Tag: Writing

  • Rats

    A poem about people.

  • Naked Sun

    A poem about staring straight into the sun.

  • The Awe Inducing Ending of One Hundred Years of Solitude

    My book review for Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude.

  • A Routine for Rational Nihilists

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    In which I talk about the routine I’ve developed from a nihilistic point of view.

  • DEVLOG 6: A Temporary But Indefinite Pause in Development

    Announcement I got stuck about a month ago. The stuck-ness led to some expected negative emotions and thoughts but that was dealt with much greater ease than ever before. Eventually, I got un-stuck but it led to some big changes in how I live and how I wish to proceed with my philosophy project. I’ll…

  • DEVLOG 5: Exciting Times

    Strong progress continues on the project. There’s also excitement of getting into the actual philosophy now. Till now I was focused on explaining what I’m trying to do and why I’m doing it and pre-empting any objections. But all that is done for now and there’s excitement ahead. Completed Tasks Reflections Woohoo! Got a lot…

  • Devlog 3: Focusing on the Process Instead of the Result

    Completed Tasks Lessons Learned I started this, almost a month long period, by deciding to focus on the YouTube video on absurdism that I’ve been working on, but soon I changed my mind and continued to work on both YouTube and philosophy. I started working on the ItRaN page and moved some stuff from the…

  • Raw Journal Entry: Testing My Philosophy in Real Life

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    I had the longest phase of bad days since I started this whole thing (being positive and working consistently on my philosophy plan) a couple of months ago. It began by waking up a little bit late and missing workout for a couple of days. The next two days I woke up on time but…

  • Devlog 2: Learning to Pace Myself

    Completed Tasks Lessons Learned I learned that I need to pace myself in developing this philosophy. There is so much I have already written and thought about that sometimes it makes me want to rush through it all. If I do that, it’ll come across like the ramblings of a mad man. (Even more than…

  • What I’ve Learned from Bronze Age Steppe Horse Lords

    Childhood Fascination As a child, when I read about Alexander and his quest to rule the world, I realized that he had reached my nook of the world in the Western Himalayas before his soldiers refused to go any further and he had to turn back. Some of his soldiers decided not to go back…