Gathering thoughts…
A world of little thoughts.
Here’s the continuation of the previous post: === anon2080 Another sneak-peek of my conversation with Dr. Caleb Takagi Gutiérrez. - “I’m sure you’re aware of the local artists criticizing your initiatives as ‘appropriating their work’. Do you have any message for them?” CTG: “First of all, I take these criticisms very…
You might be sitting at a restaurant with a friend. The check comes, and your dining partner reaches for his wallet. "No, no," you kindly remind him, "it's my turn." This reciprocal gesture may be well-intentioned, but it immediately triggers a sense of disappointment bordering on offense. "Don't turn this into a…
Today, I pitched during pitch night by build I felt good, I think I did a good job. I also feel like I was able to contribute very quickly to getting the presentation done, moving and increasing the quality/ funniness of it. Here is how I am trying to make the most out of the build cohort: 1. Meet interesting people,…
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…
we hung out with a new sailor today; well, new to us, not new to sailing. and we did NOT hit it off. at some point i could feel that he was trying to leave. it was like he was waiting for us to say something that we never ended up saying. what was it that he wanted us to say? i wonder what it is that made me hit it…
If my manager read a page of my code contributions in the last month, it would either mean nothing to him or he would draw the wrong conclusions. Adding code doesn't make one a valuable contributor. It just means you're a contributor. The hubris of thinking that managers (or CEO's...😂) can discern anything of value…
Social media in its various forms have brought about a huge change in our economy. The first thing we check when we get up is our phone. It's about time we realise that the content we see on social media sets the day for us. And one easy way to hack our mood for the day is to audit the content we see on social media.…
One of the difficult parts about writing is determining the level of zoom. Zoom in too close, and it's a journal only relevant to you. Zoom out too far, and it's too generic to catch the attention of anyone in particular. Choosing the right balance is an overlooked nuance in writing. I've read many good pieces, which…
We ended pt 3 by asking, in short, why can't we leap before we look in our quest for creative colutions? One answer is that we've tried shortcuts. Check the web. It's full of models, maps, diagrams, templates, tools and advice on, 'how to write a killer headline'. While a disciplined approach is clearly of some value,…
thinking about the brits in relation to the opium crisis in china makes me feel the exact same way about the brits the way i do about my ex: well fucking played. what a worthy opponent you are-- you erotic beast. i'll get you back.
We're following the leader wherever he may go. Aren't we familiar with the famous song from Peter Pan where the kids follow whoever is first with reckless abandon? We had no issue playing this version of Simon Says when we were younger. And yet, why do we make being a follower of Christ so hard? We overcomplicate…
I know you’re tired. We all suffer from daily fatigue. From running the kids to school and sports practice to waking up early or traveling during our day off. It feels like everyone is walking on eggshells. We all are stressed. The English Standard Version of the bible likes to call it heavy-laden. An odd term I must…
Flashes of creativity appear in the blank spaces on my calendar. In the shower. On a walk. While driving. They seem to bubble up from my subconscious without any prodding. And the more I look for them, the less they appear. They usually aren't original thoughts. Instead, they're mixtures of ideas from elsewhere.…
You’ve heard you should journal first thing in the morning. Get up early to spend some time with gratitude and bring clarity to the day to come. You’ve heard you should journal at night. Don’t go to bed without reflecting on your day and settling your mind. I advised both of those. You must journal both in the morning…
ahh as i continue to think about digital worlds my mind draws to how i would like to be 'seen' inside of these worlds. digital fashion has been emerging with mainstream NFT projects as mundane clothing that imitates what we wear today. yet a digital world does not require us to wear clothes with the same intent. i…
proust said that the hope of being soothed gives one the courage to suffer. i just read dostoevsky's "white nights" and i gained courage for suffering. i felt as though i confronted suffering right on, hand in hand, with the narrator. i feel like an utterly different person now. // i've hit a stride -- i'm getting…
Today while walking in the contemporary museum there were so many pieces that I just resonated with, sometimes I would catch myself smiling or even feeling a feeling sadness depending on the emotion that the artist is going for. Its crazy how as humans we can transmit emotions and feelings through storytelling, words…
did you close your eyes? i miss the old you i know people change but you didn't have to why did you leave? cant you see? it's tearing all apart come back, please i will always wait i will always pray i will try to not lose hope i will love you through our storm
I don't really know what to write about. I just like the look and feel of this thing, and rather than thinking about what my first post here should be, I figured I'd rather just write whatever comes to mind. Even if it's the weaksauce you're currently reading. This is a pretty cool UX though, as I'm typing this I like…
Today a short chapter of my life ended But every ending is a new beginning I'm looking forward to the new chapter I will fill the pages one by one Always searching for the right path to take ...
In the wake of the implosion of Twitter, and owing to a long simmering disillusionment in the major social media platforms, I have been actively checking out new communities online. One such community that came to my attention via Hacker News is Nicheless. Thus far I have not dug too deep into it. I like the UI. I…
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…
your wife wakes up. opens the curtain. looks at you sleep. i imagined how you would look when sleeping. i don't know how i look when sleeping. i imagine do you smile when she brushes her hand on your cheek. i think you do. she makes good breakfast, doesn't she? i don't make breakfast. does she ground you? does it feel…
memories over memories. its over but i’ll carry them in my heart forever. what would’ve been? we dont know. but i'll never stop hoping that everything will be alright.
I had another heavy conversation with my mom today. I’ve noticed she often has these outpouring sessions ever so periodically where she shares her pain and hurtful past incidents with me. 1. I’ve noticed a lot of repetition in the stories she narrates and I believe these are unresolved issues and conflicts that she…
I'm a big fan of Yes Theory and their open, serendipitous approach to life. And I try to take them as an example, to seek more discomfort myself, to say yes, to approach strangers, and to face new situations openly and curiously. That's easier said than done, and it's still not easy for me. Too often, my comfort zone…
when you transfer money from one account to another account, in the memo/notes section write a self-affirmation i wrote: "i am full of love" next time i could say something like: "i have everything i need to be peak happy" which is true i do have everything i need all i need is my imagination and fresh air and…
While the beginning of the year was all about writing, the last few months have shifted to making musical devices again. I kind of abandoned my story after a few months of work. It’s not totally gone though. I still have ideas brewing and I will finish it one day! Right now though I am happy to be making things again…
- a girl who i talk to who is doing her best to be nice to me and listen to me - a boy who i talk to who is doing her best to be nice to me and listen to me it's like they're kinda trying to be - deep - interesting - thoughtful but they lack that quintessential thing. what is that quintessential thing? it sounds a bit…
I was in Italy for a week and just got back to Cambridge, UK. Arriving at the train station and driving through the city to my apartment in an Uber was a nice experience. A city I visited for the first time only three months ago, which felt so foreign back then, now feels so familiar. I recognize the routes, can…
On a recent trip with my friends, I asked them if they were ok telling me how much they were worth i.e. how much money they had in the bank. During the trip, I had skirted around the question by asking what their "number" was. But that evening, I just asked if they'd be ok telling me. I've been thinking a lot about…
No matter how good their life becomes, some people will find things to complain about. It doesn't matter where you put them. What you change about their life. They will crib. They will find things going wrong in their lives and rant about it. The problem is not their situation. It is not the people around them. They…
The anti-hustle people will tell you that if you're procrastinating on something, it doesn't mean you're a lazy good-for-nothing loser. It means your subconscious is sending you an important message. At the time of writing, I've just spent 5 hours pointedly not doing the real-life paid work that has been stressing me…
Gil Scott-Heron wrote a powerful poem in 1970, and recorded it into a song – ‘The Revolution Will Not Be Televised’, during the Black Power Movement. Link - shorturl.at/begHU Some references used will send us down wonderful rabbit holes. I went down a few myself, and got curious about how a modern-day version would…
today should be a good day if we would be a could be.
Most people don’t know what to do or what is in their future. It’s not easy & that’s meant to be. To do something difficult & to study - that’s a good way of life. You’re kinda okay with the hardness and the toughness of construction industry now. You can literally do anything else! Fail more. And fail quick. Any…
I am immensely grateful to have my mother, whose unconditional love provides me with constant support and comfort. Knowing that someone in this world loves me so deeply and unconditionally is a huge blessing that enriches my life every day.
Yesterday in a class on human breast milk we discussed how it is considered a living tissue by some, because the breast milk contains living cells too. Many of these cells come from the gut associated lymphoid tissue(GALT), is what one of our professors said. And surely that led me to the next possible question, what…
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 of the biggest productivity “hacks” that doesn’t get the attention it deserves is time blocking. Cal Newport has been detailing the benefits of time blocking for years. He even built a planner around it. If you are not currently managing your busy life with a calendar (any calendar!) then I cannot understand how…
A good engineering manager should prevent knowledge hoarding. Knowledge hoarding happens when an individual contributor mistakenly believes that it is in his self-interest to be the only person who knows how to do something on a team. This increases his value to the organization; if he shares his knowledge either…
Never do the perfect job - you're not paid to do the perfect job. Do a good job. Put 80% of your time focusing on how to land a good job. 20% to do your development, research on yourself, your colleagues, your partners and your future growth.
Where is home? Where does one belong? This may be a simple question to answer for those who have lived in the same place all their lives. But what about those of us who have hopped, skipped and jumped to new places looking for new adventures? Where is home for those who have chosen to wander? For some, home is what…
Today, I met with a friend who was upset about a recent experience at a car dealership. He felt disrespected by the salesman and was still angry and frustrated about it even a week later. We discussed how holding onto these emotions wasn't helpful for him and that with more information, his feelings could change. I…
My earliest memory of paperwork was the annual trip to National Book Center to buy brown paper which I would use to cover our text and note books. Then the beautiful letters that my Grandparents would write from New Delhi or the ones that my Masi would write from Boston. Also, the special note pad that my Father had…
This is me writing about how I managed to wake up today and being poetic about it because why not haha I peered out, blurry and blinking leaving dreams behind - most of myself selling crumbs of bargains for an ounce of sleep each I promised myself the edge of the world my eyes in line with the slit in the doorway, -…
It's the first week back at my job after a two week vacation. I had a nice Monday: no meetings, just checking email, code reviews. Then, on Tuesday, the onslaught begins. Meetings, meetings, Slack, distractions, multiple threads, dropping balls all over the place. Feeling dumb. Here we go again. I got some feedback…
na tentativa de RESOLVER (coisa que amo e sou viciada em) os milhares de pensamentos que me rondam todo dia estou aqui. já tentei 130 mídias papel post it páginas matinais, nada me parece muito sincero, sempre me edito e tento deixar mais polido do que é na mente. sendo um pouco cria da internet vai que aqui me sinto…
