Season 2 of Bridgerton will famously go down in history as it allowed exposure and opened doors for south Asian women in Hollywood. This will bring upon changes in Bollywood as well (or at least, I’m hoping).
Trigger warning // Rape
Though an enjoyable show which takes you out into a diverse historical world, there are problematic/triggering aspects I wish to express my displeasure about.
Productivity is human nature: we are built to problem solve and in some cases, we create problems but that’s a different story. We aspire for challenges and are bored without them. Our challenges look different throughout time: before, our goal was to survive via hunting/gathering. Now, we have passed a state where we no longer …
Intersectionality is a term coined by Kimberle Crenshaw, inspired by Sojourner Truth, which categorizes race, class, gender and sexuality. It serves as a platform for people to define their existence. Although a common and an essential theory, intersectionality in action is an extremely difficult hurdle. Even though Crenshaw relates intersectionality with African American and Black …
Psychologist John Gottman: can tell of couples will last the next 15 years just through studying a conversation. (Micro-expressions) – contempt means no, they will not. Psychologist Samuel Gosling did an experiment on college students (friends vs strangers). Both were on point if not, strangers more just by looking at their rooms. (Thin-slicing)- you don’t …
Takeaway Perusing the negative generates positivity for example: the pain of exercise brings overall better; being open with your insecurities paradoxically makes you more confident Disappointment Panda: tells you the hard truth such as: your actions don’t really matter that much in the grad scheme of things we are mediocre Value of suffering: we are …
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck (Mark Manson) Read More »
Chapter 1: The art of staying young while growing old – Ikigai is the reason for your living (why you wake up in the morning) → some people (like us) may not have novel reasons to wake up; as soon as we wake up, we want to go back to sleep, especially with everything going …
Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life Read More »
