Society loathes misfits. After all, they are not part of their defined template. Misfits are nuts; they go against all the odds, dream big, and execute at the undefined rulebook. Most importantly, misfits have purposes hard-wired and don’t need external validation. Not everyone can be a misfit, it requires walking on the fire and facing …
Author Archives: Atul
power
I feel some places have healing power. It could be a shrine, library, or park. We have to find out what works for us. We can unwind and be with ourselves and our thoughts. Our hyper-connected world has made us more disconnected from ourselves. And it is a cause for worry.
one
How do we know who is the one; I asked some of my married friends. A few told me about years they had spent together, while others mentioned offloading it on their parents. On enquiring further, some agreed that this concept of “one” is flawed. Ideally, we all need a partner who understands each other …
self
There is a kid inside us, irrespective of our age. This kid needs pampering and care. This kid side of us is not open to everyone. Our life is limited so are friends and loved ones. That kid within us gets pampered and reciprocates. Please find that small group to be yourself.
Unpredictability
We are more and more entering the era of unpredictability. Be it our life, economy, or environment. Things are getting less stable than before. Making peace with uncertainty is the only way out. We can be more responsible with our actions. Someone has said, we humans thrive, mutate and get better in chaos. Also, adaptation …
Body on Fire
Last week I picked “Body on Fire: How Inflammation Triggers Chronic Illness and the Tools We Have to Fight It.” The title says it all. The book is written by practising doctors and gives good advice about our body and how it fights inflammation. The book is a simple read, and anyone with knowledge of …
Gnome
Last week was fun reading “Matt Ridley: Genome” book. The book talks about our building block: Gnome. There are too many things to unpack from the book, one being we all in the animal kingdom has the same source. The other thing author talks about is how newer technology like gene editing will cure many …
learning
Life is a never-ending learning process. Whatever happens to us: good, bad, or ugly; it teaches us and cements us for a better tomorrow. Once the learning stops, our will to live starts deteriorating. Remember all the fights you were part of the college football team, siblings, friends, or ex-lover. They must have taught you …
slow
We are so much in a hurry that we have forgotten the joy of slow. We grew up in the era of pen friends and priced international calls or Internet usage and connections. It required lots of thinking, and we had content to converse over. We are overburdened with mobile notifications with less substance to …
crowd
Our urge to know everything, be part of every conversation and accomplish as much as possible in a shorter time is making us clueless and miserable. The virtue of mastering one thing and making a life out of it is undervalued. Like hoarding furniture, clothes, or gadgets, we feed our brains with too much information …