Took a leap of faith and started on a solo trip 💫
I am with a group consisting of:
Intel Chip Designer
Long distance edurance cyclist
Doctor
PM
Teacher
Cinema Hall Owner
CA
Soft Dev/Programmer
Investment Banker
Who belongs to this Era?
Zynga X Facebook was gold. Have played one of the best games during my early internet times.
I cannot express the level of nostalgia this brings to me. I know of so many crops, fruits and animals because of this game.
Were you a Farmville player?
Google maps is hands down one of the most thorough and refined product that exist for FREE. And it keeps getting better iteratively.
How are they managing minute details on train routes, path optimization, distance calculation, alternative options, travel times etc?
UX >>>
Anyone who has been to Europe - backpacking/solo, with friends - how safe is it out there mentally and physically?
I really want to understand the real feels behind these reels and stories we see sooo often.
Spending night as hostels, moving out at night, etc.
Absolutely love the fact that we are living in a generation where exercising, eating healthy & being active is the new cool.
There's motivation and inspiration everywhere. People are running, walking, lifting, doing yoga, and playing sports.
2024 energy is infectious. 🏃♀️✨
Photography is not picking up since I got this new baby.
Anyone up for regular weekly photowalks and experimenting with compositions?
📍 Bangalore
#photography
#sonyalpha
We move out of school to learn fancier things, pursue new domains and get into 'coveted roles/degrees/institutions' and then 2 years into work I say to myself:
80% of the value lies in reading and writing better.
When your entire childhood was determined by external signals like stellar marks, teacher appreciations and systemic reward cycles, as adults it becomes difficult to comprehend a system of rewards for self. You have a habit of work hard 🔁feedback. In real world, it's all on YOU.
Onboarding on
@PillowFund
after an exhaustive learning session with
@crosschainyoda
on basics of blockchain, crypotcurrencies and Defi 🙌
Thank you
@RipenHQ
peeps for streamlining this✨
Also, I am looking for a referral code. Any leads?
💭
2 years ago I thought :
Where am I from (institution, organisation) matters
1 year ago I thought :
What I have done (projects, achievements) matters
Now I am thinking :
Who am I (values, perspectives) matters
As life is progressing after college I am mildly panicking about maintaining close friendships.
So many close friends picked up drastically different career paths and with each passing year our lives will be (are) getting dramatically different.
🎯Career Update: Office of CEO
@StringBio
Back to my roots in biotechnology with a complimentary function that utilizes my generalist and entrepreneurial inclination. From a synbio journey of founding
@iGEM
IIT Roorkee Chapter to joining a synbio/bio-manufacturing/
All I needed was
@ann_chinju
's 23km running update to get out at 12:30 PM and cover 6km 💪🏻🏃🏻♀️
Headspace X Nike Run Club is best thing that could have happened to me.
🌬️
I don't like these narratives - wish I had known xyz early on in my life/career.
Things fall into understanding only with appropriate timing, environment, exposure and personal observation. You truly understand something exactly when you are capable of it. Not early, not late.
During the lockdown I terribly missed the dynamic life college provided. So much would happen in a month.
People you meet, work you do, co-curriculars you put up, ambitions you keep chasing and fun that you sneak while juggling all of it.
Feeling that energy back in life ⚡
The one skill I want to hone and brew strongly during my 20s is my intuition.
So much in the world is contextual, situational, subjective and relative. I have rarely found absolute answers.
⛳️ Your intuition has to be above the noise and the 'data'.
Effectively wasted 7-8 hours just dealing with logistics of commute.
What is the point of being talent dense, tech hub, blah blah blah
Look at the loss of productivity, frustration levels and the money that flowed just like that! 🙂
What a film..what a film! Don't read any synopsis, don't read any review - please just go watch this charming gem of a film in the theatres.
Laapataa Ladies is a total delight! 💖
I am on the verge of considering the coin toss method to take the big-small decisions in life. Save all the thinking energy into doing stuff.
Freedom of choice is a paradox. Nahi chahiye bhai itne options.
@DhwaniNanavati
Check-in at the self-kiosk at the airport. You'll mostly get a free allotment, as long as seat preference is not an issue.
Irks me as well, I usually go by auto allotment or at the airport (got window seats two times)
Shouldn't have argued with mom when she was packing warm cozy clothes after Diwali break.
"Arey Bangalore mein temperate mausum hota hai. Dhoop and barish."
Listen to mom. Always. 😭🥶
I love my style of photography because it's all about stealing that moment which passed by while elements of this universe interacted briefly. And I happened to see it!
📷
When, where and how doesn't matter so much. 😌
Life was (is) stuck in a loop of wake up - office - sleep - repeat for the past 15 days.
Got no time to plan my cosplay costume for comicon tomorrow 😭
Share easy and fun Cosplay ideasss pleassseeeeeeee. We have only 15 hrs to prepare.
I did my first solo, first Goa trip without the pressures of a bucket list.
Prolly skipped 'major attaractions' and I had the best travelling experience ever. I saw so much more of Goa and experienced the little nuances that makes it GOA.
In the early career days (or wee years of life), it is good to keep putting ourselves in situations that break our ego.
Ego resides in relation to the external environment while confidence is always internal.
Break ego and build confidence.🎯
@mister_whistler
@kunalb11
There's definitely more to people than this.
Though I have been wary of this constancy, found wholesome folks having life and aspirations beyond this.
📺
@SeinfeldTV
is more than 30 years old, still manages to crack me up so hard because all jokes are based on basic human nature, behavior and character, which are STILL relevant. Being 'human' doesn't really 'evolve' much. Our modes change but core emotions are still the same.
I wonder why is there no stretching/physical activity room at the airports. How do people recover their neck, back and legs after long flight hours? We have smoking zone, food zones, shopping zones for layovers but I need to get blood flowing in my cramped legs & aching neck.
My life is a constant cycle of installing and uninstalling Instagram. And this is going to be the norm indefinitely.
This is also when I realise how much influence design has in my tendency to use an app.
#mind_hacked
😭
Do you also uninstall social media app to avoid distraction , then start using it on mobile browser
fir UI/UX se pareshan hokar wapas download karlete ho ?
and this cycle continues
My measure of friendships or relationships depends on whether I can go out with that person 1:1 and enjoy an authentic comfortable time.
Can't do big gang stuff.
Our aspirations from life have started to change, there are very less common gossips & they are not even around me. I miss laughing over random gossips and ranting about minor inconveniences.
Now. We. Are. Grown-ups. Each. With. Different. Challenging. Life.
I. Don't. Like.
😔
I am dying to get access to my farm. I was a very rich dedicated farmer.
We also used to visit friend's farms and get ideas on how build more.
Aaaaaaaa 😭
When I look back at some decisions that I made and challenges I aced, I find myself wishing:
If I had acted with less fear and more surity.
If could make sense of fomo/environmental influence VS flexibility/adaptability.
💭
Aesthetics, cinematography and photography are skills that play with colours, objects, spatial sense, geomtery to generate a feeling/emotion in the human mind.
As I go deeper into understanding how people navigate careers and life, I more inclined to know how they accept and embrace their decisions rather than what decision or path they picked.
What's their general mental model / philosophy like?
I think the forthcoming doom on our wellness is going to be eye-health.
👀
All these technologies, working hours, hobby tasks and social interactions are probably slowly chipping them off.
Is anyone consciously following an eyecare routine?
At this point, I am not even fantasizing about it. It takes lots of consistency, skills, and execution to make it big but all of this doesn't feel challenging.
Let's see what comes out of this 3 months' time in Japan. Planning to build a journal/portfolio/blog.
My recent ick is that whatever interest or activity I thought was unique to me or limited to a niche, very soon turns out to be the thing of the town.
🥲
📺 Modern Family Binge
Sitcoms are written around the regular absurdities and imperfections of life and relationships. Everything that can go wrong goes wrong but friendship, family or love hold the characters through it. We enjoy a good laugh out of these imperfections.
Finally it’s here! 🔥
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Be ready to flaunt your exclusive TPF merch, this festive season 🥳
I don't want itna flashy, tacky almost like a Las Vegas casino floor kind app to handle my payment experience.
On CRED EVERYTHING is built on the dopamine of irregular and unpredictable rewards. Messy area.
"An intense fire burned at the horizon as we moved through the dark abyss. None of the pictures does justice to the colours my eyes beheld. In those minutes, I came closer to my being while the insignificance of my existence seeped in."
Do you look for meaning in your work?
What kind of meaning?
Is it the purpose you are solving, is your day to day laughs with people, is it the thrill of solving challenges, is it your power and position?
Retaining novelty is so important for retaining genuine pleasures.
🔸Eat out everyday, charm gone.
🔸Travel for a month, bored.
🔸Start flying regularly, clouds turn bland.
🔸 Alcohol every week, meaningless forgotten nights.
🔸 Start baking often, appetite kills.
I get dopamine shots while walking in new neighborhoods and identifying little elements that make them whole. I am losing track of time and schedule. Nevertheless, I am becoming supremely comfortable in my own company.
The question is - How will I ever get my work done?
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