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Reflection: 📕Letters to a Young Poet (kinda detailed)

Overall Impression I recently picked up this book by the poet Rainer Maria Rilke, which is a collection of 10 letters he wrote in response to a student (the young poet) named Franz Kappus. [There are spoilers in this post if you haven’t read the book yet] My first favourite thing about this book wasContinue reading “Reflection: 📕Letters to a Young Poet (kinda detailed)”

on finding the right ideas to live by

How does one make the smallest decisions in life? How do you decide how to approach a creative project? Why even start a creative project? How do you decide if you should take up the habit of exercising regularly, or drinking tea instead of coffee every day? How do you decide how to treat someoneContinue reading “on finding the right ideas to live by”

8 things we can learn about problem-solving from jigsaw puzzles 🧩

🧩 1. You can’t fit a wrong piece where it doesn’t belong, even though it might look like it should. At that point, it’s best to let it go and try another piece, or you’ll just waste your time. ⌛ 2. If you get stuck trying to solve a problem or trying to find theContinue reading “8 things we can learn about problem-solving from jigsaw puzzles 🧩”

Reflection: On seeing opportunities despite hardship – Vee and Malala

I recently watched this interview of Vee Kativuh by Ali Abdaal and wanted to note down some of my thoughts. Vee is a girls’ education advocate and she had quite an inspiring story, and perspectives to share about making positive change in the world. Coming to the UK from Zimbabwe where she would have aContinue reading “Reflection: On seeing opportunities despite hardship – Vee and Malala”

a quick reflection on the writing process (pt 3)

It’s been around 8 months since I first started writing now. A few things have changed. Earlier this month I finally published the website under the new domain name, and after hitting 30 posts, I finally shared my blog with some people I knew. I’ve also been writing more than before in the last twoContinue reading “a quick reflection on the writing process (pt 3)”

what public speaking taught me about anxiety, and the comfort zone

You may have heard this thing about getting outside of your comfort zone. You can’t grow as a person if you don’t dare to step outside of your comfort zone, they say. Fair. However, in this post, I’ll explore why that isn’t always the best strategy. But first, let’s start with a story. A memoryContinue reading “what public speaking taught me about anxiety, and the comfort zone”

why we ought to respect, instead of quickly dismissing someone’s creative work

Ever had that moment where you tried to share a song, a book, or an artist you listen to with someone, and they didn’t even want to listen, choosing to entirely dismiss the work just based on the reputation or genre? I believe there is one very important reason why we shouldn’t dismiss other people’sContinue reading “why we ought to respect, instead of quickly dismissing someone’s creative work”

“what if I had nothing to write about anymore?” – what to do when your creativity is stuck

Now that I finally have my website set up and running (got my domain name today! 🥳), and some posts shared with my contacts, I sat down in my chair thinking about how cool this whole process has been. But then the gremlin of anxiety decided to pay me a visit. I started to think:Continue reading ““what if I had nothing to write about anymore?” – what to do when your creativity is stuck”