Category: Musings
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A day at Comic-Con turned into more than fandom and cosplay. Somewhere between K-pop performances and collectible stalls, the line between escapism and economics felt surprisingly thin. This reflection explores how physical fandom spaces are shaping emerging experiential markets in an increasingly virtual world.
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From freezing mid-speech at nine to writing for leaders for a decade, this is a personal study in fear, mastery, and earned visibility.
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I’m writing a personal rant after a long time. Not out of frustration alone, but out of concern after spending months in colleges and classrooms, listening to students talk about jobs, AI, stability, and fear. I’ve shared these concerns with friends and family, and in this piece, I tried to extract patterns from everything I’ve…
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How failures, bias, and closed doors built my resilience more than success ever did I’ve done more than 100 job interviews in my life. Each one carried its own flavor of rejection. Some told me I was “too overqualified” — that with a double Master’s degree, I wouldn’t stay long. The assumption being that ambition equals disloyalty.…
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On 24th October, I attended an exclusive session on Business Models by Dr. Alex Osterwalder, CEO & Co-Founder of Strategyzer, and the designer of the Business Model Canvas (BMC). For anyone who has ever dreamt of building something of their own, the BMC is almost a rite of passage — a simple yet profound framework…
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I know I’ve laid my soul bare, but it may not resonate with many. People battling mental health issues—feel free to skip this piece in case this is triggering.
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How feasible is it to practice sustainability for people from different socioeconomic strata? It took me about 12 years to commit to climate action after many activists inspired me to transition.
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I left science behind in school. Now it follows me everywhere — in algae, atoms, and algorithms. I ditched Biology in 10th — and then Physics, Chemistry, and Computer Science in 12th. Went all-in on studying humans for the next decade.Behaviour. Brains. Social systems. With the occasional detour into statistics, biopsychology, neuropsychology, and neuroscience. By…
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What if doing the right thing still costs you everything and still changes nothing? Squid Game reveals much about guilt, sacrifice, and the slow erosion of values not just in others, but in ourselves. Just finished watching Squid Game, and honestly, it hit way closer to home than I expected. Not because of the violence or…
Deepa Sai 