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Light Years Ideas Of The Week #012
My top 10 ideas of the week (Aug 2025)
Aug 23
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Why Your Passions Are No Accident & Why You Must Pursue Them
A short essay on finding your passions & following them even though the road is difficult & uncertain
Aug 18
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July 2025
It's Okay Not To Look For The Meaning of Life — Lessons Learned From A Zen Monk's Book
Excerpts and lessons from Jikisai Minami's book "It's Okay Not To Look For The Meaning of Life"
Jul 26
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Laplace’s Demon & The Simulation Argument— Exploring Reality, Prediction, & the Limits of Knowledge
Connecting the theories of Laplace’s Demon & Nick Bostrom’s Simulation Argument as possible answers to the nature of reality
Jul 19
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Dusk
An essay of my tryst with Dusk in Mumbai City as a Mumbaikar & a musician & a playlist to listen to
Jul 10
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How Music Shapes Memory & Identity & Is More Than The Soundtrack To Our Lives
Drawing from neuroscience and personal anecdotes about why music & certain songs take us back & make us the people we are
Jul 6
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June 2025
Chasing The Blues — The Crossroads & The Grave Of Robert Johnson
The story of Robert Johnson & my tryst with the Blues plus a video to watch
Jun 28
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Chasing The Blues — The Crossroads & The Grave Of Robert Johnson
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Is Wasting Time Truly Wasting It?
A philosophical perspective on how to spend time & the perils of the productivity trap
Jun 20
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May 2025
Light Years Ideas Of The Week #011
My top 10 ideas of the week (May 2025)
May 31
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Layoffs Are Causing More People to Pivot to Business, Startups, or Freelancing — Here’s A Brief Of The Landscape
Navigating the landscape of job uncertainty caused by AI layoffs
May 25
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Layoffs Are Causing More People to Pivot to Business, Startups, or Freelancing — Here’s A Brief Of The Landscape
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The Pink Floyd Song That Hits The Hardest
My tryst with the Pink Floyd song “Time”
May 22
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We're All Polymaths In Some Way — The Mindset That Changes Everything
Why Striving To Be A Polymath Can Push Your Life In A New Direction
May 11
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