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[Alisha @singhal_alisha]

@harnidhish Not enough vessels to wash for a family of 2 + perception that it uses more water. Additionally some utensils need custom washing basis their materials (eg- silver, fine bone china, fine porcelain)

[​𝐥𝐲𝐫𝐚 @sunnkssdseraph]

People who have travelled a lot tend to judge less. Not because they became nicer, but because they ve seen too many versions of what's "normal." In one country, it's normal to eat with your hands. In another, it's normal to stay quiet at the table. In third, it's normal to hug a stranger. When you've seen 30 different versions of "the right way," you stop believing yours is the only one. Travel doesn't just teach geography. It teaches tolerance

[Alisha @singhal_alisha]

hey @Swiggy your driver actively chose to go on the wrong side of the road to avoid traffic (as taken on 3/06/26 in Gurgaon -Golf course extension road). The hazard this behaviour causes for other drivers on the road is of serious concern!

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

WARNING: Longer post (but worth reading or bookmarking for later).

Your life has seasons.

Each one is unique. Characterized by its own distinct desires, struggles, opportunities, and identity.

But one reflection I've had recently is just how easy it is to completely disassociate with the present season.

To give all your time and energy toward a longing for some nostalgic memory of a prior season or an anticipation for some beautiful state of a future season.

You look back at the past and all you see is sunshine. Because it all worked out. You forget (or glaze over) the struggle you endured. You're here today. You made it. You're alive. You're doing fine.

You look forward at the future and dream on what could be. You'll have so much more. More freedom. More purpose. More health. More deep connection. More everything.

The past is beautiful and the future feels limitless. So, logically, you slowly start to treat everything about the present as the bridge. A dash connecting your past and your future. A gap to be crossed as quickly as possible.

Everything you do today is in anticipation of some eventual end state.

I'm doing this now, so that I can have that later.

Unfortunately, the danger of that dissociation with the present is significant. You may spend your entire life living for a future that has a decidedly mirage-like property. You inch closer, but when it's right in front of you, it disappears and reappears on the horizon.

You may spend your entire life skipping through the present, deferring your presence, your joy, and your very humanity to a future that never comes.

In a classic French fable, a young boy is gifted with a magic ball of golden thread. He's told that if he simply pulls on the thread, time will leap forward. The catch, of course, is that once it's pulled, it can never be put back.

The young boy takes advantage of the newfound powers. Each time he's faced with a boring day at school, a frustrating set of chores, or a scolding from his parents, he pulls the thread, skipping through to the good parts.

As an adult, he continues, leaping through mundane struggles in his marriage, the friction of having a newborn, and the boredom at work. He finds himself pulling on the thread more and more, avoiding even the most minor inconveniences of his life.

But when he wakes up one day and sees an old man looking back at him in the mirror, he's filled with regret. He realizes in that moment that as he chose to skip through the boredom, struggles, and friction, so too did he miss the real texture of being alive.

How often do we all do the same? How easily do we default into this disassociation? Disconnecting from the present in anticipation of some future.

A mentor recently asked me this:

"Where are you going and why are you in such a rush?"

It hit me hard.

And to be honest, I haven't stopped replaying those words since he said them.

Why are you in such a rush?

The world wants you to rush into everything. Rushed decisions. Rushed conversations. Rushed relationships. Rushed timelines.

In doing so, you slowly relinquish your agency. You give up your claim on your own life. Surrender authorship to a pen that was never even yours.

In a world that wants you to rush, the ultimate act of rebellion is presence.

Be in the season you're in. Don't romanticize the past, don't fantasize the future. Be here. Be now. Be in this. All of its texture, depth, and struggle. All of its joy, tension, and pain. Sit with the uncertainty. Become friends with it. Fall in love with it.

Because every single thing you do today is something your younger self dreamed of and something your older self will wish they could go back and do.

The good old days are happening, right now.

And the next time you find yourself skipping through the present, remember these words:

Where are you going and why are you in such a rush?

[maha @mahaaaay]

can people stop pretending like an aperol spritz is good

[blue @bluewmist]

Major cheat code for life: Master the art of the fresh start. From a bad morning. From a bad interaction. From a missed workout. From a poor decision. The goal isn't to avoid the fall. It's to shorten the time between the fall and the reset. Fast recovery compounds.

[kanav @kanavtwt]

Day 1 of vibecoding

[blue @bluewmist]

i just read a post that said "life becomes so beautiful when you realise that one step backwards is also the part of the dance" holyyyy fuckkkkk

[Kajal K Iyer @Kajal_Iyer]

Would like to know what is corporate India willing to do to support 3 children? How much maternity leave are you willing to give? How much support to a young family, how much time off for the dad, what support for education? It is all very well to say people should have more children but the average work place actually discriminates against women who get pregnant, does not think men should be given time to be with families and actually creates a culture discouraging people from having families. So many cases of women being unfairly dismissed when they get pregnant or soon after they return from maternity leave even though it is illegal by citing some issue or the other.

One of the most common questions corporates ask anyone beyond the age of 27 in interviews is if they are getting married anytime soon and if they are married whether they are planning a child soon. Often people are rejected from jobs for saying yes to any of the above as corporates want someone who can dedicate their full time to the job without what they consider 'distractions'.

So perhaps the policy changes should come from corporate India. With your influence, you could perhaps convince the likes of Naryanamurthy or SN Subrahmanyan to consider supporting work life balance and decent pay, which is the essential cornerstone of family life.

You say in your essay that to have more children, we must give up more. My question is how much is corporate India ready to give up so that society can have more children?

[NDTV @ndtv]

You truly cannot make this stuff up. Global consulting giant KPMG just had to pull a massive report praising the future of AI because it was full of fake, AI-generated lies. NDTV’s AI Editor Ramarko Sengupta explains.

[The New Yorker @NewYorker]

The painter and New Yorker contributor David Hockney has passed away, at the age of 88. To celebrate his life and work, here are some of his covers.

[David Oks @davideoks]

I wrote an article on why China got rich and India didn't, and why investing in human capital is so important for poor countries to succeed

[Shashank Shekhar Jha @shashank_ssj]

Shocking that Kwality Walls was allowed to sell ice-cream with palm oil instead of milk in India.

From 2027, it’ll finally launch actual ice cream made from milk.

But - Shame on you, @fssaiindia for letting us eat the garbage for decades.

[Alisha @singhal_alisha]

For years western countries has used the so called “third world nations” for dumping its garbage and what not. The moment the problem came to their door- it’s an emergency!

[Curiosity @CuriosityonX]

🚨: Erin Brockovich launches a map tracking AI data centers, and she's asking Americans for help

[𐌁𐌉Ᏽ 𐌕𐌉𐌌𐌉 @OrevaZSN]

I’m trying to figure out how we went from “reduce your carbon footprint” to building AI pollution factories in every city.

[Vijaita Singh @vijaita]

This is racism. In extremely poor taste.

[barkha dutt @BDUTT]

This is a searing and beautiful piece of writing. Gave me pause and a lot to think about today. Not sure if the author - an IPS officer is on X - but thank you for this https://t.co/gVmF9CRBS8

[Alisha @singhal_alisha]

@SarangSood Giving donations to schools for admission

[Gita Gopinath @GitaGopinath]

A painting of the end of meritocracy: A meeting of the two largest economies and not one woman at the table.

[Alisha @singhal_alisha]

@Mubarak_mubious Nobody is your friend. They will be nice to your face while planning to kill your career :)