I recently finished the book “The Art of Thinking Clearly” and found myself struck by the phrase ‘Confirmation Bias.’ To go deeper into this term, I further looked up on google. Here is my conclusion after all my readings; this phrase is the mother of all wrong decisions, and there is none above Confirmation Bias. If there are any, no doubt you can conclude that he or she is from another planet. (Solely my opinion)…
I’d like to share with you a couple of recent stories about my personal life. Story 1: Similar to Jamie Vardy, Niloy, a friend of mine, has a habit of drinking two cans of energy drink at a stretch after our games in the afternoon. Routinely, after the match, we went to the store to buy cans. There, a kid was yelling and running around the store, and the mother was giggling. Another lady was…
Different people take sports differently. Some say its just a waste of time. Some say that the time spent into sports is one of the most productive and effective time. Human beings have differents perspectives and point of view. But as we all know and can clearly see that there are more people in this world who are more interested about sports than who are not. According to a recent research, there 65% (approximately) sports…
চিলেকোঠায় একটা পাখি অর্ধমৃত অবস্থায় পড়ে আছে। দেখে মনে হচ্ছে পাখিটার খুব কষ্ট হচ্ছে। পাখিটাকে দেখে আমার খুব মায়া হলো। আমি পাখিটাকে বাসায় নিয়ে গেলাম। বরাবরের মতোই মা আমার হাতে পাখি দেখে ভীষণ রেগে গিয়ে বললো, আবার তুই বাসায় পাখি নিয়ে এসেছিস? যাহ, পাখিটাকে তার বাসায় দিয়ে আয়। আমি মাকে সব কথা খুলে বললাম। মা আর আপত্তি করেননি, পাখিটাকে আমাদের ঘরে থাকার অনুমতি দিয়েছেন।
I was standing near a metro station for the last forty-five minutes. Lekha was late as usual. I have been calling her continuously, but have not been able to connect with her. Probably, she was in the metro. I was quite feeling tensed since this was not our usual romantic meeting. I could apprehend that something was coming my way. Lekha had been going through a very rough phase of her life for the last…
“IS IT JUST ME OR IS IT GETTING CRAZIER OUT THERE?” Arthur Fleck (Joker) Synopsis: The movie is a partial adaptation of the DC comic ‘The Killing Joke’ and the 1983 Americal satire ‘The King of Comedy’.
Recently, more and more people from underrepresented countries are making their way into the world of literacy. Let’s start by learning a bit more about these extremely talented and versatile writers, authors or poets. The Great Indian Tee & Snakes by Kritika Pandey, India Kritika Pandey from Ranchi, Jharkhand, India was the regional winner for Asia in the 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. Her story “The Great Indian Tee and Snakes” focuses on a…
I plunged into the depth of life to see, Lo! There are a varied reasons to lit my face with glee. Why should I brood and remorse over times of distress? Why shouldn’t I delve into the present and rejoice? Let bygones make their mark in History, Why not move ahead and recreate a joyful story? Life is neither a bed of roses nor a rug of thorns; So enjoy it with a coke and…
Thembi sat in her room, eyes gazed outside the window at the far-away hills. Everything looked different. She didn’t find meaning in life. Since her car accident, she has always isolated herself. It shattered her dreams and doomed her netball career. “How long will you torture yourself, my child? What happened was not your fault. Look, It’s not the end of the world. Staying indoors will depress you. How about we take a walk, you…
ছোট্ট চিরকুট, সেই ছোটবেলার হাতের লিখা ।খুব নীরবে নিশ্চুপ দীর্ঘশ্বাস। একার মাঝে চুপিসারে গিয়ে হানা দিতে ইচ্ছে হয় স্বপ্নে। অপেক্ষা করো। গল্প বলার গল্পটা তৈরি করি, তখন ভীষন করে গল্প বলবো। পুরোনো আলমারির পুরোনো সেই তাক। যা নিয়ে কত রাগ, কত ক্ষোভ ছিলো আমার।”ক্যেনো নতুন কিনে ন্যাও না -একটা?”.. অথচ আমার নতুন বাড়িতে সবথেকে মূল্যবান হয়ে রইল এটি। সেখানে তোমাদের শখ আহ্লাদ খুব খুজি। অথচ আমার আহ্লাদের ভীরে তোমাদের শখ এতোবার পরাজিত তা কখনো ভেবেই…