The Book Talk #6 – Essential Zen Habits

5 min read… If you are new here, this is the 6th episode of our book series – The Book Talk. Check our other blogs here. In this episode, we’ll discuss Essential Zen Habits by Leo Babauta. I learned about Leo Babauta while reading Essential Essays by The Minimalists. They had mentioned him more than a few times. Leo…

The Book Talk #5 – Essential Essays by The Minimalists

7 min read… If you are new here, this is the 5th episode of our book series – The Book Talk. Check our other blogs here. In this episode, we’ll discuss Essential Essays by The Minimalists. I discovered The Minimalists by chance while browsing something at work a few months ago. While I had already been inclined…

Let’s get the good movies ticked off during this lockdown

Our last movie blog garnered an overwhelming response. It has pushed us enough to spin up another write-up and suggest more meaningful, uplifting movies to watch during this extended lockdown period. One commonly repeated remark, though, was “When you sent the link, I expected a list of 10 or more movies. Instead, There were only…

The best movies you could watch during this lockdown

Kavi (my wife) & I have a liking for mystery, thriller, and horror movies. We have searched for “best thriller movies” or similar at least over a hundred times. Our routine goes like this: We google a list of movies and zero in on one after reading its synopsis. Then, we search for it on…

The Book Talk #4 – Atomic Habits

10 min read… If you are new here, this is the 4th episode of our book series – The Book Talk. Check our other blogs here. In this episode, we’ll discuss Atomic Habits by James Clear. We tend to believe huge results come from huge actions. To lose weight, build a business or winning a…

The Book Talk #3 – Men are from Mars Women are from Venus

15 min read… If you are new here, this is the third episode of our book series – The Book Talk. We have already discussed The 5 am Club and Ikigai. Give them a read! We mistakenly assume that if our partners love us, they will react and behave in certain ways – the ways…

The Book Talk #2 – Ikigai

10 min read… If you are new here, Ikigai is the second episode of our book series – The Book Talk. In the first episode, we shared our learnings from The 5 am Club. Give it a read! Only staying active will make you want to live a hundred years. What is the purpose of…

“The Book Talk” – Prologue

Beginning of this year, Kavi (my wife) and I made a resolution to read four quality books that would improve our lives. Now, I must thank Kavi for giving my reading habits a new life. Back in my school and college years, I developed the habit of reading the daily newspaper for hours together. I…

London baby, again

We did it. We kept our promise and visited London again. We had earlier come to London to celebrate the New Year. Read about the trip here. We meant to come back and so we did. This time though, we arrived on a Saturday evening and spent two days catching up with some places we…

Our Anniversary in Northern Ireland

We made it. One year of our marriage. It was a breeze. New interests, funny arguments, umpteen road trips, lots of cooking, a few compromises, and abundant joy – this new partnership has been awesome. Kavi and I chose Northern Ireland to celebrate our first wedding anniversary. This is our 2nd travel blog after our…