morning boy's letters on serious matters and commentary on funny things aplenty
I think I do. Many grudges. And then I think I don’t.
‘Holding a grudge’, phrasing this way feels like it is a deliberate conscious act/action/activity. And because of such phrasing, we may also end up thinking we can ‘unhold’ a grudge.
There are ways of looking at a ‘grudge’, even treating it. But just because there exists some ‘grudge’ doesn’t mean we are ‘holding’ it. :)
What brings a tear of joy to your eye?
Am watching this Pakistani drama series Kabli Pulao. The character Barbina, she brings a tear of joy to my eyes.
Well, ever since I’ve gotten into what one might call ‘work life’, I’ve wanted to ‘plan’ my work and have gotten bored every time I have tried adopting some method to do some sort of planning.
Lists? Absolutely boring but I do it when the necessity arises and I sense there’s no other way to get a grip on things.
I’ve found a way to list, my own way. Kind of similar to Mindmaps but different at the same time; mine is faster and less gorgeous.
The title says it. For any task, write down the names of connected/associated units. What does that mean? Sounds like rocket science. Oh no, it doesn’t.
The principle is, once you remember the first word for the task, note it down. And then note down all the people, things, moves associated with that task. You are done with planning.
I chanced upon the expression ‘source of words’ and then in the process of writing a post with that title, I chanced upon the expression ‘container of words’.
Very exciting for me in the context of learning of second (or non-native) languages.
Some good Youtubers talk so much. So much.
All the points written somewhere out of the view of the camera. Even then, one would have to bank so much on one’s memory.
Editing skills help. But you have stitch so much talk even with editing.
Are marketers online making so much content that they forget the message in the process of making content? Is it that there are marketers who do not think of the message at all?
Of course, some marketers are doing it just right. A good weaving of content + message. Content backing up the message.
But what’s a message? Well, think about it. And then create your content.
Message, first.
Content, second.
That title shouldn’t be confused with some popular meanings.
For those who are good at language, histories or etymological accounts of words would count as sources of words. In this sense, sources of words feel like origins of words.
For those who are looking to improve their language skills, especially in the context of a non-native language, they wouldn’t even be aware of words. They need to come across words. Consciously knowing the sources of words, so that they could come across words, would help. Sources of words for such folks would just be where the words are available in abundance, where words can drown them, where they have to wade through words and words, plenty of them.
Sources of words are not origins.
Sources of words are huge collections of words. One would point to the dictionary. Sure. And there are non-textbooks. Sources of words are containers of words. Any word can pop-open a container of words.
the internet?
Video-filled internet and Non-Video internet.
Audio-filled internet and Non-audio internet.
This cleaving will be done for peace of mind.
A big part of practice is trying to repeat and through the process of repeating, gain fluency in what is being repeated.
The leap from fluency in repetition to ‘creation of new’, how does that happen?
Many new purchases force folks into new movements.
Movements depend on habits. Or is it the other way? Habits depend on movements.
Make a new move, feel good, make a new habit. That’s the challenge for start-ups.
Now how many moves can folks fit into their day?
Today in the mood to cleave the marketers into 2 groups:
Adjectivals
Non-adjectivals
Actually, all of the world can be grouped into these 2. One is far far far smaller than the other. Which one?
There was that cringe word promoted quite a bit by Jockey: Athleisure.
What do we have now? Just checked an ad by Nibero calling its shorts ‘Fashleisure’.
Hello word-coiners, have some mercy! You can’t splash such funniness…
I have writing desks, both at home and at the studio. But my engagement with my mobile phone ensures that I don’t write in my notebook. Of course, I don’t like making lists normally, in spite of finding enormous merits in making lists. That said, when execution is intense and paramount, I become a thorough list-maker. Hydrogen fuel-cell. Mobility. Electronic coupling to harness power. Criminal History of Mankind by Colin Wilson. How lucid his writing is. Can read book after book after book. Next is Jose Saramago. This looks like a luscious prep. This way of writing non-paragraphedly.
After .com the option that sounds the best is .website. I happened to hear someone rattle off his website name with .website domain extension. Sounded natural and memorable.
Category Name
Brand Name
Domain Name
Tagline / Punchline / Battlecry
Capture the change you want to see. Capture the issue where you want to effect a change.
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