To those insisting we have to take advantage of this quarantine to learn new skills, I’d argue that opposite. Time and finances permitting, take the time to embrace the nothingness. Unlearn and unpack. Reflect and contemplate. Slow down the inhumane fast rhythm of modern life.
4 rules of productive disagreement:
- Frame it as a debate, rather than a conflict
- Argue as if you’re right, listen as if you’re wrong
- Make the most respectful interpretation of the other person’s perspective
- Acknowledge where you agree with your critics & what you learned
Sent an email to my whole department and instead of signing it off with my name "Faris", autocorrect made it "fatass". Phone is trying to tell me something.
As I grow older, I'm starting to realize the only things that matter are staying curious about knowledge, increasing our capacity for empathy with it's different nuances and living in a state of perpetual kindness and love.
I will forever believe that engaging with Khaleeji influencers when they say provocative/ignorant/bigoted things on social media is playing right into their hands. You validate them, increase their exposure and expand their base. Ignore. Them. Into. Oblivion.
‘Baghdad is supposed to look like this’. These kind of comments aren’t meant to be malicious, but indicates a normalization of destruction and loss of life in the Middle East within the general psyche of the West.
I modestly believe that oversharing your gestures of love to the masses of social media taints it. Pure intentions are meant for those we love and just for them. The whole point is that no one else needs to see it but them. We now strive for validation even in our acts of love.
Real men deconstruct societal toxic masculinity, unlearn unhealthy traits and redefine it in a way that is constructive to them, their loved ones and their community.
To myself:
Twitter isn't a blog don't write threads
Twitter isn't a blog don't write threads
Twitter isn't a blog don't write threads
Twitter isn't a blog don't write threads
WHY TABOULEH IS A SUPERIOR SALAD, A THREAD: (1/57)
I'm not sure who needs to hear this, but it's ok to fail. It's necessary to fail. We've created a culture of taboo around failure. People are failing around you. Listen to the ones that talk about it. Ignore the ones that hide it.
1) I've noticed a trend. A certain tendency in the west to mention the gulf's nomadic origins in a shameful way. I will make this very clear. I am extremely proud of my nomadic/Bedouin origins. I am extremely proud to have sheep and camel herders as my ancestors.
One of the stark reminders of orientalism that's still alive and well is how the worldwide vernicular (western based) cannot fathom a "بشت". It's weird looking. It's a robe. Etc... Imagery that is not theirs is always offensive.
Everything everybody is sharing during isolation (workout videos, cooking, jokes, etc...) is incredibly endearing. I hope you all come out of this pandemic more at peace and happier than you were before the pandemic.
I see all these people getting engaged and married at 19 & 20 is it just me who dosent want to get married until I’m at least 25+ with a stable career and income? 😰
I find a common cause of anxiousness is overestimating how much control we have of events around us, and underestimating how much autonomy we have in making our decisions.
I'm a big advocate of heavily curating what content you consume. Don't underestimate the daily nonsense you are exposed to. It truly effects you in ways you cannot observe and as such is as important as the diet you eat.