The irresistible desire to be more attractive

Several months ago, I was at an Apple service centre. It was a Sunday morning, and this place was at a walking distance. I was in pyjamas and a sweatshirt, not really giving my appearance a second thought. The service centre was in an upscale property, where some new-age food stalls (every product containing the […]

When you don’t have it all figured out

Let’s get the obvious stuff out of the way first. I don’t have it all figured out Nobody does It’s Sunday evening, and you’ve started to get that sinking feeling. You think about the laundry you didn’t do. The closet you couldn’t clean. Little things. Then a while later, you realize for the hundredth time […]

How I deal with disappointment

It has been six months since I quit my job and haven’t found another. Perhaps in another era or country, this would not be a big deal. But here and now, it feels like I gave up a seat in an air-conditioned Mumbai Local, and now I’m just stuck on the platform struggling to even […]