As part of a writing challenge last year, I wrote and self-published a little book of poetry. Check out the link to get it for less than a cup of coffee ☕ shantesh.com/my-book-of-poet… #poetry

goodreads.com/book/show/2035… This was a wonderfully curated collection of customs that are still alive and the stories behind their last guardians so to speak.

I was at the Prague Zoo recently and inside one of the terrariums I found to tortoises I this hilarious position and I just could not imagine how they actually ended up this way 😃 – at Prague, Czech Republic

What a banger of a trailer. The editing and music coalescing into a work of art youtu.be/VwOJuJRCLGk

youtu.be/oi2QgPH61JM I never played the first game but just watching this gives me goosebumps. It feels exceptional in every aspect. Ever strike, every parry, every takedown just feels so good. The animations of every enemy look incredible as well. Bravo

“I lived so carefully, thinking someone was watching. But the stage was empty, the audience never came.” – Osamu Dazai

Like a yardstick calibrated in millimeters, a journal holds both the detail and the scope of life. Our human condition is to live one moment at a time; we’re never given more than that. Of all the gifts journaling gives us, maybe that’s the greatest: The simple practice of making daily marks on paper, like mental push-ups, can strengthen the part of us that tries to rise above the timeline, to see a pattern and bigger picture — and, paradoxically, also strengthen the part of us that can learn to treasure the present moment. From this wonderful essay about journaling by the Jordan Mechner medium.com/swlh/why-i-keep-a…

This was actually quite a fun watch and I feel like I finally understand what this whole Pantone thing is all about youtu.be/xnpyTNK4U9U

Such a wonderful thought for the day

Keeper A delightful journey with a walking lighthouse I just finished playing Keeper. This is a delightful little adventure, voiceless, set in a surreal world, featuring a walking lighthouse as it's main protagonist. Stuff like this rarely gets made these days. For it to have been by published by Xbox Game Studios is nothing less than a miracle. It took me a little less than 5 hours to get through it but there is a lot they get out of it with the simplest of mechanics. They also manage to throw in more than a few surprises along the way. If you are looking to try something non-violent, delightful to look at and just dive into those creative ideas that Double Fine came up with this is your game.

✍🏻 Creativity might literally be the fountain of youth. I've noticed my favorite authors don't just write great books they live remarkably long lives. Turns out, there might be a science behind it 🙂 esquire.com/lifestyle/health…

True Art thisiscolossal.com/2020/11/p…

I stumble across random clips from The Big Bang Theory, Two and Half Men and The Office quite a bit these days and I have this feeling that almost nothing today matches how funny these shows were.

This thing actually looks amazing. Brought back so many great memories. NexPhone Start Screen Windows 11 youtu.be/pKmcxqJsLfc?si=hTNC… via @YouTube

Something interesting I noticed on my recent trip back to India. My iPhone battery was draining way faster with the same usage pattern as compared to when I am in Prague. The only explanation I could come up with is the signal quality is usually so poor that a lot of the battery is consumed in trying to latch on to a network as compared to here.

Bengal Lancer by Francis Yeats Brown I’m not quite sure when I added this book to my reading list or where the recommendation came from, but it turned out to be the first book I finished in the new year. It’s a wonderfully written work that covers a wide range of topics like yoga, spirituality, and war all from the refreshing perspective of a British army officer serving in pre-independence India. It’s funny, poignant, and meditative all at once. A classic for good reason.

I have been skeptical of natural sounding AI agents but Sesame gets the voice just right and it is a transformational experience sesame.com/