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#21: Does Everything Have To Go Online Immediately? Why Not Ten Days Later?
We are expected to create a digital presence. Otherwise, we’re all alone.
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#20: Not Everyone Is Like Us. We Need To Talk To More People Out There.
When we speak to people beyond our own, we learn so much about ourselves and the world.
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#19: Why Are Violent Movies Celebrated While Gentle Cinema Is Ignored?
Have we lost our sense of humanity?
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#18: Instead Of Ordering Lunch At Work, Why Don’t We Have A Dabba System In Place?
That’s why Saajan Fernandes enjoys receiving his mixed-up dabbas and notes from Ila Singh in the critically acclaimed The Lunchbox (2013).
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#17: We Don’t Need A Ten-Step Skincare Routine. We Need A Break From Nitpicking Our Skin.
Most of the time, it tells us that our skin is not good enough.
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#16: Dinner Sets Are The Indian’s Favourite Gift. Let’s Gift Cash Instead.
Consequently, she received fifty tableware sets, eleven electric kettles, saris she would never wear and some handbags she had to re-gift to people she didn’t know.
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#15: To Gossip Is To Expose Our Judgments And Insecurities.
Are we so bored with ourselves that we end up bullying someone else for our entertainment?
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#14: Online Shopping Offers Discounts. But Is It Worth Buying More To Save More?
The urgency of qualifying for a discount works against us; the algorithms are perfectly calculated to entice us to buy more while keeping the temptation low and discreet.
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#13: Some Hold On To Childhood Friendships. Others Let Go Long Ago.
Friendships end for several reasons and can hurt more than a romantic breakup, especially when she had always dreamt of living through life’s milestones together.
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#12: Our Devices Know More About Everyone Than We Do. Is That A Double-edged Sword
Living offline is difficult, but it brings an inner peace incomparable to digital convenience.