A theme that stuck with me after reading my favorite book, When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi, was that literature (or any form of art in my opinion) fills the void where reason stops working. On that note, I came across a video published by a non-profit from India, NICHE Advocacy Foundation: Art and Brain… Read More Dec 2021 Week 4 – Art, Brain, Ambition
This week, I watched the documentary, “14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible” on Netflix. It shows the journey of a high-altitude mountaineer, Nims Purja, from Nepal, as he undertakes a project to climb all peaks higher than 8000 metres in the world – just 14 of them – in 7 months. In 2019, he made a world record… Read More Dec 2021 Week 3 – Authenticity
I got a covid-19 booster shot this week through an appointment at a pediatric clinic. While I was waiting in the lobby, a booklet laying around caught my attention. This booklet provided guidance from CDC on tracking monthly and yearly developmental milestones for babies as they grow up to five years of age. This booklet… Read More Dec 2021 Week 2 – Three Choices
About decriminalization of drugs and big wave surfing … Read More Dec 2021 Week 1 – Two Things I Did Not Know About Portugal
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