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2025-08-25 • blogging writing creative work metaphor

The blog post reflects on the author's purpose in writing and the metaphor of a blog as a 'quarry' for thoughts. The author discusses the challenges of catering to diverse audiences and the process of extracting and refining ideas...

2025-09-10 • travel consumerism urban development united arab emirates

The author recounts a recent trip to Dubai, highlighting the city's hyperreal atmosphere, extreme temperatures, and pollution. They reflect on the experience of being a 'customer' rather than a tourist, emphasizing the overdevelop...

2026-02-04 • life travel suburban development mumbai, maharashtra usa

The author shares insights on returning to the Chicago suburbs after living in Mumbai, contrasting cultural experiences and reflecting on nostalgia and societal changes.

2025-12-31 • music writing life review fiction film

A reflective piece on personal growth through music, literature, and writing, exploring the subjective nature of perception and the motivations behind creative expression.

2025-10-24 •

The author reflects on the impact of smartphones on travel experiences, contrasting past adventures with modern conveniences. He shares insights from a recent trip to Oman, highlighting the cultural and historical connections betw...

2025-08-14 • writing life travel india

The author reflects on their family's year-long experience living in Mumbai, India, contrasting it with their previous life in the U.S. They explore the complexities of adapting to a new culture, the challenges of living in a mega...

2026-02-24 • podcast oral history map design and generation union kickstarter

The author shares insights on the challenges of producing a podcast about the Mapbox Workers Union campaign and the need for Kickstarter funding to complete it.

2025-07-15 • writing life creativity art dog

The author shares a personal account of managing the health of his dog, Myron, while also grappling with the challenges of writing a new manuscript. He discusses the difficulties of balancing research and writing, and introduces a...

2025-11-17 • writing life business career freelancing

The author reflects on the challenges of balancing a writing career with the demands of family life as a spouse of a U.S. Foreign Service Officer. After moving to India, the author faced difficulties in the publishing industry and...

2025-07-04 • website development brief

Josh Erb announces the addition of a new RSS feed for his book-related writing, which is now separate from the main feed. He describes the reviews as brief and informal, akin to notes he might share on social media. Erb reflects o...

2025-06-12 • travel italy

The author shares their recent trip to Italy, attending a friend's wedding and exploring Rome, Florence, and the Tuscan countryside. They discuss the weather, the beauty of the cities, and the challenges of traveling with a toddle...

2025-05-08 • travel india

The author shares a travel log about recent trips to Goa and Kerala, India, and upcoming travel plans. The trips were limited due to traveling with a toddler, but they enjoyed time on the beach in Goa and exploring Thekkady and Pe...

2025-05-02 • website development

The author discusses the challenges of displaying reading information on his website and the process of moving his reading data to Notion and pulling it via the platform's developer APIs.

2025-04-03 • life

The author discusses the practice of keeping a commonplace book, where they write down citations and sources chronologically as they come across them in daily life. They reflect on the value of these quotations and how they may in...

2025-03-19 • technology review

The author discusses the fragility and centralization of the current internet infrastructure and presents alternative projects that offer hope for a better world. These projects include alternative hosting, alternative power, and ...

2025-03-05 • travel india brief

The author discusses the air quality in Mumbai and how it has affected them. They talk about the adaptability of the human mind to such an environment and the impact on their health. They also mention the discontinuation of the AQ...

2025-02-12 • travel india brief

The author describes his experience of going to the movie theater in India for the first time, highlighting the cultural differences in the theater experience compared to the U.S. He discusses the structure of the theater experien...

2025-01-31 •

The author discusses the process of creating a bookshelf on their website, starting from initial sketches to the setbacks and technical details, and finally the results. They talk about the approach they landed on, the technical d...

2025-01-23 •

The author discusses his experience of reading Jean Baudrillard's America while living abroad and how it altered his understanding of the United States. He found Baudrillard's observations and meditations interesting and was surpr...

2025-01-10 •

The author describes their visit to Sanjay Gandhi National Park in Mumbai, India, and the experience of being in nature in the midst of a large, bustling city. They share their impressions of the park, including the stillness and ...

2025-01-04 •

The text discusses the current state of artificial intelligence and the author's thoughts on the subject. It argues that human intelligence is cultivated over time, while the intelligence of machines is quickly produced and founde...

2024-12-22 •

The author discusses the poor air quality in Mumbai and how it affects his daily life. He shares a picture of the skyline and talks about setting up a script to capture the current AQI measurement for the city.

2024-12-18 •

The author reflects on the limitations of streaming services' 'wrapped' stats and the impact of passive data harvesting on self-discovery. He shares his curated highlights of the art and entertainment he engaged with in 2024, incl...

2024-12-13 •

The author discusses his main focus for the next year, which is to publish his writing, while still continuing with software engineering. He shares his goals of placing a novel manuscript with a publisher, landing paid essays, and...