Saptashi Bhowmik

Writer. Marketer. Nerd.

[Saptashi Bhowmik @_SaptashiB]

Can I have people who say SUITS is much more than a Legal Drama?

Enough about the career advice we get from SUITS, let's dive deeper now, like I have in this blog :)

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[Gurpriya @GurpriyaSidhu]

A few more thoughts on the topic of AI-writing:

1. Many years ago, there were similar debates surrounding Rupi Kaur's poetry book, Milk and Honey. A lot of people loved it but poetry lovers hated it. On an objective note, there is much better poetry out there. But, what Rupi Kaur's work did, is that it made poetry accessible to a large amount of people who had stopped reading poetry at all. Her book may be the first poetry book most people bought. Which I find as a good thing. Any artist that comes and makes an art form more accessible to the masses benefits all artists pursuing that art form.

2. More close to home, a sitar player, Rishabh Rikhiram, has gone viral on the internet. Sitar is my favourite instrument. I have been attending concerts of Shujaat Khan, Niladri Kumar, etc for years. So I can say this with some experience that for a long time now there existed a small, niche audience of sitar lovers. Now, thousands of people come to listen to this music live. RR made the instrument more accessible to a large group of people who previously may have never cared for it. The love and popularity he has may feel lopsided to some (because of skill level etc.) but in the long term it is a win-win for all sitar players and sitar lovers.

3. When photography was invented, a lot of people felt there was no point of painting any more. Until then, art's purpose was to paint as close to reality as possible. But when cameras began to do that better, the purpose of painting changed. We saw the birth of movements such as impressionism, surrealism, cubism.

4. Now coming to AI writing, I feel a lot of AI-writing will get more attention and popularity. It is already happening. Some of people's favourite works may be entirely AI-written, if not edited by AI. It is okay. More people should be reading more than anything else.

5. If something is in endless supply, what becomes niche, difficult to produce gets a premium. Human writing will likely go through a renaissance. I am not sure how. Reader <> writer relationship will get deeper. People will want to attach themselves to great art and artists to showcase taste. The human need to form a connection with the artist is not going to change.

Lastly, when it comes to art, I feel fame and popularity have never had a strict relationship with greatness. To hold that against people, to blame them for not knowing better is a futile exercise. Having great taste takes time, pain and a genuine love for the art form. You don’t build taste by quick consumption and it is never going to be a mass thing.

[Michael Dempsey @mhdempsey]

It’s my life’s work. I’m not in a hurry.

[Saptashi Bhowmik @_SaptashiB]

I finally ripped the band-aid off and started my Substack.

The first post is a slightly weary love letter to the grind, the jargon, and the realization that nobody knows what they’re doing.

Read "Notes on Four Years of Corporate Life": https://t.co/4JfMSyTC2V

[Saptashi Bhowmik @_SaptashiB]

Poem of the day.

[Asher Perlman @asherperlman]

Brendan Loper is so good at making cartoons

[Saptashi Bhowmik @_SaptashiB]

Too easy to forget what we genuinely like amidst all the noise. Almost got me. Yikes.

[Saptashi Bhowmik @_SaptashiB]

The sheer power or internet opinions is wild.

So, I saw a take calling @taylorswift13’s The Life of a Showgirl “mid”.

And there I was!
Legit felt the evolutionary urge to belong to the herd. The need to rethink my enjoyment &amp; side with the consensus.

[The woman @Tarmeim]

Yes.

[Saptashi Bhowmik @_SaptashiB]

“Life only makes sense backwards, but it has to be lived forwards.”

- Soren Kierkegaard

[Saptashi Bhowmik @_SaptashiB]

That feeling when you break your fast, eat, open your laptop…
And your brain instantly fogs over.

[Saptashi Bhowmik @_SaptashiB]

Mood: Every day, all day.

[Jay Yang @Jayyanginspires]

Speed up in work, slow down in life.

[The Night Warrior @WarriorNight007]

Steve Jobs sent an email to himself reflecting on life’s importance, emphasizing the need to appreciate our brief existence. He pondered the value of relationships, creativity, and the transient nature of life. This self-reminder, sent a year before his passing, highlighted his deep awareness of life’s fragility and beauty.

[Saptashi Bhowmik @_SaptashiB]

I often think about this.

[Orange Book 🍊📖 @orangebook]

The most productive days for your soul and mental health are rarely considered productive from the point of view of society.

They are the days when you give yourself enough time and mental space to reconnect with your creativity.

They are the days when you stop worrying about the next week, the next deadline, the next goal.

They are the days when you truly appreciate the people you forgot you were blessed to have.

They are the days when you have the leisure to contemplate and feel grateful about how lucky you are to simply be alive.

[Aakanksha @aakancvedi]

Home is where you remember which switch turns on which light

[Paul Graham @paulg]

Elon and Steve Jobs are both famous for pushing people to simplify their designs. I don't think this is a coincidence. Large organizations naturally generate complexity, but if you have a CEO who hates it, this tendency is kept in check.

[Saptashi Bhowmik @_SaptashiB]

At the end of the day, you can move as fast as you want. But if your move is not effective, it’s moot.

[Saptashi Bhowmik @_SaptashiB]

Velocity is the pace of progress. But in absence of momentum, it’s futile.

It is the force, the mass of substance, the purpose, that drives impact. That keeps you going. Thriving.

Without it, speed is just cheap thrills.

[Saptashi Bhowmik @_SaptashiB]

I like you, @figma!

Such a cute new companion!