The media glorifies jugaar methods of us Indians. While in the short run, we garner media attention, and the hype cycle gets us eyeballs. When we see it in the long term, it fades without any warning. Our minds and media attention are limited to a short span. Everything that garners wide acceptance in the …
Category Archives: Life
narrative
We are living in a narrative: a script presented before our eyes. Most of the time, it is promoted by a celebrity, influencer, or the media. That is how cinema once shaped our society. After the cellphone and mobile internet revolution, we are living a reel life, not a real one. Everything around us makes us feel …
future
Look around yourself, talk to your friends. Most people will have a bucket list, plans, savings, and so on for the future. Pick a newspaper, and you will find a section with future in stock tips and horoscopes. The same applies to business; everything is driven by future targets and milestones. What do we observe? …
demon
In our minds resides a demon, it is full of pessimism and fear. It starts seeding our thoughts with why and whatnot, and ends by making us fearful. Most of us have surrendered to it. We have accepted our limitations and have let it rule over us. There are some days in life when I …
Nothing
When you are in a state of accepting that you don’t know things, that is when curiosity kicks in and inner motivation drives you to learn things. We live in a world of recycled knowledge, where everyone claims to be an expert. What differentiates us then is working more than the rest and understanding the …
Writer
A writer’s life is a mixed bag: happiness, pain, melancholy, and celebration. The contents flow from the subconscious with real-world experiences. Another aspect of writing involves crafting stories and achieving personal desires via the story. In many instances, the author’s failure becomes their arsenal on which they build the script. The wildest of the dreams, …
Process
We get involved in the process at times. As a result, we forget the purpose. Our life is a collection of moments; we create it. The surroundings, people, and our thoughts play a key role in it. We know where we have to travel. At many times, we get so obsessed with the plan that …
40
I recently celebrated my 40th birthday. With age, we become wiser because we have witnessed more ups and downs. It’s the scars we carry that make us more cautious. All these things are told by authors and philosophers. What has changed for me is nothing. I am still the same, running around and breathing. I …
Singularity
I heard about the singularity while reading The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology by Ray Kurzweil, whom I consider an absolute futurist. Also, being a Star Trek fan, seeing androids in motion was a delight. As we are entering the new era of technological advancement in AI, the amalgamation of information and technology is leading to …
Star Trek
I remember getting addicted to the Star Trek Original Series, thanks to AB. The series makes more sense now. Gene Roddenberry, the writer, was a visionary. Space: The final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its continuing mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go …