Tagged: Philosophy

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Copy to Learn, Try Till You Master

I’m often surprised at how almost every action of Uma can be traced back to someone around her. She copies so easily, sometimes adding small twists of her own. But it’s not always a perfect copy. For example, she often mispronounces words or struggles with the action, but she never stops copying. And...

2020 was bearable because of Echo and Pathu 2

Stress

It’s a lie to say that there is no stress; stress is always present, whether at work, at home, or in any situation involving human interaction or expectations.  Forget external expectations; your self-expectations; the image you have of yourself (good or bad) that you want to maintain leads to stress. I am not...

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Weekly Notes 26/2025

The only thing I miss about working remotely is being around people. I enjoy meeting people outside of work, such as over coffee or during lunch breaks. Even working remotely, I have tried to go out and meet and work with people at least once a week. However, for some reason, I didn’t...

Why Buddhism? 0

Why Buddhism?

I just finished reading Buddha or Karl Marx By Dr. Ambedkar. It’s just a long essay or Booklet. The thing that caught my attention is the summary of Buddhist Tripiṭaka. I think this summary is the best I have read about Buddhism and why its required. The below points are quoted from Buddha...

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Making Friends at 35

I just finished watching Young Sheldon. The episode that stayed with me the most is the one in which he tries to make friends by reading a book – How to Win Friends and Influence People. I have not read that book1. But I have tried to make new friends since 2010. This...

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Against Common Sense

Last few days 1 I was in a conversation with someone. In most cases he would end the argument with “It’s common sense”. I agreed to disagree with him on “common sense”. “common sense” is a starting point to any debate. It’s not how one ends the debate. Most people including him end...