C. Suresh

LATEST ARTICLES ( 828 )

• Philosophical Questions?

  I generally get astounded when I am accused of asking philosophical questions. I suppose I ought to feel flattered, and I would, but for an inconvenient fact. Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2022 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Unexpected Joys

  With Kamalahasan's movie 'Vikram' trending all over on Social media, it was only a matter of time before something or the other about it crossed my timeline... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2022 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• On the Average

  We take decisions most of our lives based on what we think is true 'on the average'. I mean, it is sort of impossible to know everything and everyone, even if... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2022 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The 'ist' Phenomenon

  

  Sometimes, you run into interesting things on Facebook. (Well, if I did not why would I be spending so much time on Zuckerberg's monster-child? Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2022 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Changing Your Mind

  "If you cannot change your mind, you cannot change anything." I read this somewhere on Social Media and was surprised. I mean, the people who changed the world... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2022 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Failure

  I think I have said this before. The problem with digitization of the world is the people seem to have also decided to go digital. I mean, like, we used to... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2022 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Last I Checked...

  The way language changes can get pretty much dizzying. No, no, no, this is not that usual diatribe on how 'hv' is standing in for 'have' and the rest of that... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2022 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Do What You Enjoy?

  The world of memes beats me really. Including, of course, the wonder and appreciation they seem to invariably invoke despite the fact that what they say are... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2022 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Good, Better, Best

  This business of praising people, I thought, was a certain way of only giving pleasure to others. Till, of course, I actually started practicing it. Ye Gods! Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2022 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Small Talk

  I never really ever like what people call small talk, perhaps because I never was good at it. Small talk seemed mostly to involve the weather when first I had i... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2022 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Offensive Uncertainty

  The thing about social media is that you get to know mainly of what offends people, what outrages them. After a few hours on it, you get a certain impression... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2022 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Righteous and the Self-righteous

  "Too many people are getting righteous these days. That's the problem with the world," I declaimed.You know how it is. One of those days where you feel that onl... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2022 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Success and Happiness - Concluded

  If you indeed have been going through this series on 'Success and Happiness', it would seem to you that Serotinin-the mood stabilizer; Endorphins - the... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2022 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Success and Happiness - V

  The one thing that gets everyone interested is this word 'Love'. I should have titled this post the 'Love Chemical', perhaps, because that is what Oxytocin is... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2022 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Success and Happiness - IV

  Dopamine, one may say, is the reward chemical. Endorphins may give you pleasure but, by and large, the pleasure that they give is meant to suppress pain.... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2022 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Success and Happiness - III

  Health is such a strange thing. When you are not in good health, you are sure that all you need to be happy is to be restored to normal. When you are normal,... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2022 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Success and Happiness - II

  I try to find a bit more about happiness and, presto, Chemistry rears its ugly head. As usual. I mean, I escape a BSc in Chemistry only to land in Chemical... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2022 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Success and Happiness

  Through my younger days, I was essentially taught that success MEANT happiness. Yeah, success then was all about getting enough education credentials to get int... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2022 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• High Ground

  "I don't understand why people get so worked up about what celebrities say or do?""When have you understood anything?"There...the stage was set as usual! Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2022 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Genius?

  So, there is this game 'Wordle' which has become a rage on Social media. I suppose you know how it goes but, just in case you time-traveled from the medieval... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2022 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION