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“I‘m not one to judge …” is the biggest lie in human life. We are walking, talking judgement machines, and to be fair it has its benefits for our survival. Judgement helps us read situations and avoid those that might be harmful to us, but having the ability is a different beast from exercising it […] The post Pointing Out Their Shortcomings Won’t Fix You appeared first on Samir Bharadwaj .…
Like all boring, old-school, heterosexual-coupling-based family units, I have the expected two sides of my extended tribe. I have my mother’s and my father’s sides of the family, who I have grown up observing, engaging, absorbing, cringing at, appreciating, being horrified by and loving throughout my life. Most family issues, or even harmless ticks, come […] The post Are You an Ostrich or a Swan?…
I‘m not a social butterfly, but I know enough people closely enough who know what I do, and know some of what I’m capable of. Most of these people rarely ask for my help. Now, I’m the master of not asking people about things (sometimes) and figuring them out in my own way, but I’m […] The post This is Why Insecure People Don’t Ask for My Creative Help appeared first on Samir Bharadwaj . Related…
What is it about 2-to-3 people? I wrote a while ago about the precious people in my life who meet me half way. When I looked closer at it, I realised that I knew only 2-3 such dear specimens. At various points I’ve also written about the clients I’ve worked with. In the technical and […] The post The Mythical 2-3 Exemplary People appeared first on Samir Bharadwaj . Related posts: Who Meets You…
I have a bone to pick with marketing gurus. Which, let’s face it, is all of us at this moment in history. Every one of us with a platform to speak our minds is trying to sell something. We’ve been taught that this is the thing to do with an audience. Sell them things, whether […] The post Nothing is Easy. Everything isn’t Suffering. appeared first on Samir Bharadwaj . Related posts: 50 Origami…
When it comes to paper craft and me, the answer to every “why” question is usually because it’s fun, and because I can. However, there are more compelling reasons why I’ve started creating origami instructions videos over on the Papernautic channel on YouTube. I’d like to share those reasons, what they have to do with […] The post This is How Papernautic’s Easy Origami Instructions Videos are…
Have you ever considered this weird paradox of human nature? The urge to make and build things at once defines us and makes us human, while also being the most discouraged activity on both social and individual levels. We like to think of a past golden age when we all, or at least most of […] The post 3 Most Dangerous Idiots Who Creative People Must Endure appeared first on Samir Bharadwaj .…
I‘ve been savouring some comics recently. You can insist on calling them graphic novels if you’re too scared to say ‘comic’, it makes no difference to the experience of reading one. The comic is a wonderfully rich medium. Some of what I am reading is decidedly mediocre, and some of it holds that meaty satisfaction […] The post A Comic is Not a Film appeared first on Samir Bharadwaj . Related…
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Love is a complex, wonderful thing. If you aren’t too stuck on pigeon-holed definitions, you will admit to yourself that the emotion is not as rationed and militaristically single-minded as you are sold by the powers that be. The ‘powers that be’ being Society, a nebulous term for our collective nebulous insecurities. It’s safe to […] The post What’s Stopping You From Doing What (or Whom) You…