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What Should Children Become When They Grow Up? A New Way to Think About It.
A lot of children grow up believing that they must become something when they grow up. A doctor. A pilot. A filmmaker. An athlete. A chef. And almost always, the “something” they must become is a profession . We encourage children to dream, yes, but so often the dream we hand to them is a narrow, pre-defined one. Become successful in this. Become great in that. As though what children should become when they grow up is a fixed, predetermined answer. This morning, at 5:30 a
Sumana Sethuraman
Nov 164 min read


'Fake It Till You Make It' Is All Wrong
Why emotional bypassing doesn’t work, and what to do instead. “Fake it till you make it” is like taking a painkiller. It may hide the...
Sumana Sethuraman
Aug 245 min read


Is English My First Language? Strengthening the Muscle of Speech
Is English my first language? Not exactly — but it’s the one I think in, the one I feel closest to. This blog is a reflection on my relationship with English, the physicality of speech, and the slow, steady practice of finding fluency as a non-native speaker. It’s about the urge to mean every word — and how, with repetition and presence, speech begins to feel alive.
Sumana Sethuraman
Apr 203 min read


How to Stop Resisting Life and Free Yourself from the Trap of ‘The Ideal’
The ideal was never real. But you—right now—are. Drop the struggle, observe what is, and step into the infinite space of now.
Sumana Sethuraman
Mar 142 min read


What’s Life? Exploring Our Inner Journey and Universe
In the simplicity of daily routines and the vastness of human interaction, we discover profound inner universes.
Sumana Sethuraman
Mar 20, 20242 min read
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