Alexa, pause everything for this week.

Too much happening around the world and I miss that lockdown pause mode.

There is a solar eclipse and my mom said we will have lunch late today, it is Father’s Day and my dad is too busy to give me a comment for this email, it is Yoga Day, World Music Day, this feels like if there is a family of five everyone’s birthday falls on the same day.

But let me tell you all a short story.

So in 10th standard I needed some money for personal reasons, I could not ask my parents for that, and so I sold my bicycle for Rs 500 to a shop. For weeks I kept telling my parents that it was at my friend’s place but they sensed something is fishy. Eventually I had to tell them the truth and I got one long lecture that I can never forget. Even today when I asked my Dad tell me one memory of mine that you will never forget, he said the bicycle incident. So today I am going with my sister to buy a bicycle so that I settle this debt.

We are always creating nostalgia for the future.

The smallest of incidents can be a big deal for your parents or friends but it might not be for you. But man bicycles are so costly I never knew this, that Rs 500 is going to cost me a kidney today.

What I have been reading the past few days?

Consciousness isn’t self-centered.

I had shared a screenshot of an article on my Instagram story, check below

Fighting Infomania : Why 80% of your reading is a waste of time.

Rise of the Imperfect Food Blogger

An open letter to client from a freelancer by Akanksha Esmeeta who is one of the guest bloggers at Platform For Artists

The recession hasn’t ended for gig economy workers

Your maid will need 22,277 years to make as much money as a top CEO in India.

One thing unites India, Parle-G biscuit

How to get your art online? This is for beginners

Solving the online events problems

I recently conducted a workshop ‘Growth Hacks for Artists’ and here is a networking sheet and book I shared with all the participants which I find very useful.

No specific skill will get you ahead in future, but the ‘way of thinking’ will

If you run a blog or a website, here are some SEO tips that can be useful.

Facebook Groups are Destroying America

Facebook says it can afford to get rid of all news channel accounts from the platform

How a businessman moves a lot of pieces in the American Politics, Peter Thiel

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What to listen?

I had to do a lot of Mehnat to talk to someone from the US and someone from Singapore for this week’s podcast episode, so jaake suno The Gig Economy & Freelance Culture in India Part Two

Artist Economy & Content Curation

Art of Visual Stories during COVID-19

What to watch?

I always wished to go to Harvard Kennedy before I get 30, but I am second guessing that after watching Hasan Minhaj’s recent episode

I need to know from you all what I should start watching Dark/ Ozark/ Peaky Blinders

Just reply to the email or comment on this post if you would recommend any of the above. Take care you all.

Tumhara Bhai

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