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you've all seen Tim Urban's Ted Talk on procrastination."you're the most productive at just before your deadlines"as an early-stage procrastinator.all i see is a solid excuse to put off my work till the last day.the problem:"well no point starting now, i won'…
worry and winsworry: deadline urgencywins self-assurance and (reflecting on past wins) "yeah i've done it before, i can do it again"..these are the 2 key items you need to possess to unlock "getting shit done"a deadline gives direction and is pretty much the …
"hey preethi, write something and send it to me""send what?" she asked"anything, really! i'll bastardize and use it in my newsletter""cool, i see nothing wrong with that".hook line and sinker—it was plagiarism, but bolder (and with lesser steps)but i made a s…
i have a terrible sleeping habit, and by habit i mean, i have none.there have been days where i have simply skipped out on sleeping. days i've only gotten 6 hours of sleep--in 2 daysand also days where my 'good mornings' have started at 3pm..this is not a bad…
i didn't know this concept even existed before a design friend told me about it.apparently, they seek inspiration from these "moodboards", whenever they are designing something.my first thought—"well that's just cheating!".it takes me a rough 12 hours of hypi…
sometimes there's nothing to say about a piece.."did you like it?"-yea, it's nice."so, it was..good?"-yea it's nice."okay, so like..any suggestions, feedbacks—anything?"-mmm...yea it's quite nice..what can you even say when what you are critiquing is so out o…
NP: ... and they started chasing the Frankenstein!AA: um, actually.. you mean Frankenstein's monster, Frankenstein was the name of the scientist.NP: "well, what do you think i meant when i said, Frankenstein"?AA: the.. monster?NP: well then shut the f*ck upAA…
if i had a monocle, i'd call it the 'diffusion of responsibility' problem. except i would be wrong (partially at least.).nobody ever questioned its existence. everyone had subconsciously assumed it is serving a purpose (spoiler alert: it wasn't).it's a family…
you need to consume if you want to createas a creator, if you don't consume media, you will get stagnant,.your word will start getting repetitive, your vocabulary—limited.but more consumption isn't the answer to creativity.it suffers from saturation and resul…
you have to copy others when you're starting out.heck, you still have to copy others when you're well-positioned..what's original anyway?are there any thoughts that are truely original ?"everything is a copy of a copy of a copy"—Tyler Durden (probably).it tak…
i was sitting with my elder brotherhe was talking about movies—storytelling to be precise.."a Raju Hirani film and Anurag Kashyap film can have the same plot but have a different resolution."-hm?"the girl dies"(don't worry spoilers don't phase me. i was fine)…
it's not an opinion. it's a fact..i knew it was a dumpster fire. always did.but i got so used to hearing that it was a flaming pile of shit—it started meaning nothing.–plumber-plumber-plumber-plumber..step 1: hear something many timesstep 2: brain creates a f…
there's a really dumb saying these days:"leaders are readers"i have another one:"—if it rhymes, it must be true.".funnily enough, i saw a school of life video sharing the same sentiment.i was glad to know i wasn't alone in this hate crime.don't get me wrong- …
"music makes me happy!" – it was an old colleague from my previous life (and a good friend)Anmol has always been a metalhead since i've known himso there wasn't much surprise there."14 -16 hour shifts ain't easy– music makes it.."."its dance for me dawg!" – t…
-what scares you?"spiders, no wait clowns. nono scratch that–spider-clowns!"-no meme answers. be genuine."yeea—no."(rather be funny than be real.).3AM—in the middle of your insecurities:"failure"-huh?"i'm scared of failing"-why?"expectations".beep beep..."not…
"do ghosts exist?", she asked.–of course, they do, my parents would never lie about these things."so nothing's ever finished, is it?".even if ghosts aren't real. i believe nothing's ever finished.the remnants— they remain– always..imagine a t-rex looking at t…
being morbid means nothing anymore.people are desensitized.just last week, i was on clubhouse– just like any other hipster..the conversation was nothing short of grim.murders, deaths, suicides, you name it.but what's fascinating was how numb we all were:"it d…
"to die will be an awfully big adventure""Dumbledore?" i asked"-nah, Peter Pan."kinda grim for a children's book innit?.she wasn't on any drugs– that i knew ofbut she continued. now with quotes from 'the mummy'."death is only the beginning–".her fascination w…
-or as the french call it sayonara..(note to self: do Not post it without fact checking this).goodbyes hurt.its just one moment but-maybe its more than just one moment.maybe its an extension of every moment before the final goodbye.which is why–goodbyes hurt.…
"surprises" you like it. i like it. everyone likes it.they are pleasant. always.well. almost always..as a kid i used to get a loads of surprises, in form of gifts, toys, games etc. (i believe my parents were in on this)most of them were pleasant..the word "su…