, this practice has continued to elude me. Until now… It’s so strange and exciting to finally accept that I can move forward in such a decision as lifelong marriage commitment. And…
To be synthetic is to recognize redundant patterns in information. Familiarity arises when these patterns align with what we already know, while differences emerge when they don’t. Synthesis is about compressing this new information into a rule or simplified understanding, a process that is inherently personal. What…
Humans have a tendency to over-imitate and copy people of high status, in order to gain prestige, knowledge and skills. This is why people often imitate the habits of successful people, such as the morning routine they follow. However, it is wise to be cautious before blindly imitating others, as success takes more…
(The following is a RP entry from the perspective of my Project Zomboid character, again) I'm a bit scared right now to be honest. Today I was doing the usual looting and found a police station; Jackpot! I thought... and indeed I won the lottery of guns, after clearing 2 floors of zombies I got to the lockers and…
And it rains. Some of the surface water would run off into swales and boomerangs. The soil is arrested. The overflows would then be captured by the recharge wells. The remaining water would slowly infiltrate into earth, trickles into the shallow aquifer. The open wells swell. Some of this water is used for domestic…
