I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed reading this piece. It spoke to everything I have been feeling in wanting to change in order to live more wholly. So beautifully written too.
Thank you Anaitha for taking the time to read! I am so glad it resonated with you, and I hope you’ll be able to make the changes you’ve been wanting to make. As I’ve learnt, a small change done over a long period of time can give wonderful results.
Being a 19 year old who is more sort of renaissance person into nature love and beauty in nature and mundane things and also being simultaneously deeply delved into mysteries of sciences from Navier Stokes Equations to the worlds of Quantum Physics, this post kind of gave me such a fantastic grounding❤️
I cannot explain to you in words of how deeply people like yourself inspire me to not give up on myself to become a polymath one day!
Just realised you write, run a podcast , and draw?!
Jeez that's one hell of a combination and I cannot express in words how deeply this post has impacted me!!
This is a perfect masterclass on writing a mindblowing newsletter as well✨🫡
Believe me I did not for one moment feel like quitting it ,unlike my attention deficit brain😂
Maybe I definitely need to meet you once in Banglore, maybe sometime!
(If you read this rant don't think otherwise of me I love ranting hehe)
Hey Aryan, your comment made my day. Thank you so much for being so kind with your words. I hope you find the time and space to chase your curiosities and become the person you'd like to be. Please do reach out when you are in Bangalore, I would be happy to meet with you!
One way is to go deep into something, and the other is to be constantly surprised by everyday things - because change is constant. Our surroundings change every second, one just has to look and be in awe.
100% with you on this - There is enough wonder around us in everyday things (even the unchanging ones), we have just normalised looking superficially at them, that they appear uninteresting. It is the 'stopping and looking' that we are missing.
Thanks for taking the time to read and engage Shaili!
Hi Shreesha, thank you so much for making my work your uninterrupted flight read! I am so happy to know that you find my writing worthy of returning to :)
Thank you for this magnificent post, I enjoyed it so much! I especially connected to the wonder of nature. Two days ago I found myself at the shore of the beach, I was just admiring the ocean; suddenly, I saw something that sparked my attention, it was a tiny shell. These little moments are moments in which we live in stillness, and we feel how we enter into a different realm, a greater one—a realm easy to enter, we just need to acknowledge it, and to let curiosity and awe to lead the way.
this piece genially made me cry a bit (i am very sentimental person) thank you author, you made me thinking about childhood and how i used to enjoy making art, how i can reinvent this feeling again within simple things. can’t wait to read all of your articles u posted here 🫶🏻
Thank you Varya for taking the time to read. I am moved that my writing made you think of simpler times and I hope you are able to return to art as an adult. We all need art in our life. I hope that you enjoy my other writing as well.
It so neatly outlines the gap we all feel in our existence, thanks to the unnecessary 'keeping up with the Jones' syndrome that we all have brought into our lives, without the need for it either.
It reminds me of a poem most of us should have learned in school in English, called "Leisure" by William Henry Davies.
In awe of this article. Very beautifully written with relatable stories that conveys the message with great clarity. Letting myself go through the article without skimming, which has otherwise become a habit these days in my reading, itself was my "going deep" and discovering that awe!.
Thank you for the kind words Arun, and I am glad it held your attention despite its length. I wish for the both of us, that we discover more awe in our lives.
Loved this piece..I felt a similar sense of awe at a recent Candlelight concert...agree completely on your take ...we need to slow down a bit to experience awe once again on a regular basis
Your writing is captivating! Everyone is appreciating your work, I am taking writing cues and making notes. If you have any framework or mental model that you follow for writing, please share.
Thank you Shashank for your kind words and I am glad you found my writing worth taking 'notes' from! I have just DM'ed you about the resources and frameworks I am learning from to do long-form writing.
I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed reading this piece. It spoke to everything I have been feeling in wanting to change in order to live more wholly. So beautifully written too.
Thank you Anaitha for taking the time to read! I am so glad it resonated with you, and I hope you’ll be able to make the changes you’ve been wanting to make. As I’ve learnt, a small change done over a long period of time can give wonderful results.
Bruh🫠👏👏👏
Being a 19 year old who is more sort of renaissance person into nature love and beauty in nature and mundane things and also being simultaneously deeply delved into mysteries of sciences from Navier Stokes Equations to the worlds of Quantum Physics, this post kind of gave me such a fantastic grounding❤️
I cannot explain to you in words of how deeply people like yourself inspire me to not give up on myself to become a polymath one day!
Just realised you write, run a podcast , and draw?!
Jeez that's one hell of a combination and I cannot express in words how deeply this post has impacted me!!
This is a perfect masterclass on writing a mindblowing newsletter as well✨🫡
Believe me I did not for one moment feel like quitting it ,unlike my attention deficit brain😂
Maybe I definitely need to meet you once in Banglore, maybe sometime!
(If you read this rant don't think otherwise of me I love ranting hehe)
Tldr: loved it, excited to meet you irl soon!
With awe and inspiration,
Aryan ❤️✨
Hey Aryan, your comment made my day. Thank you so much for being so kind with your words. I hope you find the time and space to chase your curiosities and become the person you'd like to be. Please do reach out when you are in Bangalore, I would be happy to meet with you!
One way is to go deep into something, and the other is to be constantly surprised by everyday things - because change is constant. Our surroundings change every second, one just has to look and be in awe.
100% with you on this - There is enough wonder around us in everyday things (even the unchanging ones), we have just normalised looking superficially at them, that they appear uninteresting. It is the 'stopping and looking' that we are missing.
Thanks for taking the time to read and engage Shaili!
Hi Utsav, I enjoyed reading this deep dive essay!! Since I didn’t carry a book, this was my reading for the flight.
The math analogy, the illustrations, the choice of quotes are all woven together beautifully!
There is so much I take with me every time I read your words. And sometimes, I come back to re-read them.
Hi Shreesha, thank you so much for making my work your uninterrupted flight read! I am so happy to know that you find my writing worthy of returning to :)
Beautiful piece. Thank you.
I get your argument. I get how we are chasing awe and wonder.
Slow living and mindfully engaging with the your immediate surroundings might be the cure our perpetually restless soul needs right now.
Thank you Sol for taking the time to read, and I am glad it resonated with you :)
Thank you for this magnificent post, I enjoyed it so much! I especially connected to the wonder of nature. Two days ago I found myself at the shore of the beach, I was just admiring the ocean; suddenly, I saw something that sparked my attention, it was a tiny shell. These little moments are moments in which we live in stillness, and we feel how we enter into a different realm, a greater one—a realm easy to enter, we just need to acknowledge it, and to let curiosity and awe to lead the way.
Thanks for another prime number Utsav!
Great piece, thanks for sharing such deep thoughts with us.
Thank you Wiktor, glad it resonated with you!
this piece genially made me cry a bit (i am very sentimental person) thank you author, you made me thinking about childhood and how i used to enjoy making art, how i can reinvent this feeling again within simple things. can’t wait to read all of your articles u posted here 🫶🏻
Thank you Varya for taking the time to read. I am moved that my writing made you think of simpler times and I hope you are able to return to art as an adult. We all need art in our life. I hope that you enjoy my other writing as well.
Very well written and articulated.
It so neatly outlines the gap we all feel in our existence, thanks to the unnecessary 'keeping up with the Jones' syndrome that we all have brought into our lives, without the need for it either.
It reminds me of a poem most of us should have learned in school in English, called "Leisure" by William Henry Davies.
What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.
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Absolutely loved reading this! Thank you!
Thank you so much Piyush for taking the time to read. Pleased that it resonated with you :)
In awe of this article. Very beautifully written with relatable stories that conveys the message with great clarity. Letting myself go through the article without skimming, which has otherwise become a habit these days in my reading, itself was my "going deep" and discovering that awe!.
Thank you for the kind words Arun, and I am glad it held your attention despite its length. I wish for the both of us, that we discover more awe in our lives.
This was so beautiful!
Thank you Huda for taking the time to read. Glad it resonated with you :)
Amazing writing!!!
It kept me hooked to the end with the illustrations adding vibrance to it.
I have never imagined such a mathematical analogy to our daily lives. Looking forward to more such ideas
Thank you Sai! So glad this resonated with you :) I aim to write once a month, and I hope you’ll find them worth your time.
Loved this piece..I felt a similar sense of awe at a recent Candlelight concert...agree completely on your take ...we need to slow down a bit to experience awe once again on a regular basis
Thank you Deepti for taking the time to read! Glad this resonated with you and yes, don't we all wish we had more awe in our life!
Your writing is captivating! Everyone is appreciating your work, I am taking writing cues and making notes. If you have any framework or mental model that you follow for writing, please share.
Thank you Shashank for your kind words and I am glad you found my writing worth taking 'notes' from! I have just DM'ed you about the resources and frameworks I am learning from to do long-form writing.
Thank you so much Utsav for taking the effort. Really appreciate it. I will go through the articles you shared.