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2025
June
22 uses for a cup Jun 5, 2025
out of many
#musings
May
The Fall May 24, 2025
thinking about people, and Camus.
#books
#people
#philosophy
everything is done ad hoc, even this post. May 21, 2025
Proving, or maybe not, that every activity is done ad hoc.
#philosophy
#math
#technical
April
I could probably write about something but what would I write about? Apr 30, 2025
[poem] still searching for a topic.
#people
#fiction
k-ratings: Prioritise Efficiently Apr 14, 2025
no BS and super quick
#debugging
#technical
Fahrenheit 451: Thin as Paper Apr 10, 2025
the meh dystopia
#books
March
Right and Wrong Mar 31, 2025
Primer on Normative ethical theory
#philosophy
#people
February
Notes on the Virtuous Life Feb 11, 2025
life that is worth living
#philosophy
#debugging
Dostoevsky and Love Feb 8, 2025
my notes on Dostoevsky's interpretation of love
#literature
January
Incomprehensible Jan 31, 2025
How do you stop feeling ashamed?
#people
#musings
Have You? Jan 26, 2025
another random poem
#musings
#fiction
Seeking Tranquility Jan 19, 2025
Good Ol' Stoic Lessons
#philosophy
#life
Sharp Objects Jan 7, 2025
a disturbing page-turner
#psychology
#books
Happy New Year Jan 2, 2025
poem - welcome, 2025.
#musings
#fiction
2024
December
Lolita Dec 28, 2024
book so good, you don't understand it.
#books
#literature
Psychoanalysing Summit Bowlson Dec 25, 2024
a sad case (edited)
#people
#musings
#fiction
My dog talks to me Dec 6, 2024
could you really believe this person?
#fiction
November
poems that i wrote when i finished my exam early Nov 28, 2024
তুমি আৰু মই, ৰুছ and মৰমৰ মামা
#literature
#assamese
#fiction
October
I was told not to run Oct 28, 2024
poem; "running away is easy, it's the living that's hard"
#fiction
Are you feeling proud of yourself? Oct 14, 2024
only humility can save you
#philosophy
#debugging
Music I enjoyed recently Oct 9, 2024
I love music, man.
#culture
Am I actually Free? Oct 4, 2024
an (edited) excerpt from my journal
#philosophy
#debugging
September
Thoughts on The Prestige (2006) Sep 30, 2024
It is all but a magician's act.
#culture
#essay
#life
Failures in Complex Software Systems Sep 12, 2024
a case study.
#technical
#people
#rationality
sometimes I feel awfully depressed Sep 4, 2024
by the world that need to be escaped from
#musings
August
The Puzzle Aug 20, 2024
poem about emptiness
#musings
#fiction
Reflections on Existence and Meaning Aug 16, 2024
Meditations 8.20
#philosophy
#life
Notes on Spaced Repetition and Mathematics Aug 13, 2024
Short Reflections On Michael Nielsen's essay
#math
Stoner Aug 8, 2024
Reviewing John William's "Stoner"
#books
#people
Sankar Ramzaan Choudhury Aug 5, 2024
শংকৰ ৰমজান চৌধুৰী - poem
#assamese
#fiction
6 things I learned from 6 weeks of n&w s5 Aug 4, 2024
It has been quite an experience.
#technical
#life
July
Spending time intentionally Jul 25, 2024
Let go of the false definition of "productivity"
#debugging
The Dichotomy of Control Jul 17, 2024
for those rough times
#philosophy
#life
Singularity Jul 14, 2024
poem for who's mine
#life
#people
#fiction
Reflections on a disturbed life Jul 5, 2024
réflexions sur une vie perturbée
#musings
#fiction
June
Improving productivity by changing keyboard layout Jun 28, 2024
but its not how you think; intrusive thoughts #3
#technical
#debugging
Critique of One's Own School Jun 23, 2024
analysing Kendriya Vidyalaya Mangaldoi
#musings
#people
#essay
Why do I want to be more focused Jun 22, 2024
and sleep well
#debugging
The Hackathon Experience Jun 21, 2024
15 things I learned from it
#technical
#debugging
Hypocrisy Jun 16, 2024
I am a hypocrite. I am not a hypocrite.
#literature
#fiction
Five Haikus Jun 16, 2024
amateur attempt to observe and contemplate through haikus.
#life
#fiction
A Short Detour Jun 16, 2024
away from the monotonous life. an escape.
#life
#musings
Sweat Jun 4, 2024
a piece of fiction, perhaps?
#fiction
May
Hospitals are Kafkaesque May 25, 2024
contemptuous understanding of hospitals, judiciary and false hope.
#people
#musings
An Ode to Sleep May 22, 2024
I was literally sleepy.
#literature
#life
#fiction
To my friend May 14, 2024
I will remember you.
#people
#life
Donald's (im)mortality. May 5, 2024
Brief analysis of the character Donald from Invincible
#essay
#culture
#philosophy
Five things I learned from Make Epic Money May 5, 2024
Ankur Warikoo's great introduction to personal financing.
#life
#debugging
#books
April
leftover dirt Apr 29, 2024
absurdist and stoic epiphanies
#literature
#life
#philosophy
ভোক (Hunger) Apr 25, 2024
the insatiable hunger
#assamese
#literature
#fiction
Declutter your digital life Apr 25, 2024
Get started with Digital Minimalism
#debugging
#technical
Solitude; or the lack of it Apr 14, 2024
social media, solitude deprivation, better socialisation and digital minimalism
#essay
#life
#people
Eliminating misalignment burnout Apr 13, 2024
Alignment Practices from Feel-Good Productivity
#debugging
What I learned from The Master and Margarita Apr 11, 2024
Mikhail Bulgakov's MASTERpiece
#books
#culture
Death is supreme Apr 10, 2024
intrusive thoughts #1
#philosophy
#life
A venture into serendipity Apr 5, 2024
collection of serendipitous encounters, experiences and gratitude.
#people
#essay
#life
March
Reading Non-Fiction Effectively and Efficiently Mar 27, 2024
how to read and how to not - notes for the self
#debugging
My [New] Workout Routine Mar 26, 2024
fat to fit? trying out a proven routine to be my best self.
#fitness
Is This The Land of Opportunities? Mar 24, 2024
poem against capitalism, indulgence and limitations set by modern society
#people
#musings
#fiction
deep down the iceberg Mar 17, 2024
understanding the unconscious mind via Jung's Word Association.
#people
#technical
#psychology
Into the nativity Mar 15, 2024
learning about my own legacy
#literature
#debugging
#life
#assamese
Thoughts on Kafka's Metamorphosis Mar 14, 2024
half review, half contemplation
#essay
#books
#literature
so, what now? Mar 12, 2024
emptiness and getting back on track
#life
#musings
#debugging
Modern Era and Connections Mar 6, 2024
the problem with technological advancements
#life
#essay
#philosophy
February
5 reasons why you shouldn't clear your browser history Feb 29, 2024
won't you like some humour?
#technical
মই নিচাসক্ত (I am an addict) Feb 21, 2024
a confession, a poem.
#literature
#musings
#assamese
#fiction
when you have metamorphosised Feb 17, 2024
everything changes once you start discovering yourself.
#musings
#essay
#people
#life
From the observatory Feb 14, 2024
a poem about birds and nature.
#life
#fiction
God is Evil Feb 10, 2024
there's no way to conclude anything.
#rationality
#philosophy
have people stopped to learn for the sake of learning? Feb 5, 2024
my base-rate neglect
#essay
#debugging
#people
why do I study? Feb 4, 2024
a realisation: transcending beyond the concept of scoring
#debugging
#philosophy
#essay
January
another Renaissance Jan 28, 2024
on polymathy, autodidactism and purpose
#philosophy
#musings
#essay
#debugging
What a strange life.. Jan 18, 2024
Some reflections / food for thought
#musings
#people
An Intellectual Dillemma Jan 14, 2024
I am stuck in a dilemma, and there doesn't seem to be a solution. This is an angsty ramble, a culmination of a sleepless night and countless hours of internal conflict.
#musings
#essay
#debugging
Subhashitani (Proverbs) Jan 9, 2024
This is my translation of a few Sanskrit shlokas from the book Shemushi (NCERT Class 10)
#literature
#philosophy
2023
December
what is it like to be present and observe? Dec 31, 2023
a travelogue and observation.
#life
#people
#essay
Fictitious Babble Dec 27, 2023
a short(est) fiction story.
#literature
#fiction
curb your desires Dec 23, 2023
less is more?
#musings
#philosophy
#essay
#people
November
on discovery Nov 19, 2023
know thyself.
#life
#debugging
The Idiosyncratic Era Nov 7, 2023
Junkie: a person with a compulsive habit or obsessive dependency on something. Looking back a year ago, or maybe even a few months, I could have been classified a junkie.
#musings
#life
#essay
October
we're not studying for fun Oct 24, 2023
It is so sad that we do not study for fun, to learn, but to score marks in our exams, compete and get a job. Is this what we were made for?
#debugging
#philosophy
#essay