How to convince your parents

You want to explore. Your parents want you to settle down. No matter how much you try, things aren’t moving.. However, here’s a fact: Our parents want exactly the same thing as we do: our happiness. Their proposed path may be different, intentions aren’t. If we try to...

Gratification needn’t be instant

The world runs on instant gratification today. The instant likes, the instant comments, the instant live.  However, this quick dopamine boost does more harm than good. The reality is, all good things take time and effort. True love, true relationships, true...

Making the right decision

You want to pick designing after engineering. Maybe go for a self-financed trip for six months. Perhaps quit graduation and get a full-time job in photography. All these are not the conventional paths. But all these are the paths that seek your attention. Should you...

Making the best of reading books

We picked up a book to read. Now we don’t quite enjoy it. However, if we leave it midway, guilt quickly jumps in. Should we finish it up or read it fully? The guilt works strangely. Instead of making us decide, it makes us give up on reading all together.  What if we...

Are we using our imagination or vice versa?

What if they don’t respond to my cold email? What if I get rejected in the interview. What if people laugh at the content I share?  What if they do respond to my cold email? What if I crack the interview? What if people give me great feedback on my content?  We can...

Creativity and content

Creating content is less about new ideas on a random day. It’s more of a process. Showing up each day. Documenting what we did. Being yourself. Creating content even when we don’t get the muse. And, listening to the audience about what lights them up. If we keep on...