Capture Highlights From Paper Books With This Awesome App
2021-10-19
Capture highlights from paper books with Highlighted. It works perfectly and even better than the clipper in Readwise.Read More
Yesterday Is Gone, Tomorrow Is Not Here (Omar Khayyam)
2021-10-09
No matter how many times we hear about the power of now there can never be too many reminders. While it is by no means a new concept (check out the dates above), it is certainly extremely relevant in our overly hedonistic way of life. No wonder we are addicted to the concept. We read books, listen to the experts and gurus telling us how to do it, we take webinars and courses in mindfulness. And not to overgeneralize, we do it all, except practice it.Read More
My (Justified) Obsession with Joyce Maynard
2021-02-10
There was something about her picture that made me look. And look. Eventually, I took a screenshot of her picture ad pasted it onto my (virtual) vision board.Read More
10 Reasons to Use Goodreads (for Readers)
2021-01-12
Here I am listing my key reasons to use Goodreads. If you haven’t joined Goodreads yet or if you are not an active user, I highly recommend it. Especially if one of your goals this year is to “read more”. Read More
Readwise: An Easy Way to Organize Your Kindle Highlights
2020-12-19
Readwise will connect to your Kindle Highlights and make them easily accessible and editable on several platforms including Notion or Evernote! You can just imagine the endless possibilities for your blog, your writing, your articles, your conversations if you can easily be reminded of every book you have ever read (on Kindle!)Read More
My Unforgettable Visit to Arthur C. Clarke’s Home in Colombo, Sri Lanka
2020-06-05
I stood next to Arthur C. Clarke’s wheelchair, at his desk, in his office, in his house, surrounded by his books, videotapes, plaques, photographs, trinkets, trophies and memories and a loud sob escaped me. And then another one, followed by the unstoppable avalanche of tears that you have no choice but to let happen.Read More
The Machine Stops by E.M. Forster Predicts Social Media
2020-06-03
The Shallowness of Social Media and Online Learning in a 100-Year-Old Book: A brief look at the novella by E.M. Forster, The Machine StopsRead More