Some serious wanderlust inside - we did warn you!
Some serious wanderlust inside - we did warn you!
Volume 2, Issue 35
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“Wherever You Go Becomes A Part Of You Somehow.” -Anita Desai
Anita ma’am is right. This includes your adventures with any art form as well - books, podcasts, films, paintings, etc.
Today is also World Tourism Day - a beautiful industry that has struck bad due to the pandemic. Though it’s great to travel and contribute to their healing if you’re fully vaccinated, do take care because the pandemic is not over, yet.
We would like to dedicate this newsletter to share some amazing recommendations to titillate the wanderlust inside you if it wasn’t bad enough already.
Check out the podcasts, short films, and read recommendations around the same.
If you have more read, listen or watch recommendations, feel free to share them with the community as a post.
Lessons To Pin - Range by David Epstein
Sharing 5 lessons from ‘Book of the week’ from Monday to Friday. Short emails with lessons and explanations about it, no fuss, no spam.
Reply to recommend a book we should pick up or contribute your lessons from a book you enjoyed!
This week’s read: Range: why generalists triumph in a specialized world.
David Epstein examined the world’s most successful athletes, artists, musicians, inventors, forecasters, and scientists. He discovered that in most fields—especially those that are complex and unpredictable—generalists, not specialists, are primed to excel. Let’s learn why.
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#Reading-Rooms
Here are this week’s scheduled reading sessions. You too can start these discussions, read along on the literature of your choice - could be books, articles, news, poetry, research papers, films, or anything you enjoyed. Simply reply to this email for hosting access!-
- The Red Poppy by Louise Glück Tuesday, 28th September 2021 | 9 PM IST | Poetry
- Zero to One by Peter Theil: Wednesday, 29th September 2021 | 9 PM IST | Startups & Book Discussion
- TED Circle about ‘Leading with Curiosity’ How to get better at things you care about by Eduardo Briceño: Thursday, 23rd September 2021 | 9 PM IST | TED Circles
- Freedom of the will and concept of a person: Friday, 1st October 2021 | 6 PM IST | Philosophy | Hosted by Atharva Wankhede
- The Immortals of Meluha - Book Discussion: Saturday, 2nd October 2021 | 9 PM IST | Book Discussion
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If you were to write a travelogue, which places would you cover?
Sharing a guide on travelogue writing. Do read to learn something new and journal your next upcoming vacation.
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Mansi curates a list of - 5 travelogue books that will make you experience wanderlust
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Armchair Explorer - podcast by Host Aaron Millar
The Armchair Explorer podcast is adventure storytelling set to music and cinematic effects. In each episode, one of the world's greatest adventurers tells their best story from the road. No long-winded interviews, just straight to the heart of the action. Host Aaron Millar is an award-winning travel writer, journalist, and author. He contributes regularly to The Times of London, National Geographic Traveller (UK), and many other national and international publications.
Watch
Split Screen - A Love Story | 2.25 Mins | by JW Griffiths
The filmmaker, JW Griffiths, used a Nokia N8 mobile phone to shoot a day in New York City and a day in Paris, as lived by two different people at the same time. This is a tale of 2 cities and one love.
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