Light Years Ideas Of The Week — #006
Top 10 ideas of the week (November last week 2024)
It’s about time for another edition of Ideas, as this publication’s tagline suggests: “Ideas that shape the universe”. It’s been a long wait for this month’s edition; I initially intended for it to be a weekly thing, but now I’ve settled for keeping it monthly (without changing the title).
This week of this month’s edition is a bit diverse & encompasses broad areas of study & fields of work. The first few listed points I added are to empower more people to take the leap into sharing their perspectives online, and translate that into more opportunities & more income.
So if you’ll bear with me, check them out & instead of doom-scrolling or sharing stuff on social media, get out your laptop & write about things you’re passionate about or just share your story & perspective, you never know who it’ll impact or where it’ll lead…
As always, feel free to check the links out at one go or come back to them later…
So let’s dive into the stuff from the good old web that makes for some interesting consumption this week!
Kicking off this week’s ideas is an article I wrote on my new LinkedIn newsletter which I launched earlier this month; it’s quickly gaining subscribers & provides food for thought. The newsletter is titled “With Your Sound You Kill The Inc.”. The name is based on some lyrics in a song by the alternative rock band Gorillaz, & the description reads: “Alternative Takes. Unconventional insights. Bold ideas. With Your Sound You Kill The Inc. Challenges The Corporate Norm”
The latest article I wrote on it explores the education crisis we’re witnessing today with the specific case study of India based on a TED Talk by Economist Karthik Muralidharan.
You can read the article linked below:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/fixing-global-education-crisis-strategies-development-gaurav-krishnan-4yo4f
You can subscribe to my LinkedIn newsletter as well, there’s a bit of difference in the content I post here, on Medium & on LinkedIn, so if you’re not too irritated with me already :) go ahead and hit subscribe!
Here’s the publication link: Subscribe on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7258349136742076416The reason I’ve diversified into three separate newsletters each on Medium, here on Substack & on LinkedIn is that as a writer, these platforms can be really powerful in sharing ideas, getting noticed, & in turn, making a living or perhaps landing a high paying job of your choice or making enough to quit your job & write full-time. This article by a writer on Medium explores the pros & cons of each platform.
You can read her article here: https://medium.com/write-a-catalyst/the-3-best-platforms-for-new-writers-3ccb05027185
There’s a relatively newer field of study called neuroaesthetics, which I found pretty intriguing that essentially studies the brain’s response to art & beauty. This includes visual art, music, film, dance & so on. There’s more in-depth research going on in this field using brain-imaging to identify responses to art, but this article helps highlight what neuroaesthetics is & how it “lights up” the brain & explains the positive effects it has on health.
You can check out the article here:
https://www.artandobject.com/articles/neuroaesthetics-how-art-scientifically-proven-help-brain-healthThis eye-opening article on what the writer describes as the necessity to cultivate ‘awe’, which is both ‘quick-boil’ & ‘slow-simmering’, explores how we’ve become increasingly isolated & ‘tech-vexed’, & calls for more human experiences & reflection of them away from the digital devices & technology we’re using to fill the gaps; technology that is also taking over our lives. It calls for connecting with nature, with each other & to create a lasting life full of exploratory & beautiful experiences. With the tagline “In this tech-vexed age, our life on screens prevents us from experiencing the mysteries and transformative wonder of life”, it’s a must read essay on AEON.
Here’s the link to the essay: https://aeon.co/essays/tech-vexed-how-digital-life-threatens-our-capacity-for-awe
Three films I watched this month that stood out were Arrival (2016), Lions For Lambs (2007) & the Gladiator sequel i.e. Gladiator 2. Arrival was a heartfelt sci-fi epic that blurs into similarity to Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar but it’s a riveting watch. Lions For Lambs was intriguing for its parallel plotlines all happening simultaneously. While Gladiator 2 was a blockbuster entertainer. You can check the first two out on Amazon Prime, & Gladiator 2 in theatres, of course.
Here are my short reviews on Letterboxd:
My full review of Gladiator 2 is on my Medium:
You can read it here:
https://medium.com/the-film-corner-writer/gladiator-ii-review-were-you-not-entertained-f88d3d5b4205Could we be living in a multiverse? The concept has been explored in several films especially the MCU(Marvel Cinematic Universe) movies. But in this article, I explore the possibility of the multiverse existing according to physicist Richard Feynman’s ‘Sum Over Histories’ postulation & Stephen Hawking’s idea of a bubble universe.
Here’s the link: https://medium.com/@gaurav_krishnan/why-the-multiverse-could-exist-a-delve-into-feynmans-sum-over-histories-concept-7ce87bdaada4This Venn diagram from a book I’m reading called Ikigai is pretty intriguing. It outlines finding your ‘Ikigai’ or “purpose” according to the overlapping areas by narrowing it down by finding the congruence of: i. What you love, ii. What you’re good at, iii. What you can be paid for & iv. What the world needs. It’s a great book & one that I’d recommend.
This was an old poem I had saved, it’s a poignant one that reflects on the fleeting nature of good times, and the lessons learnt from bad times, of happiness & sorrow encapsulated in two verses.
While this was another moving poem which I made a video of on YouTube a year or so ago. It’s a short poem by Edgar Albert Guest titled ‘There Will Always Be Something To Do’. You can check it out below:
Christian Loffler is an artist I like a lot & aim to emulate & follow. This live set recorded around the time of the pandemic explores his niche sound & the mood he creates with his music & shows how he incorporates all his gear in his live performance. It’s mellow & emotional electronic music & I want to do something like this someday, hopefully sometime soon when I get a better camera to record.
Finally, I released a new album at the start of this month called “Reaching Part II”. It’s an electronic effort similar to the artists Christian Loffler & Four Tet & a sequel to my short 3 track EP ‘Reaching’ that I shared earlier. It’s a mix of different genres but is pretty peaceful & relaxing. You can stream it below:
Thanks for reading & checking out the links! As always, stay tuned for this series called ‘Ideas Of The Week’ on my publication Light Years!
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