Knowledge curve Imagine development of human communication. About 5000 years ago there were barely literate people. Very limited documentation, in the form of cave paintings, and clay plates. Even carvings on stone. It took few more millennia for humans to develop a system of written communication. Printing press was made 1450. But newspapers became into circulation in 1600s, Radio 1920, Television 1940 Internet 1980s Smartphone 2000. And communication is one of the fast-grow

Homework It was a rainy day. The sky was pouring down like it was sad for something, all afternoon. Lily White was watching the raindrops through her window all morning. And she started her homework in the afternoon. She was doing English homework. And she was filling a table of things and places, persons and animals. She had to choose which goes in which box. It was easy, could you do that if you were given? A tree: https://unsplash.com/@jmacca88 This is just a part of her l

Morgue I have been to the morgue once or twice in my life. If that experience has taught me anything, it is not to visit it another time. So, I wouldn't do that voluntarily. The morgue is full of formalin and smelly corpses. People who owned these corpses while living may have led very successful lives, average lives, or poor-quality lives. However, now they all are dead, and the pile of carbon and oxygen atoms that they accumulated and recycled over the years is now struggli

I donated to world food program. I was just writing an article about how to live a virtuous life. And it was apparent to me this can only be done when I live my life for others. Not even the ones which are in close circle of mine. I can actually do this just now, with my computer. I can donate some of my hard-earned money to the world food program. So, I made a onetime donation of 18 USD. I know it virtually looks nothing. Yet I am feeling enormously happy than all the rest o

Today, Man The man woke up early morning, without feeling tired. He jumped out of the bed, as he could not stay there for a one minute. There was the piano waiting for him to play. Blank pages were ready on the table asking for him to compose. And he knew exactly what he was going to compose today, as it was already planned and written on a piece of paper. There was a Jug of water for him to drink, and an apple on his table to munch while working. All around was silence trigg

3 Reasons: Highly accomplished people are serious hobbyists You already enjoy doing this Gives you more opportunities. Why should you restart your hobby? Yes. Nobel prize winners are highly accomplished people from all of the planet, and they are serious about their hobby. I will give you a list of such hobbies at the end of the paragraph. More importantly why? It could be due to the fact that, learning different domains of knowledge gives you an edge over others who are just

Understanding Boredom. Have you ever come home after work, went to the kitchen, and opened the fridge only to find it's empty? You then return to mindlessly scrolling on your phone, and half an hour later, you find yourself back in the kitchen, opening the fridge door again. Which part of your brain didn't register that there's nothing interesting in there, first time around? Perhaps your mind was seeking something engaging, not food. Eventually, you'll do something to break