Author Archives: Docpoet

I came across an article that extolled the virtues Of keeping at all times, a pocket notebook with you In the article the author had provided a list of suggestions To use wisely the notebook in your possession The underlying idea is to find something constructive to replace Mindless scrolling on the phone when boredomContinue reading “Virtues of a Pocket Notebook”

While most of us have in some way or the other become Performative in our lives for social media, there are some People amongst us who do not post The highlights of their lives, they coast Through life without shouting for attention online I admire them, and wish that trait could be mine.. * MyContinue reading “Performative No More”

I start drawing, copying from the piece I have stored for inspiration It is a complex work of art, I’m already afraid of overestimation Of my ability to do justice to the original work of art Being just an amateur, just pouring in my heart Into painting is unlikely to be enough To get minorContinue reading “Amateur Artist”

A lot of chatter recently I had heard About engagement in arts and aging, and as a nerd I felt compelled to read the original article to find How art affects epigenetic clocks besides influencing our minds And found that aging is slowed down by a year or so If you engage with arts weekly,Continue reading “How to age slowly”

I just found out that reading books, especially fiction can help you regulate Your nervous system, move from a fight-or-flight to a rest-and-digest state I thank my stars that I am in the habit of reading every day How overstimulated my nervous system would be if it did not have a way To reap theContinue reading “The Neurobiology of Reading”

From time immemorial people have memorized Bits and pieces of knowledge, sharp memories have been prized Being able to commit facts to memory has been considered a sign Of superior intelligence, our hippocampi are designed To consolidate and retrieve information at the time of need We learn, we remember, we recall pertinent facts indeed *Continue reading “Commit to Memory”

You’ve come to my clinic, which is state of the art Equipped with latest technology to treat diseases of the heart An AI-enabled bot has taken your detailed history for me It has scanned your face, analyzed your gait and generated differentials already Your vitals are checked without manual intervention, so is your weight onContinue reading “Doctoring in the Age of AI”

A plan to cool our rapidly warming planet has been designed This idea of dispersing sand to block sun’s rays blows my mind And brings up questions simultaneously What would the ill-effects on human beings be.. * Submicroscopic amorphous silica (sand) particles would be suspended Eleven miles above the ground, these particles are intended ToContinue reading “Cool the Planet”

Generally I do not think I am a particularly nosy person But there is indeed one exception- Incredibly nosy (or curious) I can be If in your possession a book I see * If you’re reading a book, I want to know Its title, its genre, whether the plot is fast-paced or slow I haveContinue reading “My Tribe”

All these years, I have been trying to climb The pyramid of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, only to find That self-actualization is not the highest rung In the hierarchical pyramid the hero unsung Is self-transcendence- where you transcend your ego To connect with something beyond yourself- you go Past self-centered focus towards collective well-being WhereContinue reading “Climbing Maslow’s Pyramid”

I’ve always wondered how writers of thrillers can write A single sentence with words positioned just right To send a shiver down your spine Chilling you to the bone such that you find Yourself riveted to their writing, hungering for more The book in front of you seems better than anything you’ve read before *Continue reading “One Sentence”

When I was younger, my patient notes I would write In passive voice, imposter syndrome I was still trying to fight Even when I had made a decision I was afraid to say it was me Most of the time I felt was treading on ground shaky If I used the active voice, instead ofContinue reading “Claiming Ownership”