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Marginalia- The Lost Art of Conversing with the Books
Somewhere around ten years ago, I clearly remember how I started reading books and eventually scribbling my thoughts on pieces of paper. At times, it’d be a back of the book, sticky notes or just a notepad.
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Life Lessons from the Great Gatsby
One of the finest works of fiction by any American writer- The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. This amazing piece of literary artistry is all about the roaring twenties and New York City, the place to be. Everything can be purchased, and everything can be bought. But can you make money erase your past?…
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How to Pursue Deep Work?
Nobel Prize winner J. K. Rowling was famously absent from social media while she was writing the Harry Potter novels. In 2009, her staff opened a Twitter account, and for one and a half years her only tweet read- “This is really me, but you won’t be hearing from me often, I am afraid, as…
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Murakami on What to Read
It isn’t an uncommon scenario when we find ourselves at the bookstore for a book to read. We all have been there. Though one section of the bookstore, which is a safe bet, is the “best-selling” one. Or if you don’t visit the bookstore anymore, “bestsellers” on Amazon. These contain the books that might be…
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Reading is not a Part of a to-do List
I remember a friend of mine telling me how he manages to read 5 books per weekend. That kept me wondering how that was possible. I tried speed reading but failed. I tried book skimming but failed. After self-loathing and quick failing for a couple of weekends, I did a quick Google search. This led…