I know a person who comes from a family that are either genetically inclined toward boasting, or they have passed this trait through implicit learning from one generation to the next, or both. They use boasting to hide their insecurities and self-worth issues. She is like that in nature (or…

Yes, there is such a syndrome. I didn’t make it up. Just look it up! It is more commonly known as the “blank page syndrome”, where there is an empty page in front of you, staring you in the eyes, without you having a clue how to fill it. It…

Not coming into existence was not an option for us; and unless we absolutely cannot endure it, we will live the life we are given to its end. …

Names don’t matter. You can call an event either “bad” or “hard” and its nature remains the same. Right? Wrong! Whatever pleasure and pain that happens in the world happens within the confines of the minds of its experiencers. Nothing outside of the mind is evaluated. Suffering is a construct…

Up to now, I have been writing here and there, about any topic that comes to my mind. And actually, I wrote a draft of a post at the beginning of this week with the same pattern, but since I was non-functional due to covid, I almost didn’t finish its…

There are first-order thoughts that our minds are usually occupied by. Thoughts like worrying about the next deadline that is coming up, the comment our supervisor gave us, the project we are working on, or anything that is directed at an event or object other than our own thought and…

I am curious about this world, really curious. Unfortunately, this curiosity is not satiated, because there are no certain answers to my questions. Every answer has a probability that even its probability cannot be verified. We are in a bubble of ignorance that has no wholes (or at least, I…

Last week, I received a rejection letter from Spotify. I applied for a Data Scientist position at Spotify a few days back and receiving this email made my heart sink for a few minutes. During those few minutes, it brought me a range of negative self-talk from “I am not…

Generally speaking, life events tend to balance themselves out. A few days ago I was reflecting on happiness, and how our mood (happiness/unhappiness, joy/sorrow or pain) tend to revolve around a certain axis and whenever we experience one side of these emotions, we can expect to experience the opposite side…