Wisdom

Wisdom

Lives of divorced single mothers: What choice costs in a judgmental society

Society will only see the fact that a woman is a divorcee; nobody will try to look beyond that “label”.

4d ago

We are not lazy, we are overwhelmed

We are not incapable; we are choice-fatigued.

1w ago

Doing it stupid: A philosophy of starting afresh

If you are not willing to look like a foolish beginner, you will never be a graceful master.

2w ago

What we learn when we truly see our parents

Parents are not mythical beings, they are ordinary people with ordinary lives and extra ordinary love for us.

3w ago

Earthquakes, overthinking, and the Hamlet within us

Hamlet’s tragedy lies not in his flaws, but in his waiting.

3w ago

We are not angry for justice — we are angry to feel better

It is an already conditioned culture that prefers reactions over reflections, mere spectacle over humility.

1m ago

The places we go when we want to disappear

Escapism is one of the most ordinary forms of survival we’ve invented.

1m ago

Why we fail to understand ourselves

We forget that we are not math problems on a blackboard, ready to be figured out.

1m ago

The science behind our ‘eureka’ moments, and how to nurture them

In giving our ideas room to roam and meet in unforeseen ways, we invite the world to answer us.

1m ago

Still human, somehow, but is that enough?

Are you literally unaware of this illusion consistently holding you captive?

1m ago

You aren't required to love yourself to accept yourself

You don’t owe the world pretty, but you owe yourself kindness

1m ago

We are losing empathy, and it’s not our fault

Empathy used to be something we carried naturally, almost like a part of our identity.

1m ago

Living experimentally in a goal-obsessed world

You don't need to find your grand purpose before you begin. You just need to design your next small experiment.

1m ago

Do we really need to own what we love?

The freedom is to see beauty without claiming it and to love without needing to possess it.

1m ago

Why we dream big but struggle with small acts

Perhaps saving the Earth really does start with helping Mom do the dishes. Because dishes are real.

2m ago

What Bangladesh can learn from C. N. Yang’s legacy

As Bangladesh aspires to transform itself into a knowledge-based economy, Yang's story carries both inspiration and instruction

2m ago

What are we really running from?

The moment a meeting lulls, a conversation pauses, or a task feels a bit too long, my phone is in my hand. It lights up. And I’m gone.

2m ago

In praise of slowness: Rethinking life in a fast-moving Bangladesh

Slow living isn’t just a trend – it’s a necessity in the fight against burnout, anxiety, and stress related to climate change

2m ago