A call for sanity
As our world burns, humans are busy playing the fiddle. It is time we stopped for good.
The art of meditation
A quick guide to the simple habit we all can make use of in these times.
The future of our world—I
The SARS-Cov-2 virus brought our civilisation to its knees. But our downfall started long before this pandemic, and its effects will be felt in all walks of life for quite some time after.
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Incendies
The french film captures entire lives drawing a fine balance between drama and storytelling, never once going overboard. Spoilers are aplenty.
COVID-19 and the bright side of humanity’s capacity for survival
There seems to be barely any good news these days with COVID-19 spreading around the world, but looking at things from a broader perspective may be just the easing we need.
The trouble with FIRE
Half the idea is sound and the other half feels like a misplaced priority.
Attention Management
For productivity and a meaningful life, stop trying to manage your time and start managing your attention.
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Star Trek: Discovery is an operatic nod to TOS and TNG
Revivals of Star Trek are the best things happening to television today, and the one that led the new generation, Discovery, got whatever it got right by drawing on its predecessors.
U and non-U english in the 21st century
Examining the landmark articles by Alan Ross and Nancy Mitford to examine the state of U and non-U english on the world stage in the 21st century
It is time to bring back the wax seal
Despite being surrounded by modern communication, the slow, arguably impractical, process of writing a letter is a great draw for me.
The subtle art of not giving a book
Examining my lifelong reluctance to lend, let alone give, a book to another soul.
On the by-election in Karnataka
Thoughts on how the upcoming by-election in Karnataka is a combination of passive voters, horse-trading without consequences and leaders looking to save their positions within their own parties.
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Tame your tech
Some thoughts on how we can tame our gadgets and the technology we use everyday to enrich our lives.
