Navneet Shukla
Navneet Shukla writes about how people think and how modern life shapes that thinking. The Present Minds is where he explores it.
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Why life breaks when everything becomes a goalLiving by rhythms instead of goals modern life is often easier said than done. Life was not organised around arrival. It was organised around return. That difference…
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Why being quiet in groups is often misreadWhy are some people quiet in groups but shine up when approached one to one? Silence in shared spaces attracts meaning whether or not it earns it.…
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Why rejecting your past self never brings peaceRejecting your past self seems like a sensible move. Modern life makes this refusal feel sensible. We celebrate reinvention. We reward distance. We treat clean breaks as…
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Not everyone is meant to be adaptable all the timeWhy not everyone can be adaptable at all times? Easy enough question, long enough answer. It is noticed as friction before it is understood as coherence. Someone…
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What the Ipod nano reveals about how we listen nowThe Ipod nano review, the device still turns on. That is the first surprise. A thin rectangle pulled from a drawer, screen scratched, buttons slightly stiff, battery…
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