I remember seeing my grandma doing a fast during Chatt puja. Everyone from the family will sit together cook, but Nani would be fasting, without even water and, she would be in the best of her voice: laughing, chit-chatting, and running around. I saw my mom as well every week: Sunday and Tuesday are on …
Author Archives: Atul
herd
Why do we have to end up following someone or some ideology without questioning or validating it. Religious leaders are antagonizing us over caste or religion.Political parties are making us fight over language and region.Marketers are scaring us on our color, looks to buy their products. Is it easy to get fooled? Are we a …
Commune
This Covid has made us all more isolated. It’s been a long I have made a trip to visit friends. I want to travel to Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Rajasthan, Gujarat and, other places. I have an idea of setting up a commune in the future. I can ask all my friends to move here. They …
know
How many of us know us and our bodies. We have to our likes, dislikes, and allergies. What adds fatigue. What bloats our tummy or increases heartbeat. It has come via observing ourselves more. We cannot offload it to externality. The human body is complex. We are all different. The same food, same vitamin pills, …
weekdays
I like weekdays because I can run in empty parks. I don’t have to worry about getting a table at my favorite restaurant or getting a shit service. A lot of my friends get agitated when I tell them that let’s meet over weekdays. But for me, I feel weekdays are good to socialize and …
consequences
We should be responsible for our actions. It is easy to blame others in misery. Our actions come with consequences. Impulsive rejection, irrational behavior, unwanted arguments all make us angry, affect our heartbeat. These little decisions, reactions can haunt us for life. We should be careful with our actions and consequences it carries for the …
opportunity
How much gratitude do you have for your believer? Your first boss. Your first customer. Friends who stood by in good or bad. Mentors who reminded you to stay strong. If someone knows the key to success, they must be a messiah, which is rare. Being grateful to those who gave you that first opportunity …
Simulation
Are we living in some simulation? I was talking to a friend last day and, that was the topic of our discussion. I have no clue: what or who governs us: our consciousness, god, simulation, or some alien. One thing I do believe in is karma, treat others well. Good things will happen. You will …
compounding
We underestimate the power of compounding. Be it with a task, action items, or picking up a hobby. I don’t subscribe to that 10000 hours of mastery but believe in the process of compounding. All we need is little effort every day but for 365 days a year. Reading a book for 30 mins every …
panic
Some of us are not happy with whatever we have got. We thrive in panic. If everything is going normal in our life, we will get worried. It is more like living in a boiling pot and live life as long as being roasted. People who suffer most from such people are their loved ones, …