I don’t know who originated this theory, but I remember reading somewhere that our “bad” habits are often built upon at least one unfulfilled emotional need. I use “bad” in quotation marks here also to allow for a multiplicity of interpretations when it comes to the habits that we deem unfavorable and undesirable. For me,…
Previously I have gone over why it’s tempting to feel like one individual cannot do much to make a change in the climate crisis, and why I personally believe otherwise. It is difficult and perhaps futile to measure one’s efforts against the insurmountable demand for large-scale, effective climate action. For that reason, I believe that…
When I was writing the blog post on Internet nostalgia and what I miss about the bygone eras of the web, I began to also reflect on what I get to appreciate about the present landscape of the online world. There are still so many treasures or hidden gems that I can celebrate today about…
Amidst the greenwashing from corporations and the desperate outcries from activists for collective action, a single individual wanting to do something on their part to counter climate change may feel as if their only options alternate between sliding down the consumerist chasm (which is by definition counterproductive, mind you) and experiencing a sense of insignificance…
Happy 2023! This is a celebratory post for another chain of 365 days which hopefully will be a decent one. I’m past the point of trying to be edgy and making fun of “new year’s resolutions” as a thing. Though I’ve decided that resolutions rarely last a long time into the year, this past summer…
One of the only few areas I’m qualified to do a “recapping” for 2022 is reading, as usual. I made some “resolutions” earlier this year to try to change things up a little from before and approach reading with more intention. Essentially, I managed to evade book ratings altogether (not giving ratings to books I…
I am a self-proclaimed non-doer who has a strong tendency to think things without acting on them. There have been so many occasions of me getting galvanized into the possibilities of doing things only to give in to the inertia that blocks any concrete actions from materializing. Whether it’s an undertaking for my own sake…
I am back living amidst the chaos of an urban lifestyle, with its ceaseless soundscape, topsy-turvy traffic, and the far-from-ideal graciousness of people when interacting with strangers. There is a certain comfort in blending into all this chaos – only the truly extraordinary will stand out. Most things just get submerged into the hectic, overstimulating,…
Kinda long rant ahead. Excuse the informality and the semi-incoherence. It occurred to me just now how much the landscape of social media has changed over the years. I started using Facebook some time in 2008, Instagram in 2012, never really got on the Twitter train, and still actively avoid TikTok like the plague (pardon…
Oh the irony of going from preaching a calm, intentional, and carefree lifestyle to whining about being neck deep in a crisis. I usually use this blog to work out my personal problems on the intellectual front, but I don’t necessarily intend to showcase any sign of panic especially as I go through these problems…
There is an idea which I come back to again and again and again on this blog: how we are taught to live our lives under the pressure of meeting certain standards (frequently impossible ones at that) prescribed by society. I am not alone in experiencing the burden of such pressure, and at the risk…
Once in a while, I find myself recalling certain aspects of the world wide web that are no longer in existence. It’s not that I wish these were still available today, but they often bring back memories that are just pleasant to pull out from the back of my mind. I am clearly too young…
Let’s cut to the chase. The Roe v. Wade overturn by the US Supreme Court is an atrocity and a terrifying insult to the sovereignty that women have over their own lives and bodies. Ever since the news broke and even way before that, many have articulated their arguments against this decision way better than…
Each day we wake up and the first thoughts passing our mind probably concern something like our career, our relationships, our worries and insecurities, or even trivial stuff like what we are to consume during the day. It almost never occurs to us that even in our own existence we are so tiny compared to…