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Tiny Habits, as explained by Goscinny & Uderzo

Tiny Habits, as explained by Goscinny & Uderzo

May 31, 20201 mins

If you’ve not heard about Dr. BJ Fogg or Tiny Habits, let me suggest this 800-word primer on the habit guru’s key principles. If you are struggling with an unambiguous definition of tiny, the masters…

Lockdownland – a documentary by BBC’s David Reid

Lockdownland – a documentary by BBC’s David Reid

May 24, 20201 mins

I first met David Reid (one-man-army BBC documentary maker) in late 2014. A meeting that started off with a cold call to the mGaadi call center with “Hey, you guys seem to be transforming auto…

In defense of idol worship

In defense of idol worship

May 02, 20201 mins

A source of controversy and a massive source of division between the major religions that believe in form/idol worship (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) and those for whom it is anathema (Christianity…

Subhadra is a horse

Subhadra is a horse

May 01, 20202 mins

[Editor’s Note: My mother, a late adopter of the Internet, used to write the loveliest of letters to her children pre-Internet era. The letters stopped after I returned to India. In the past few years…

The well-grounded runner

The well-grounded runner

April 11, 20202 mins

Years ago, when I shared one of my posts on barefoot running (or cold showers) on Facebook, my friend Ramesh Pai shared this interesting anecdote: You’ll be amused to know about this Polish guy that…

On suppression vs dissipation of desire

On suppression vs dissipation of desire

April 04, 20201 mins

My Jiddu Krishnamurti friend painstakingly reminds me that desire suppression is very different from desire dissipation. Between the two, the latter is desirable (pun intended) because suppression…

Sebastian and Sons

Sebastian and Sons

February 01, 20202 mins

One man’s noise is another’s music. When I was listening to classic rock, alternative rock and metal, I could never fathom why people needed any other genre. Ok – maybe western classical had utility…

The monk who recalled a TV show

The monk who recalled a TV show

January 26, 20201 mins

(Retrieved from a tendril of memory in 2001. Filed under “San Francisco to Los Angeles road trip”) Long weekend, gracious host, uncomplicated life status, and absence of a Los Angeles bucket list…

Chipping away at FOMO

Chipping away at FOMO

January 20, 20201 mins

To add is human, to subtract divine. – Anonymous This weekend, I had two reasons to raise a celebratory toast. All my running friends were running Mumbai Marathon. When registrations opened 6 months…

The third exile

The third exile

January 18, 20201 mins

“My lower back is sore. My glutes are sore. My right quad & hamstring are cramping slightly. But oh.. it feels sooooo good!” Much chuckling from my friends as I uttered these words following a 24k run…