Not too long ago, the marshmallow test was trending across social media. In this test, kids are given marshmallows (or candy in some cases). They are left alone and instructed not to eat them while the adult is out of the room. The catch is that if they don’t eat the marshmallows when the adult …

Lately, I have taken more interest in human interactions and their several dynamics — more specifically, the effect of our day-to-day interactions on our actions, beliefs, and overall personalities. Admit it or not, we are all constantly being influenced by our environment — oftentimes, more than we influence it ourselves. Every interaction we have with …

Today, we draw the curtains on the Digital Minimalism series:) When I first got the idea to write on this topic, I wasn’t sure if to proceed with it or not, neither did I imagine it’ll stretch this long. But the more I considered it, the more it stretched out and we ended up with …

If you are yet to check out the previous blog entry, I’ll suggest you start from there. Today’s entry is more like a sequel to that post and the second part of a 3-part series. A quick recap… We have increasingly placed more value on virtual “likes and comments” at the expense of real-life connections. …

Welcome to June!It’s an exciting month for a number of reasons… Well, for starters, we’ll be opening the month with a topic of discussion that I have taken a lot of interest in, in the past year. This interest was further fueled by Cal Newport’s “Digital Minimalism”. And that is the issue of technology and …

Imagine a world where everyone was kind to one other, looked out for each other and is genuinely concerned about the wellbeing of others. Sounds ideal right? Well, unfortunately, that might be considered an overly optimistic imagination as it seems humanity is gradually heading to the opposite end of that notion. These days, being kind …

Back in High school, Mathematics ranked as my favourite subject for many reasons. Mainly because the primary concept of the subject tickles the part of me that likes to figure things out. Well, there’s a threshold where the bliss turns into frustration and I can’t go any further on a math problem, but for the …

Back in November 2020, after much deliberation, I took the plunge and launched this blog space. At first, I wasn’t sure if the thoughts I set out to share were meaningful enough, or if at all I was even qualified to have an opinion on certain issues, but I decided to do it anyway. Six …

People are sometimes classified based on their outlook on life in relation to prevailing circumstances per time. Broadly speaking, people are either seen as optimists or pessimists, depending on how they relate to life. There is another group often referred to — the realists. This group is said to have an unbiased and pragmatic approach …

In a world where opinions are increasingly varied, the need for some sort of validation for our ideas and notions is constantly on the rise. Simultaneously, social media – and the internet at large– is also becoming more prominent in social relations. More and more people are putting out content in different forms and every …