Navin Shakya

mood

  • From enthusiast to observer

    My first smartphone was the Nokia Lumia 625, a beautiful Windows Phone that arrived at a time when Microsoft’s mobile platform was already struggling. Everyone complained about the lack of popular apps, but honestly, it never bothered me. For the first time in my life, I had a touchscreen phone that could take surprisingly good…

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  • Value of human life

    I experienced a trip that quietly reshaped how I think about the value of human life and what we are missing.

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  • Graduating to a different kind of wisdom

    Early in my career, my appetite for formal training was bottomless. I remember that version of myself fondly but I don’t quite recognise him anymore.

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  • Modern tools, outdated thinking

    We upgraded our tools, but not our thinking. A dangerous gap is emerging between high-tech gear and the skills to use it.

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  • Kathmandu and the Twilight Zone

    Watching The Twilight Zone hits differently from Kathmandu. The 1960s America it shows felt futuristic, while Nepal was a valley of quiet towns.

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  • This one felt different

    Maybe it’s another false dawn. Maybe not. But for the first time in a long while, it actually felt like the start of something.

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  • Trusted brands, broken trusts

    Remember the snacks we grew up loving; cheese balls, noodles, wafers, puffs, toffees, biscuits?

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  • Cash pain theory

    My social media feeds have been full of influencers suggesting spending in cash instead of digital payment.

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  • Trolley speaker man

    Almost every week, someone with a trolley speaker arrives in my neighbourhood, asking for donations to help a kidney or cancer patient.

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  • Social validation

    It’s not about the product, it’s about being seen as part of the group that makes you buy things that don’t serve any purpose.

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