In response to traveling and working, is it a good mix? When the plane was circling above San Francisco airport, I was somehow hoping our flight would turn back and return to where I had started — Kolkata. Despite a very long and tiring journey, and to make the matter worse, it was my first ever international flight, […]
This Is How Big Corporations Rob Us And Make Us Feel Helpless
Apparently, seeking justice while being poor doesn’t work. I started learning to drive during the covid time. I have been meaning to learn to drive because it’s a necessity in the part of the world where I live. Well, the word “necessity” can be a bit too much, but it indeed makes life much easier if […]
Why I Would Never Travel On The 4th of July
The challenges of travel. The night is still young Our nightmare didn’t stop at that. It was the 4th of July and two full planes full of people landed late. All the hotel rooms in and around Atlanta were booked. My sister, with great difficulty, found a Mariott or Hilton (I forgot which one). We got a […]
Three Important Qualities to Become a Kick-ass Technical Writer
Work on these to improve your writing skills. “Oh! you write those documents that no one reads” — as a technical writer for almost two decades or so, I often hear these words from people. As much as I like to write user manuals, I take more pride in educating them about the importance of a good document […]
Why Usability Is So Important In Technical Documentation
As a technical writer, I often find documentation that isn’t much useful, usable, or inclusive. This is true even for reputed companies like Google. Recently, I wanted to purchase a premium account for my Fitbit app. But I wasn’t able to use Google pay for some reason. I read their instructions carefully and they redirect […]
How SEPA Can be A Learning Opportunity For The World
Of late, everyone’s been talking a lot about diversity and inclusion. An inclusive culture is of utmost importance because it provides a wide array of perspectives and experiences and provides us an opportunity to learn from each other. But most importantly, what it does is — it gives us a sense of belonging. But a newer aspect […]
How A Bucket List Can Bring An Amazing Difference
Do you have a bucket list? I was nine years old when I first read about the ‘Great Wall of China’ in my history textbook. I was immediately intrigued. The textbook had no picture and that was the era before the internet. So I only had to use my mind’s imagination to conjure the image of […]
5 Valuable Life Lessons I Learned From The Dutch
“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” – Benjamin Franklin I was that child who grew up with an atlas. My atlas was the key to my happiness, my gateway to faraway lands, for I loved to travel. As a child, I didn’t really get a lot […]
This Diwali I Long to Go Home
But where is home? Growing up in India, October and early November was my most favorite time in the year. Not just because it was my birthday (well that was a reason too), but it was the festive season. All year long, I would desperately and eagerly wait for this magical time to come, year […]
5 Beautiful Ways To Reduce Your Morning Anxiety
Self-Care Strategies To Make Your Mornings Meaningful Right before the pandemic started, when we had just started hearing the news of a strange virus from Wuhan in China, one fine early morning, I received a call that my father has just passed away while he was out on an errand (he lived a few thousand […]