Author Archives: Docpoet

I believe I take Descartes’ pronouncement quite seriously- “Cogito, ergo sum”- I think, therefore I am, that is how my life I see * Who would I be without my thoughts This existential question keeps me thinking a lot I think and overthink, both out of habit and necessity And I believe all my thoughts,Continue reading “Cogito, ergo sum”

I have been working on my art skills of late And I often tend to underestimate The complexity of the art piece I use for inspiration I am not skilled enough to draw human figures, yet the temptation To recreate a perfectly proportioned human (invariably a woman) is strong I start with gusto, but realizeContinue reading “The Art I create”

I have a problem that I imagine is peculiar to me When I open my laptop and the desktop photograph of the day see I cannot help but click on the link provided to check out the location And instead of working on my computer I start dreaming about a vacation.. * The photographs areContinue reading “Source of Distraction”

The highlight of my life in the last many years Has been a perceived lack of time perpetually, I fear That moments of joy and content just slip past me Unnoticed, unsavored, blurred out by a sense of urgency.. * There are days when work seems to completely consume All aspects of my life, leavingContinue reading “I Never Have Enough Time!”

I finished writing my message in the card, and realized that I had misspelled The name of the addressee-phonetically this spelling worked equally well But that was not “her” name- therefore a change was required Many people from my culture spell my name incorrectly, therefore I have acquired A special sensitivity for wrongly spelled orContinue reading “Did I get your name right?”

I came across a potentially new diagnosis Can’t say I am surprised that it is “AI-induced psychosis ” * AI chatbots have been found to trigger or deepen delusions They give those engaging with them the illusion That their beliefs, however bizarre, are valid and true Through their sycophancy, what these chatbots do Is createContinue reading “AI- induced Psychosis”

I just realized my teenager would never know What an encyclopedia meant to us, in those days you could not throw A question at Google or ChatGPT on a device and instant answers obtain To search for answers required going through some pain.. Each school project invariably meant That inside a library hours would beContinue reading “Look it up in an Encyclopedia”

Facing writer’s block daily I was looking for advice On how to write every day, this suggestion caught me by surprise- It recommended leaving a half-finished sentence, midway The goal being to start writing by completing that sentence the next day This definitely sounds interesting, and worth an attempt Leave a sentence hanging in mid-airContinue reading “Leave a sentence incomplete..”

Another long weekend, another round of sales This strategy to make people buy more stuff never fails To lure me into its trap, in a direct or indirect way I start out by reminding myself I don’t need anything, but at the end of a long day Feeling depleted, I talk myself into believing thatContinue reading “Sale!”

I realized that time management no longer appeared to be The major issue in my life, but instead management of energy Had become the problem for which I had no solution In my busy life on multiple fronts, the execution Of different tasks in a timely manner I had managed to nail But optimizing myContinue reading “Energy Management”

You know my sore spot, you very well know How to touch a nerve with the barbs you throw How are your innocuous sounding comments So cleverly laced with the sole intent Of stoking my fears and destabilizing me And I take the bait each time, invariably * I try to be thick-skinned and impenetrableContinue reading “Touch a Nerve”

I came across something that sounded like a revelation to me- The “good girl” archetype correlates with autoimmunity * When girls learn early in life to put others’ needs before their own When a list of acceptable behaviors from childhood they’ve been shown When the identity they embody is tied to something external It seemsContinue reading “Who gets autoimmune disease?”