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  A Pizza Slice Of Kindness
    Map Of Emotion

    A Pizza Slice Of Kindness

    March 19, 2016February 16, 2023
    4 Comments

    How can any one of us possibly measure what pain means to another? Who can truly determine which problems are bigger than others?

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  • Map Of Emotion | Roving I

    The Window

    March 18, 2016March 29, 2025
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    Do you know why I look out of the window?

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  The Safety Valves Of Goodbyes
    Home & Identity | Map Of Emotion

    The Safety Valves Of Goodbyes

    March 16, 2016March 29, 2023
    2 Comments

    Drawing boundaries and letting people go is hard but worth every atom of personal growth.

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    Digital World | WorkSpace

    WCMumbai 2016: The Community Manager – The Future Of The Blogger

    March 16, 2016March 29, 2023
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    I was a speaker at WordCamp Mumbai 2016. WCMumbai 2016 saw me with just my thoughts. No presentation, podium or speech.

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  I Take A Day Off Each Month From Being Me
    Body & Sex | Politics & Feminism

    I Take A Day Off Each Month From Being Me

    March 6, 2016February 25, 2025
    10 Comments

    I do this at least once a month. Take a day off. Screw everyone who calls it PMS.

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    Do You Have A BiFF?

    February 23, 2016April 14, 2024
    15 Comments

    A BiFF is like one of the X-Men. A good BiFF is all good things rolled into one, like Human Being Plus. Wait, what’s a BiFF?

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    Body & Sex | Map Of Emotion | Pop Culture

    The Broken Glass Inside My Head

    February 23, 2016July 15, 2025
    7 Comments

    It’s a post-apocalyptic world inside my head. Watching ‘Deadpool’ was a nasty reminder. But so was sympathy from a stranger.

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  Celibacy, Sluttiness and Everything Sex In Between
    Body & Sex | Politics & Feminism

    Celibacy, Sluttiness and Everything Sex In Between

    February 18, 2016September 23, 2023
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    Now that we’re all adult and modern and can talk about sex openly, let’s. Only let’s not do that dialogue about repressed sexuality and all the cliches.

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  Unimpressed
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    Unimpressed

    February 18, 2016September 4, 2023
    2 Comments

    Everything fights to make an impression. You’ve been a tap-tap-tapping rhythm from one snooze button to the next. Yet, you remain unimpressed.

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  Girls Who May One Day Be Gone
    Books | Politics & Feminism | Relationships

    Girls Who May One Day Be Gone

    February 9, 2016April 14, 2024
    6 Comments

    Gone Girl – I saw the movie, I read the book. This is not a review but a prediction of doom.

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  • IdeaSmith on The Feels This Week: A Curated Life Is A Considered One: “@Harshaman: What a delightful set of throwbacks it was to receive this comment! First, to the days when one would…”
  • Harshaman on The Feels This Week: A Curated Life Is A Considered One: “Which for me means, looking back at the past with a discerning and curatorial eye I had been thinking about…”
  • Neha Kapoor on Unlikeable Women: It’s Okay To Dislike Her, But Respect Her: “You always have such good book recommendations!”
  • IdeaSmith on A Post-40 Primer On Friendship With Men: Hope & Betrayal: “@Soumya: Thank you for reading and commenting. Yes, I’ve had a good male role model. Unfortunately for me, I’ve encountered…”
  • IdeaSmith on Trusting My Judgement Again: Thanks Meena Kandasamy & The Rookie: “@krist0ph3r: ‘Judgement as mental shorthand’ is a great way to look at it. It’s narrow to think of judgementalism as…”
  • Soumya on A Post-40 Primer On Friendship With Men: Hope & Betrayal: “Hi Ramya, Firstly, my congratulations on a well written post. It didn’t pull its punches. Secondly, it was lovely to…”
  • krist0ph3r on Trusting My Judgement Again: Thanks Meena Kandasamy & The Rookie: “Wow, that was a lot to process and at some point it got too much for me to handle reading.…”
  • IdeaSmith on When Did Reading Become Performance?: “@Sid: Oh god, you’re right.”
  • Sid on When Did Reading Become Performance?: “I think the Poser Reader sentiment also comes from the branding reading as a hobby has had. Successful people say…”
  • Topher on Lit Crush: Gabrielle Zevin ‘s Tomorrow & Tomorrow & Tomorrow, The Storied Life of A.J.Fikry: “I too struggle greatly with problematic people who make great things. As a child Bill Cosby brought YEARS of joy…”

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