Why I read
I am very average. In pretty much every respect.
As the DMV guy said when I finished my driving test, “You’re not great. You are OK at best”.
Like most people, I am sucker for good plotlines. And characters.
Difficulty empathizing with a stranger coming from a vastly different context is not a shortcoming I wish to ignore.
A reliable way to improve aspects of yourself is an added bonus.
Unless time travel is invented in this lifetime, I will never see the Romans getting beaten by the Germanic tribes or the pyramids of Egypt being erected.
But with a good book, I can get pretty goddam close.
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Excellence
If there is one word that describe us humans, that word is mediocre. Most of us are mediocre at almost everything we do. I am a mediocre cook, employee, student, cricketer, friend, husband, and father. By now, you must have noticed, my writing is mediocre too.
Reading Habit
My monkey brain is in overdrive when I am alone. I can’t read. I can’t write. I can’t watch an entire movie. I can’t code. Well this is all I can do when I can. There is not much else to me.
The Stranger by Albert Camus
Re-reading this for the second time.
How to read more — habit creation
Well, start by allotting time in your calendar like it's a task you have to complete. Just 15 minutes should do. Not more. Phone on silent. Do this religiously no matter what for 2 weeks. Habits compound, and to kickstart a habit, you need discipline.
Measuring your self-worth with your profession
The most pernicious belief of the Urban millennial is how much of their self-worth is derived entirely from their profession.
Books of 2024 - Book 11
Overall, I really enjoyed reading this book.
Patronus
I owe a debt to fiction and indeed to all good art.
365 Days Challenge
Dusted off my old Canon 'point and shoot' from the attic in 2019, the one I bought in 2010, and started playing with it for in-house ‘Food Photography’. It appeared as though a child was presented with a plaything for amusement. Since then the ‘light and shadow’ saga has begun!&n...
A History
The newness of everything had faded. Even momentary renewal would have helped. So I left. Went as far as I dared. When the scenery was just about unidentifiable, I stopped. Near a cinema. Went in and bought a ticket. Didn't know what was playing or when.