It was a usual Sunday and I was at my local cafe sipping a delicious flat white. Decaf btw, because I drink too much coffee. I needed a distraction and I opened Twitter. It’s always a mistake to open the dumpster fire that’s Twitter....
I was talking to my mentee today. It’s funny how the relationship started as he reached out to me for mentorship a couple of years ago. For the longest time, it was me giving advice, guiding him but now, the script has somewhat flipped....
I would not like to be online all the time but I am sick for the past few days and I can’t help but scroll Twitter (yes, I refuse to call it X). Twitter is also a dumpster fire full of racism, politicians milking immigration and making us, the people on H-1B — “the enemy”....
I became vegetarian in March this year. It’s the first time I have been able to stick with it. My previous attempt lasted 2 months. The big difference this time around has been that my desire for meat has gone. I am not tempted by it even when the veggie options are terrible....
Somehow, the YouTube algorithm recommended this video from Austin Augie. I took the bait and watched a few of his videos of India. I am from India so I am interested in people’s experience of India. However, I am not interested in seeing the filthy parts of India, I skip over those for some reason....
Baby pineapple, Peru I read Living with a Seal last year and in the book, Jesse Itzler talks about only eating fruit till noon. It sounds like a healthy change in lifestyle. My usual breakfast is eggs if there’s a breakfast at all, which I think is healthy but I am gonna challenge myself to follow Jesse’s advice and see if it makes a difference....
I was listening to a podcast that mentioned that Gen Z regularly binges old high school videos from the 80s and 90s on YouTube. The implication was that we really miss the old times of living in the moment. The time when you could talk to people anywhere, when nobody was on their phones all the time, when nobody was wearing airpods....
I haven’t had a problem making decisions until now. I had always been at ease with them because I had a strong compass. The compass always pointed to career and financial success. I evaluated all my choices on the objective questions...
This essay was published in Tangle in Sep, 2024 and was referenced in the newsletters: The H-1B debate between Trump, Musk, and MAGA and President Trump orders H-1B visa applicants to pay a $100,000 fee. Regardless of their politics, everyone has a view on immigration....
Do most people seem to have rituals? Do you have one? Like morning or a weekend ritual? I don’t remember having a ritual ever. I have always lived a spontaneous life where I make decisions in the moment. And most of such decisions don’t repeat day after day, weekend after weekend....
Yesterday, I went to a dinner hosted by someone running a formation group. I came across it on luma. And I was pleasantly surprised how wonderful it turned out to be. I’d like to think that I am outgoing enough to try out such new experiences but the reality is I rarely venture into such unknowns....