Curiosity — Oddity Series — Week 41 to 43 (Oct8 — Oct 29 2023)
Every Friday intend to note down things that were learned or discovered over the week, all to keep myself curious.
Starting with the status of the week: This is a post from three weeks combined. Couldnt publish 41 because of a personal emergency and so is the same excuse I have for week 42, recovering slowly this Week.
Newsletter which inspired: Sangram Vajre’s B2B newsletter as always takes the pie for me. https://becomingintentional.substack.com/p/week-78-think-projects-and-not-careers?utm_source=substack&publication_id=433745&post_id=138379470&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&utm_campaign=email-share&action=share&triggerShare=true&isFreemail=true&r=1765d
Trivia which intrigued: Nothing was as intriguing actually as life and we the actors.
Tools discovered and used: Braising my heart to continue with life after losing a loved one. Being patient and seeing what's next.
Apps discovered and reviewed: NA
Words explored:
ustulation: Burning lust
Cornucopia: an abundant supply of good things of a specified kind
reticent: not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings readily.
Pulchritude: physical beauty (especially of a woman) types: curvaceousness, shapeliness, voluptuousness. the quality of having a well-rounded body.
polemical: critical attack or controversial opinion about someone or something
Allegory: a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
extant: Still in existence, surviving
Imminent: About to happen
ascension: an action of rising to a higher level or position
denigrate: criticize, disparage
gumption: shrewd or spirited initiative and resourcefulness.
Anam Cara: a person who is a soul mate, who knows ur inner feelings
Deliberation: long and careful consideration or discussion.
Podcasts enjoyed: https://neon.fund/podcasts/the-unconventional-journey-of-karan-bajaj-founder-whitehatjr/
A reading list from the web: NA
Ideas which intrigued: NA
Health tips that worked: NA
Self-discovery moments
Too many in the last 2 weeks, losing a loved one is a huge leveler, so whole lot of moments were discovered based on it.
https://medium.com/@lthampi/from-warm-to-cold-212ec26787cd
https://medium.com/@lthampi/the-straight-line-d31f13643019
https://medium.com/@lthampi/how-was-he-found-f3c3807d6aeb
https://medium.com/@lthampi/abracadabra-my-words-create-as-i-speak-78e2c455f176
https://medium.com/@lthampi/loss-this-is-it-responsibility-0b6b7435666a
https://medium.com/@lthampi/i-look-back-and-they-were-there-always-bdc229a49d0d
https://medium.com/@lthampi/disillusioned-2d893cf6ba1e
https://medium.com/@lthampi/mourning-and-drama-fb4e0f11cef6
Not on the mourning but on food
https://medium.com/@lthampi/our-morsels-and-us-30af630d8f7
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