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Prepare your “no” and keep it handy
Someone asks you to do something, and you feel that pressure to answer immediately.
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My life was changed by four sentences in four books
Last week someone asked why I prefer books.
May 13
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Geography is four-dimensional
Forty years ago, a family moved from India to Canada, and raised their children with “Indian values”.
May 6
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Netizen
how the 1993 communal internet shaped me
May 4
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April 2026
What next?
from the book “Useful Not True”:
Apr 29
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Reframing death
from the book “Useful Not True”:
Apr 28
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You are what you pretend to be
from the book “Useful Not True”:
Apr 27
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Keep tuning and adjusting
from the book “Useful Not True”:
Apr 26
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Take the first step immediately
from the book “Useful Not True”:
Apr 25
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Why your choice is wrong
from the book “Useful Not True”:
Apr 24
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Talk with friends to solidify it
from the book “Useful Not True”:
Apr 23
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Private journal to internalize it
from the book “Useful Not True”:
Apr 22
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