Tag: bloganuary

  • My favourite photo ever taken

    I vividly remember this picture – I shot it on a moving train (Jan Shatabdi Express) somewhere at Alappzuha while traveling from Trivandrum to Kochi. This was shot around nine years ago, in August 2013. I shot in on my iPhone 5, and enhanced it with Camera+ to make it look like what it is…

  • Mysterious things

    A déjà vu is usually a glitch in the Matrix. It happens when they change something. Cypher, The Matrix As a Matrix aficianado, I have always been obsessed by the theory that we could be living in a neuro-linguistic simulation. After properly grasping the concept of the Matrix (when I was in the 12th grade,…

  • What book is next on my reading list?

    That would literally be Good Omens from Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. This book is special because it was a birthday gift from Mrinal (he thoughtfully inscribed: “When in doubt, choose to live!”). As a present Neil Gaiman fan and a long time Pratchett fan, this book was the perfect read, and I cannot wait…

  • A superpower I’d love to have

    Fresh from watching Minnal Murali on Netflix (for the 10th time?), I’m going to answer super speed and strength with the power to levitate things! I kid. On a more serious note, I would wish for a superbrain as a super power. Like the ability to have a brain that works like a computer. I…

  • A cause I am passionate about

    Oh I would lose count if I try to answer things… There are so many causes that are close to my heart! From open source to civil rights! But if I were to sum up the top things, I would pick human rights – specifically the rights of women and LGBTQI+ folks. We live in…

  • A life lesson everyone can benefit from learning

    If I could pick one thing from my learnings in this life so far, it would be the virtue of positivity. In other words, to achieve any kind of success in life, you must adopt a positive approach. It sounds like a no-brainer, but this is one of those things that is straightforward for a…

  • A challenge I faced and overcame

    If I could pick one thing that has set me back the most in life, it’s procrastination. I used to be a serial procrastinator, and I was notorious for it. I have lost count of the number of times procrastination has cost me. The real world impact has been mind-boggling — money, job positions, opportunities,…

  • Be Kind

    I was inspired by Matt’s birthday message on crafting a writing habit. I’ve been doing this for a few days now (as part of bloganuary), and I’m enjoying this. I’m treating this blog like a journal, pouring my mind in here… And then I thought, I’d need a motto like Matt, to follow this year.…

  • On uncertainty

    I’m moving away a bit from today’s prompt, because I want to share something on uncertainty. Even when the world around us is bringing us deterministic prediction models based on sophisticated AI/ML technologies, we still find it difficult to predict the future. The world around us keeps giving advices. No one expected a global pandemic,…

  • What does it mean to live boldly?

    Today’s bloganuary prompt left me thinking for a while. “Bold”, is a strong word with many dimensions. Living boldly is even more complex. At the outset, it may seem like living in the absence of fear. Being confident about everything. Being strong… But I think living boldly is more nuanced than that. In my opinion,…