Author: Mandar
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Between 4 and 7: MMOW
I set a brown bag on the lobby table of a tall building at Washington University’s BJC Medical Center area and…
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Post 100: A Hundred Small Stories
A flickering porch light. A stained notebook. A hundred times saying “okay, one more.” We made it.
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Post 99: A Thank-You to the Middle
Someone hits “like” at 11:47 pm. I picture a tired thumb, a soft lamp, a quiet nod across the internet.
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Post 98: Tools, Not Trumpets
There’s a notebook on my desk with multiple chai stains which are starting to look like state of Maharashtra now. 😊 That’s my project manager.
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Post 97: Corners I Keep Bumping Into
Caught myself doing that thing again. I reorganized the dishwasher after my spouse loaded it. Didn’t say anything. We both know.
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Post 96: Back to the Porch
Our porch light generally flickers once before it decides to work. Most evenings, that’s my brain too.
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Same Porch, Different Stories
If you live in my neighborhood, you’ll probably bump into me in different places. Sometimes I’m the guy waving from the porch with a goofy story. Other times, I’m hunched over a laptop with way too many tabs open, whispering sweet nothings to all sorts of digital platforms. And on weekends and festival times you’ll…
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LinkedIn Lurkers
Some posts write themselves. This one? took me a while. Hear me out. This is about professional digital window-watchers, the ones who stop by your LinkedIn profile often but never say hello. They read, they (probably) ponder but No likes. No comments. No messages. Just… lurking.
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The Advice I’d Give to My Younger Self
There’s something deeply grounding about reflecting on the advice you’d give to your younger self. It’s not just a mental time machine. It’s a checkpoint; part therapy, part mentorship.
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Your Best Routine Isn’t on Instagram
Routines aren’t just about getting more done. According to research in behavioral science and neuroscience, routines regulate cortisol, improve sleep quality, and reduce decision fatigue. But here’s the part that often gets missed: they also give us emotional stability, especially when life feels chaotic.
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The New Kid on the Blog (Literally)
So here’s the deal. I didn’t ghost Hyphenated Homestead. I’ve just been pulled into full-time parenting of two blogs. 😁
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From Crawl to Run: mPath Finds Its Own Place
It was bound to happen. A kid grows up, learns to scramble eggs without burning them, saves a little, and suddenly they’re renting a tiny apartment across town. They’ll still drop by for home-cooked meals and mom’s pep talks, but they’re officially on their own. That’s the story of mPath Services, and why it’s now…
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June Reflections
Well, this is becoming a bit of a habit – pausing to look back on the month, picking out the small lessons hiding in plain sight. I’ve always wondered what it would feel like to actually journal like this, to spot my own patterns. Now I’m doing it, and honestly? I’m kind of hooked. None…
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When Your Heart Knows Before Your Head Does
Ever had a moment when you just knew something before logic showed up to explain it? A quiet nudge. A gut pull. An unexplainable clarity. Maybe you paused before sending that email… or called someone just as they were thinking of you. That’s not coincidence — that’s intuition.
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