Another new week. I am back in Kolkata and already missing the open space of my home. Living in an apartment isn’t my thing, but I’ve been living in one for the past 6 years, ever since I had to…
Digital Discipline: Why it matters and How to Build It
Digital discipline seems like a new word, but now, more than ever, we need discipline in this area of our life. We live in a time when screens are everywhere—on our desks, in our hands, even on our wrists. Our…
How To Achieve A Healthy Work-Life Balance
Our mind always holds a version of the perfect work-life balance, but when it comes to living it, we somehow cannot put it into action. The internet has given a new name to our constant exhaustion. They call it hustle….
On Ordinary Things That Aren’t Ordinary At All
Last week went by so quickly. It feels like only yesterday that I wrote you my last newsletter, and here I am again, writing to you once more. But I love this ritual. Writing to you feels like a modern-day…
25 ChatGPT Prompts To Help You Find Your Ikigai
We all have come across the term Ikigai and words like “find your ikigai” if you want to live a more meaningful life. But what does finding your ikigai mean? It means finding the sweet balance between what you love,…
Step by Step Sunday Skincare Routine: Weekly Glow up Ritual
Do you have a Sunday skincare routine, or do you rarely give care to your skin? Self care isn’t simply inner care such as journaling, meditating or yoga. Self-care is also outer care. Our skin is the first cloth. It…
Ichigo Ichie and Other Stories from the Week
I’ve been enjoying my time at home- being close to my mother, my pets and my loved ones. We’ve recently moved into our new home after demolishing and rebuilding our old ancestral house, which had fallen into a pretty bad…
10 Japanese Principles That Teach The Art of Living
In this post, I have made a list of timeless and uplifting Japanese principles and how we can practice them in our daily lives. A country that I have always been drawn to is Japan. Even though I haven’t visited…
How To Become Mentally Strong
Life tests us all. The question is not how to remove problems from our lives, but how to become mentally strong enough to face them and maintain peace and stability even amidst life’s storms. When we walk, we wear shoes…
Quiet Acts of Grace and The Way Things Inter-Are
Hello Dear Reader, It is 7:30 a.m. as I sit down to write to you. I have returned home to attend a short course, known as a refresher course, which is required for assistant professors in India. If you’re not…
