Quote of the week:“Writing has always been my sweetest companion, ever since I discovered it was a bridge between my overwhelming emotions and a world that didn’t seem built for them.” –Mari Andrew, Instagram What I’m reading:An Outsider’s Guide to Humans: What Science Taught Me About What We Do and Who We Are by Camilla Pang — Read More

Quote of the week:“The pandemic has created a collective grief experience that we have not yet addressed as a nation (or as a world). I’m not sure we even have the right words to describe what it is that we’re going through. In order for us to move through this experience and find a place — Read More

Quote of the week:“When something important in your life ends, it’s like a monument has burned. Stop sifting: there’s no reconstructing it from ash. Stand in the space and see it — burnt black as it may be — as a site for building. There’s room for something else now — what? You decide. Keep — Read More

Quote of the week:“Reading is an exercise in empathy; an exercise in walking in someone else’s shoes for a while.” –Malorie Blackman What I’m reading:The Last Story of Mina Lee by Nancy Jooyoun Kim What I’m listening to:Well-Behaved Indian Women by Saumya Dave What I’m watching:“The Queen’s Gambit” (Netflix). Lives up to the hype. Fantastic.“Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” — Read More

Quote of the week:“Writing is the antidote to confusion.” –James Clear What I’m reading:Memorial by Bryan Washington What I’m listening to:Well-Behaved Indian Women — Saumya DaveAnd a few podcast episodes:This American Life: Squeaker In Recovery: Don’t Read the CommentsLast Bad Day: Beyond the Bridge What I’m watching:“Fleabag” (Amazon Prime). I finished season 2 and I’m so — Read More

Quote of the week:“Be ‘selectively ignorant.’ Ignore topics that drain your attention. Unfollow people that drain your energy. Abandon projects that drain your time. Do not keep up with it all. The more selectively ignorant you become, the more broadly knowledgeable you can be.” —James Clear (This quote reminds me of the below comic) What I’m reading:A Good Neighborhood by — Read More

Quote of the week:“Everyone is stuck in their lives, thinking about what people are thinking about them, when actually nobody is thinking about them. Only you are thinking about yourself, usually. You and your mother.” — Janice Y.K. Lee, The Expatriates What I’m reading:Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam What I’m listening to:Hollywood Park: — Read More