Rishita Chaudhary
@rish_yossarian
multi-hyphenate
tech policy, media & society
Rishita Chaudhary
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I have taken up flying trapeze – an aria of joy with existential undertones. Up there, you can’t be a Cartesian divide, a mind commanding a body – you are thrust into total integration, working with the most fundamental elements: gravity, consciousness, and time. You learn to balance strength and trust,... See more
I have taken up flying trapeze – an aria of joy with existential undertones. Up there, you can’t be a Cartesian divide, a mind commanding a body – you are thrust into total integration, working with the most fundamental elements: gravity, consciousness, and time. You learn to balance strength and trust,... See more
Maria Popova • Orion Magazine | Nature, Culture & Place
Tasting The Future: An Argument in Favour of Flavour in Science Fiction | The Nerd Daily
Lavanya Lakshminarayanthenerddaily.com
Explosive Elasticity of the Self
Maria Popova • 15-Year-Old Susan Sontag on the Explosive Elasticity of the Self
The subject matter can be dispiriting. But the books themselves are, I think, uplifting. None tries to ignore the brutal horror and devastation in the events it covers. None treats the victims as too remote to care about or the perpetrators as too monstrous to understand. None gives in to apathy, cynicism, or indifference. Instead, all make heroic
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dhwani.inkIf you’re going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don’t even start.... See more
But obsession is intoxicating. And anyone who has been obsessed knows that. Obsession pulls you in like quick sand. It immerses you. And the most startling part is that you go willingly. If you wanted to resist it, you could. But there’s that moment, that line, where you let
Patricia Mou • [non-paywalled issue] The Rabbit Hole 🕳🐇 issue no.34
To relationships, I commit easily, almost instinctively, digging channels so deep they’re visible from space. I find endless fascination in the daily rhythms of loving someone.
Sindhu Shivaprasad • commitment is an act of agency
When it comes to the quality of our thoughts and judgments, the amount of information a communication medium supplies is less important than the way the medium presents the information and the way, in turn, our minds take it in. The brain's capacity is not unlimited. The passageway from perception to understanding is narrow. It takes patience and
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