Jan 22, 2021Why Having A Back-Up Plan May Not Always Be The Best PlanBeing risk-averse individuals, everyone has a back-up plan. And that seems to be the obvious play, right? But I feel that this safe-net prevents us from whole-heartedly going after our goals and ambitions. Hear me out. Backup Plans Are Just Distractions Why do we need a backup plan? It is to hedge our future in…Productivity2 min read
Published in Greener Together·Sep 24, 2020Are Cities Without Automobiles More Liveable?Let’s start designing for humans instead. — ‘Forget the damned car and build cities for lovers and friends’ — Lewis Mumford Automobiles have had an unprecedented effect on our society, the magnitude of the revolution has been hard to fathom. The effect? Urban planners have started to cater to the needs of the automobile rather than that…Design6 min read
Published in Greener Together·Sep 20, 2020Here’s How Our Neighborhoods Can Be Designed To Make Us Feel SaferAnd the role human psychology plays in it. — Why are urban crimes so persistent in our inner-city neighbourhoods? Does it have to do something with the role of the police working more diligently in high crime areas and less so in marginal areas at risk? These are the questions that are addressed by James Q. Wilson and George…Cities5 min read
Published in Writers’ Blokke·Sep 19, 2020Being Bored Is Normal, Being Bored Is HumanEspecially during this pandemic — ‘ A generation that cannot endure boredom will be a generation of little men, of men unduly divorced from the slow processes of nature, of men in whom every vital impulse slowly withers as though they were cut flowers in a vase’ -Bertrand Russell, British philosopher. As defined in the…Life Lessons3 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Sep 17, 2020Is Boycott The Answer To The Social Dilemma?Technology is a tool and it’s up to us to use it wisely — I’ve often come across articles spreading misinformation on social media sites, ‘Drink harmful chemicals to sanitize the body from within’ being one. It’s not all the fault of social media when something said by the President of the United States starts trending on Twitter. Is the algorithm taking control over…Technews3 min read
Published in Writers’ Blokke·Sep 16, 2020Do Looks Really Matter?The human flaw. — It has been a long-lasting debate as to whether we as individuals give more emphasis to luxury rather than necessity? Many psychologists have pursued an interest in this matter and have forged many theories, one of the more famous ones being proposed by James Maslow, in his hierarchy of needs. …Design2 min read
Sep 15, 2020The Difference Between A Writer And A Successful WriterThe key to success is consistency. — If you’re here for that one piece of advice that will make you an overnight success, I’m afraid I do not have any advice for you. But the one thing that can guarantee you success in your writing voyage is consistency. Whether you consistently curate 100, 1000, or 10,000 words…Writing3 min read
Published in Change Becomes You·Sep 15, 2020Boost Your Creativity With Delayed MultitaskingTo do two things together in a haste is to do neither. — People often overcomplicate the idea of creativity. We make it seem as though it is some unthinkable fleeting thought which needs to be held on to. And that’s what makes it so difficult to sustain a level of creativity over a prolonged period of time — our perception of it. Everyday Creativity …Productivity5 min read
Published in Writers’ Blokke·Sep 12, 2020Social Media Is A Mirror Of Your PersonalityThe algorithm predicts based on the data you provide it — In today’s day and age, technological advancements have radically changed the way we live our lives, affecting our very lifestyles. Social media is one such parasite that the internet has brought to our lives; connectivity and communication have lured us into their usage. …Life Lessons3 min read
Sep 11, 2020It Is OKAY To Not Be The BestBe a Jack of all trades rather than a perfectionist — The trade-off between happiness and work ethic has steadily tipped towards the former- millennials being the new trendsetters. Rather than being a fore-runner in their field, millennials have resorted to an ideology of just getting by. But, is this the right approach going forward? The number of individuals who are…Productivity2 min read
