Having grown up in India which is heavily influenced by western ideals and having lived in US for a bit, the idea of freedom is sacred to me. We all want freedom of expression, of speech, of desire. Freedom is the ideal to strive for. Or so the western philosophy goes to a great extent….
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Death makes life meaningful
The topic of death is always sensitive. Especially in western culture, we tend to avoid it like it’s a piece of burning coal. For some reason, death is to be avoided, hidden away and never to be talked about. Most statements about the topic tend to become controversial.
Continue ReadingHistory can predict our future
Over the last few months I have had a chance to learn more about history. I have gotten the chance to read various articles and a couple of books that talk about our history to explain various situations. I have found myself getting more engrossed into learning about not just the last 10 but last…
Continue ReadingMisbehaving Humans
Humans are very interesting beings. On various different occasions, I have made an assumption that human beings are rational beings able to make thoughtful decisions based on information available on hand to them. In a lot of fields, we use a similar assumption of rational human beings. Economics is one such field.
Continue ReadingMy experiences with failure (2020 edition)
2020 2020 has been a challenging year for most people. Almost no one could have planned for what happened this year. Goals have not been met. Jobs no longer exist. Loved ones have been lost. That has led to suffering, pain, anguish, despair among many other feelings.
Continue ReadingAnti-Fragile: Things that gain from disorder
COVID-19 has definitely made life unpredictable. If there was one thing that has been the feature of our lives, it is the uncertainty that surrounds everything. It’s in these circumstances that I happened across a book title called Antifragile in my Goodreads feed. The title was catchy so I opened the book description and one…
Continue ReadingDigital Minimalism
Background This is the COVID world. Staying at home, staying away from people, working at home, attending zoom calls all day long are part of the new normal for a lot of people. In the last 6 months, I had started feeling that I am online (or in front of a screen) more and more….
Continue ReadingBurnout: The point at which you don’t care
In these strange and uncertain times, people in Tech have had it relatively better than those working on the front-lines or in jobs that cannot be done from home. We can work from the comfort of our homes and stay safe and get our essentials online. Given the time-savings of commute, the reduced in-person distractions…
Continue ReadingBeing strong by being Quiet
Every book is an insight into someone’s soul, a lifetime of discovery condensed into an easily digestible format. Yet not all books are created equal. Most books touch you but very few can be termed as profound. One such profound book that I read recently was Quiet: The power of introverts by Susan Cain. It…
Continue ReadingFear of missing out (FOMO)
Fear of missing out is defined on Wikipedia as “a pervasive apprehension that others might be having rewarding experiences from which one is absent”. This social anxiety is characterized by “a desire to stay continually connected with what others are doing”. Before I started writing this blog I thought it was just a cultural term…
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