thoughts and expressions

collection of thoughts, navigating through the spaghetti of life and people

  • dop(e)-amine release with language learning

    I had an epiphany today that I feel very happy when I’m learning new languages or philosophical texts. It just makes me feel light-hearted. A sense of accomplishment while having no expectations of the end result. In this instance, I was learning Arabic via Duolingo (and then later, with Pimselur) but this is akin to Continue reading

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  • write it down, make it happen

    I messed up in terms of this blog. I took the feedback of a writing coach too much to heart and lost interest in writing on this blog. This was not the way to go. I presume this is how much criticism works, right? We take one hit and it’s very hard to get back Continue reading

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  • a note, from japan

    Something I wrote in my Notes app while in Japan God, I’m in need of the slow life so much Continue reading

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  • a confession

    Without revealing too many details and being verbose about the situation… I’m not sure why I’m taking the short way out of the situations I put myself into. I chose a specific path to go through and voluntarily chose to experience the rough of it and come out better and stronger. I’m not doing any Continue reading

  • [wip] notes: a more beautiful question

    Work: A More Beautiful QuestionAuthor: Warren BergerISBN: 978-1-63286-105-4 Within a few hours prior to the New Years, I felt a sudden urge to take up research again. In that moment, I also wondered why I lost my spark for research. I may not still know why but I was determined to get it back and Continue reading

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  • re: my idols

    One common trait among the people I idolize is that they’re all creators. In workplace titles, they’re researchers or founders. They all contributed to the world in such a way allows for others to, not just utilize but, to build upon. I think this says a lot more about myself and the way I want Continue reading

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  • idols

    A concept of life I often struggle with is idols. The idea of looking up to someone seems rather far-fetched and reaching. I rather stupidly believed that idols are pointless and that the future, better version of myself is be my ideal idol. Though, today I did have an epiphany. How do I become that Continue reading

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  • sq (5 of 101)

    (social quotient) tone-deaf? “obtuse insensitivity or lack of perception particularly in matters of public sentiment, opinion, or taste” manners are cultural social intelligence… traditional ‘politeness’ is beginning to lose its appeal… washing out your personality in favor of more uniform behavior people who are socially intelligent think and behave in a way that spans beyond Continue reading

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  • a mini-reflection on 2024

    This year has definitely been a busy ride. I redeemed myself with Georgia Tech’s Introduction to Analytics Modeling through EdX, graduated my Masters program, piqued an interest in my spiritual and cultural side, got on anti-depressants, anti-anxiety and ADHD medications, got off them, did the Inner Engineering program, started re-learning my mother tongue and learning Continue reading

  • from insiders to outsiders (4 of 101)

    The impermanence of the world exists in people too. This is succinctly put together in the fourth essay: How the People We Once Loved become Strangers Again Not just with death but the weakening or breaking of friendship to the point of strangers. The ones we have loved become strangers again. It’s an unfortunate fact Continue reading

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