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Perhaps I shouldn’t have said “make every second count”
Forgive me for all the times I told you (if you ever heard me say) that we should make every second count. Why? Because the hours and the minutes and the seconds are human inventions that only matter to us, but not with the rest of what’s natural. From The wait of the world: The Read more
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A day’s visit to your dentist
It’s incredible how many things could go on inside your mouth when visiting your dentist. I am not an expert, so I don’t know what things are precisely called, but lying down on the seat felt like this: Water jet here, water suction there, hands everywhere going in and out of your mouth, and lights Read more
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Getting off the pressure of time
…it doesn’t matter when you start work, so long as you get the job done. It’s about internal time, not what the clock on the wall says. Why we should be watching the sun, not the clock Working from home gave me so much liberty when I do the actual work without being stressed about Read more
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The time we hold dearly
The more we synchronize ourselves with the time in clocks, the more we fall out of sync with our own bodies and the world around us. The Tyranny Of Time Don’t you want to break free out of the dictate of time, sometimes? I do. The thing is, I’m born into a family that eats Read more
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Wins, contribution, and getting there
We celebrate wins, whether big or small. And as we bask ourselves in the joy of achieving something we consider worthwhile, all we remember is that we made it through. But, most of the time, the people who celebrate with us won’t entirely understand all the fears we pushed against just to be where we Read more
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Why I see myself raising children
Seeing lots of children in a family gathering, I wonder how couples endure the hills and valleys of rearing children. Especially when they are becoming difficult. (Haven’t we been all?) And isn’t it already too much to care about others beyond yourself? However, I have to admit, that my inclination towards raising a family of Read more
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What happens to our online data?
Yes, we give details of our lives (some intimate) over the internet. But have you ever thought about whether our data will outlive us or will they even die? Here’s something to think about from Can data die: While social norms are changing towards non-consensual data collection and data exploitation, digital norms seem to be Read more
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