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Food: The Hidden Force That Shaped Human History
We were hunter-gatherers for most of our existence. If the entire history of Homo sapiens were compressed into one hour, agriculture would have appeared only about 3–4 minutes ago. In other words, the way we live today is extremely recent when measured against the span of human existence. Agriculture began roughly 10,000–12,000 years ago and…
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Simplify, Simplify! How Less Can Lead to More
In 1854, Henry David Thoreau published Walden, a book written after his experiment of living simply in a small cabin near Walden Pond. More than 170 years later, his words still feel remarkably relevant. “Our life is frittered away by detail,” he wrote, before offering his famous advice: “Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity!” He was arguing that…
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The School Bench We Never Had
In 7th grade, we were asked to bring our own mat. Every Wednesday, benches used to come out. It was a celebration when we got to use the benches instead of sitting on the floor. Most of us were not used to such luxury. So, naturally, we ruined it. We would draw lines to partition…
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Things You Should Quit for a Quieter Life
Noise makes life complicated. Internal noise, digital noise, external noise. It eats up so much of your brain’s capacity that you tend not to realize when you have stopped having time for the important things you care about. People generally complain that they do not have time. It is because they are preoccupied with adhering…
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Is Following Your Passion Even a Thing?
“Follow your passion.” It is probably one of the most repeated pieces of advice in modern life. It appears in commencement speeches, self-help books, career blogs, and motivational videos. We are told that somewhere inside us lies a passion waiting to be discovered, and that happiness depends on finding it. But is passion actually a…
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Effort Used to Be the Filter
I don’t think anyone chooses to become extreme. That is what makes this worth writing about. Nobody wakes up and decides to move further from the middle. And yet almost everyone I read online seems to have drifted somewhere — far right, far left, certain. Here is what I think is happening. The algorithm does…
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The First Run
Learning to Run All Over Again Two days ago, I jogged 100 meters. That’s it. One hundred meters — after four months of not running at all. And for someone like me, that felt like a big deal. I’ve run two half marathons and several 10Ks. I even wrote a blog a couple of years…
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Why Reading Is Disappearing from Childhood
Alex, frustrated with his son’s lack of interest in reading, reflects on his own long absence from books. During a picnic, he realizes many parents share this issue. Determined to change, he begins reading again, inspiring his son to join him. Together, they discover the power of example in parenting.
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The Beach Day: A Story
After a repetitive workweek, a man yearns for adventure and drives to a lake, only to realize he forgot his bags with essentials. Initially disappointed, he chooses to embrace the moment, swimming in the lake and enjoying simple pleasures. This experience reveals that fulfilling days can arise from unexpected circumstances.
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You Can Find Time If You Want To
“I didn’t have time.” It’s probably one of the most common excuses we hear—and one of the strangest. If you pause and think about it, time wasn’t taken away from us. Every one of us gets the same twenty-four hours. What we usually mean is something else: “I didn’t prioritize it.” That sentence is less…
