The Delights of Distraction No.77: To Have or Not To Have
It’s Viv and Ami, co-founders of The Wishing Chair and your weekly curators of stuff we found around the web that we thought you might like to read, watch, listen...
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The Delights of Distraction No.76: The best decision of the year? Abandon all hope:
On the global front the world feels like a mess, with the invasion of Ukraine; in a situation hard to fathom, changing so quickly with social, financial and political repercussions;...
The Delights of Distraction No.75: Our Lonely Hearts Club Inbox
It’s Viv and Ami, your weekly curators of stuff we found around the web that we thought you might like to read, watch, listen to or just enjoy. It’s great...
The Delights of Distraction No.74: The Joys of Old Friendships
Old friends are the best, aren’t they? Like an oft-worn pair of shoes, they fit comfortably around your knobbly bits. There’s a familiar groove. You don’t have to explain yourself,...
The Delights of Distraction No.73: The Gifts of Age
Last week we celebrated Viv’s mother’s 70th spin around the sun. It was a milestone birthday, and in the midst of COVID, a large celebration slid to the back-burner for...
The Delights of Distraction No.72: What We Would Like More Of
Like everyone else in Delhi in intermittent phases of lockdown, and personal mind-sucking bandwidth, our brains haven’t had much exposure to sunlight and good ol’ Vitamin D, so they feel...
The Delights of Distraction No.71: lead with authenticity and curiosity
Hey there! And here we are, we suppose you’re reading this cloistered in your hovels. "Third year of the pandemic" used to be a phrase reserved for science fiction novels. Who...
The Delights of Distraction No.70: Practical Wisdom from 2021
This is the last edition of the newsletter for 2021, a year which, much to your relief, we will not summarize. Suffice to say, it’s been an emotional clusterf*$% for...