The journey from making a living to making a life
I am notorious for letting my computer and cellphone batteries die out, almost making a game out of how long I can push them till they give out. It’s not just my devices. It sometimes feels like I am constantly running out of battery power myself and I’m playing the same game. “How long will […]
The idea for this post came from an early morning conversation in October 2016 with R, my friend and fellow traveler off the treadmill. The push to write after ages also came from her, so thank you R! I texted R that I had a blissful, slow breakfast of Chai with toast and jam. My […]
I visited the Van Gogh museum two weeks ago in Amsterdam. The collection is beautifully curated and one would find it to be an excellent place to learn about Van Gogh and his life. Except, the museum through poor interior design and inefficient crowd control manages to evoke a shopping mall-esque experience. The noise is […]
I wrote the following post one morning in March after I woke up to stories of blame doing the rounds in Washington, D.C. over the failed Republican healthcare bill. In the political arena we have come to expect people to play the blame game so they can shift the conversation from themselves to someone else. It’s […]
I feel a rush of excitement when I read a book and walk away understanding myself just a little bit more. Quiet by Susan Cain, for example, was one of those books. At a party at a friend’s place, as I excitedly explained the basic premise the book to a friend, he seemed unimpressed. His […]
Procrastination has been a steady presence in my life. Having spent much of my time studying and working in a field that I suspected wasn’t the right line of work for me, I mistakenly assumed that my procrastination extended only to these things I didn’t really care for. “Let me find the time to do […]
Hello! Welcome to my new home on the web. I picked the name, “Beyond the Treadmill”, because the treadmill is a great metaphor for the endless hustle we’ve come to accept as the necessary way to live. For the longest time, I was the person that never stepped off, was always tired and wondered why […]