Oct 6, 2022The Urge to Be a Bad CharacterI have always admired the bad characters from books, movies, and shows. “Every relationship is a power struggle. Some of us need to be controlled.” ― Mr. Robot I could relate with Elliot, a black-hat hacker from Mr. Robot who was sexually abused as a kid and had the worse…Books4 min readBooks4 min read
Oct 5, 2022Love Yourself Before Loving Someone ElseYesterday night I realized that it had gotten to a point where I couldn’t handle it anymore, and there was no way out of it but to live in the moment. I have been there before. The thought patterns and the pain was very similar to what I had been…Love2 min readLove2 min read
Oct 3, 2021The Voice in Our Heads vs the Involuntary OneI usually get away with 20 minutes of mindfulness in the morning but today something different happened. While meditating I forgot about my body and the space I was in for a moment. This was the most peaceful I have ever been. …Mindfullness2 min readMindfullness2 min read
Sep 14, 2021Communication is a Two-Way ProcessI recently learned about Prepositions of NLP and something that I had already observed was; The meaning of the communication is not simply what you intend, but also the response that you get. The Need to Be Always Right in Conversations I learned something similar to the above while reading The Power of Now by Ekhart Tolle. Tolle…Life3 min readLife3 min read
Sep 5, 2021How to Measure Success?I have been learning about how our model of the world and the mindset affect our growth in the long run. Here’s my try of converting what I’ve learned into words (a bit scattered though). Comparison with others The biggest mistake people make while measuring success doing comparisons. Even though human beings are…Success3 min readSuccess3 min read
Aug 14, 2021Why Don’t I Celebrate Independence Day?On this day, Pakistan gained independence from British Raj. I used to celebrate this day until I read “Sapiens”. The book just changed my point of view for good. “Evolution has made Homo sapiens, like other social mammals, a xenophobic creature. Sapiens instinctively divide humanity into two parts, ‘we’ and…Independence Day3 min readIndependence Day3 min read
Jul 14, 2021Ending The Endless PursuitI haven’t been open about my actual thoughts in the past few months. I have been repressing my true inner voice which feels suffocating. But, now I have decided though. I am gonna talk my heart out via my words doesn’t matter how it changes other people’s perception of me…Buddhism5 min readBuddhism5 min read
Apr 30, 2021The Dark Side of the InternetWhy I left Facebook? I think it’s been more than one and a half years since I have left Facebook. I installed a time tracking extension in my browser and after a few days when I checked my average daily usage, it was 6+ hours per day for just Facebook alone. I was…Internet7 min readInternet7 min read
Apr 3, 2021Why Do We Fall in Love With the Wrong People?I have avoided this article since forever but I can’t avoid it anymore. Maybe because I have been listening to Nusrat. His ghazals have kinda forced me to write this one 🙃. I think I was avoiding this for so long because I thought I was not qualified to write this…Love3 min readLove3 min read
Mar 27, 2021About LonelinessLoneliness has followed me my whole life, everywhere! Bars and cars, sidewalks, doors, everywhere! — Travis Bickle (Taxi Driver) The above lines just touched my soul very deeply when I first watched this movie. I could relate to Travis so…Loneliness3 min readLoneliness3 min read
