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Importance of Writing

It's a rare thing to write. Some say they have not time or patience or down right interest to pen down a few thoughts that come to mind. I beg to differ though. One should not write just to express themselves, instead it helps you maintain a track of your thought process and overall ability to convey ideas/thoughts. Maintaining a diary definitely comes very close in the sense that you actually get to write how your day was, etc., Writing however goes a step beyond that. As nice it maybe to keep a track of one's thoughts, it's also very important to note how expressive you were earlier. When I read my first blog post, to this day I burst into laughter as to how naive I was in terms of conveying my thoughts. Today, I could articulate those thoughts so much better and this definitely boosts my confidence. It helps me realise that I'm headed in the right track. While it has definitely improved my abilities to express emotions better, it's also a fantastic way to keep...

An attempt to answer the age old question

I normally refrain from discussions that rarely add any value or are sure to be going nowhere since they've occupied the minds of some great thinkers of the human era. My take is that we should focus more on things that matter to ourselves and people around us rather than wander places without getting any work done. This restrain that we enforce upon ourselves is hard to contain when you consider that an average newspaper in this modern age contains more information than a period journal of the 1700s. So much to think, so much to comprehend, so much to deliberate though not all thoughts improve productivity of any sort. That however rarely makes me pass on a breakfast newspaper reading session. So I sat down on a Sunday morning to go through some of the extra sections that I generally ignore as they're more of self help, gardening or areas that don't interest me. As I came across this article where the author pointed out how only the 'beauty/looks' aspect of wome...