Araz Gray
For a while my blog had the usual stuff: HTML, RSS, a few alternate formats. That was fine. Then I started wanting it to play nicer with the rest of the indie web — without bolting on a heavy CMS or a pile of JavaScript. So I spent some time wiring up the boring, important protocols. The ones...
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I’ve revised my working paper on Indian federalism, which uses Kapur & Subramanian’s recent book A Sixth of Humanity as a starting point. You can read it here. Comments welcomed. The paper is forthcoming in Indian Politics & Policy.
Araz Gray
Most people don’t miss being young. They miss being alive. They say they want to stay a kid. What they really want is curiosity, energy, joy, friendship, wonder. Good news: those were never owned by children. Children just have easier access to them. At 30s, you’re not losing youth. You’re...
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We're all looking for someone to look up to, someone whose perspective, skills, or experience can help us grow. When people sense that kind of value in you, they become genuinely invested in your world. They'll read your casual updates, follow your thoughts, and care about things you'd never...
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You won't find this one in your usual self-help feed. Most guides out there are quietly telling you that you're doing something wrong and they've got the fix. This isn't that. "Stop eating to lose weight." Okay, but that's literally the only good thing going on right now. Hard pass. Make your...
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There’s a quiet strength in feeling different. Many people grow up in environments where conformity is praised, where society tries to write the script of your life before you even start living it. They tell you what to celebrate, how to dress, what to say, and even how to think. But here’s the...
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You want to blog What you need to do: Open an account on bear.dev or WordPress, or install it on your server and start writing. What you're doing: Designing a new theme for the 100th time or building a new CMS for others. You want to organize your life What you need to do: Use a to-do app,...