I Do Not Know When Life Turned Into a Checklist

One day I sat quietly and a rather unsettling thought hit me. When did my life turn into a checklist? School, then college, then a job, then earning money, then owning a house, then getting married, then having a family. Everything lined up neatly like a list I was supposed…

What Happens When Everyone Can Get Almost Anything Instantly?

I realized something the other day while waiting for a food delivery. The app said fifteen minutes, and somehow those fifteen minutes felt long. I kept checking the screen, watching the little icon move on the map, slightly annoyed that it was not here yet. Then it hit me. I…

When Was the Last Time We Were Truly Bored?

Think about it for a second. When was the last time you were truly bored? Not the kind of boredom instantly rescued by your phone, but real boredom. Sitting still, nothing to do, no screen, just you and your own thoughts. If you are struggling to remember, same here, so…

Why Do We Find It Easier to Say “I’m Fine”?

There is one sentence that comes out of my mouth almost every day without me thinking about it first. When someone asks how I am doing, the answer is always the same. I’m fine. Even when sometimes I am not fine at all. But that word just slips out, automatically,…

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