Author Archives: Shweta Padmanaban

I am currently reading a fascinating book about trees and forests, and how similar they are with animals in their need to survive and procreate. The internet seems to think that there are many aspects of the book that seem like pseudo-science, with insufficient research to back up some findings, which may be true. Regardless,ContinueContinue reading “Life lessons from forests”

I’ve been doing a lot of reading (and re-reading) this year, these were the ones that stuck with me and helped me get through this tough year. In case you’re looking for interesting reads, try these out and let me know if you liked any of them. In retrospect, I seemed to have dived nose-deepContinueContinue reading “My favourite books of 2020”

My best friends from college and I have a whatsapp group where we share a steady stream of personal tidbits, memes and news. Ever since the lockdown started, two of my friends decided to start exercising together over zoom, and used the whatsapp group to schedule their workouts and discuss how each session went. TheyContinueContinue reading “Breaking out of the sloth-default”