Here, on this blog, starting May 2021 and ending August 2022, I wrote as often as I could a recap of my months. I love this format, this publishing interface (WordPress), but eventually found out that the audience is both invisible and an unknown. Over time, it made me uncomfortable. I shifted to Instagram “stories” — and then monthly photo ... Continue reading →

You can’t live life alone. A community is essential. One of the most important steps to beating depression enough to function, which I would argue can be a life-long exercise, is to hang out with people who remind you the glass is half full. When you witness people who are hopeful in so many ways, you can borrow a little ... Continue reading →

Note: This… story is at least two months old now, but I think it deserves to be on the internet for someone looking for reviews of this thing in India. I’ve just taken it out of my drafts to publish, and yeah, that’s it. For the first time a couple of weeks ago (at least at the time when I’m ... Continue reading →

Out of nowhere, a couple of weeks ago, without ever installing any firmware update (at least intentionally), my Fitbit Charge 5 started: As a reminder, I bought this thing for $155 off Amazon back in April 2022. At the time, and I can’t speak for now, there weren’t any service centres present in India. I told myself I’m taking a ... Continue reading →

The title pretty much sums up the entire post, but I’ll drop my two cents anyway: As someone who’s always reading new code at $DayJob, I have learned and realised over time that these are things that constantly frustrate me. It takes up unnecessary mental space while working through a problem. Of course until now, it didn’t click for me ... Continue reading →