Welcome to Week Two of my favourite experiment with Bibliotherapy till date.

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icky guy identification department

“Yesterday, 42 days shy of turning 35, the epiphany dawned upon yours truly that through a series of serendipitous, 'seemingly improbable' coincidences, ikigai has finally been identified.” ~ The Bibliophile's Guide to Ikigai

Identify your own - highly recommended.

For your reading pleasure...

The Bibliophile's Guide to Ikigai

Ikigai (noun) \[icky-guy] - {Japanese: 'Iki' (to live) and 'gai' (reason)}; ‘reason for living’; ‘raison d'etre’; ‘motivation to jump out of bed each morning’

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rasoda confidential department

“Rasode mein kaun tha? – the question that has taken the internet by storm. Six days ago, when 24-year-old composer Yashraj Mukhate uploaded a 57-second video of him remixing a frivolous line of dialogue from a stereotypical TV soap opera, he didn’t anticipate getting almost 10 million views and becoming an internet sensation within a week.” ~ Suchin Mehrotra, Film Companion

So who was in the kitchen anyway?

Read Now on Film Companion --> Interview with 'Composer Yashraj Mukhate On How The Viral ‘Rasode Mein Kaun Tha’ Video Has Changed His Life'

“When I uploaded this video I had around 24k followers on Instagram, now it’s almost 6 lakhs*. And I had around 8k subscribers on YouTube, which has also now crossed 600k**, and that’s in less than a week.” ~ Yashraj Mukhate

(*7 lakhs || **961K)

If the Rashi-laden beats and a feel-good lockdown success story weren't enough, the memes have contributed to the merriment.

The Project Bibliotherapy Cooker Prize of the Week goes to...

Speaking of cookers and chefs...

“If you are one of those people who cringe at the thought of strangers fondling your food, you shouldn’t go out to eat. As the author and former chef Nicolas Freeling notes in his definitive book “The Kitchen,” the better the restaurant, the more your food has been prodded, poked, handled, and tasted.

By the time a three-star crew has finished carving and arranging your saddle of monkfish with dried cherries and wild-herb-infused nage into a Parthenon or a Space Needle, it’s had dozens of sweaty fingers all over it.” ~ Anthony Bourdain, 'New Yorker' (1999)

Don’t Eat Before Reading This

A New York chef spills some trade secrets.

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[add to library --> Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly - Anthony Bourdain]

algorithm n' blues department

“Creators have therefore, relied on the 'walled gardens' of social media platforms and built massive audiences on (and for) them. The number of creators with more than a thousand followers on social platforms is in the tens of millions.

For creators, these followers are a bit of a mirage since they are difficult to convert into paid supporters. Even sending your work to fans directly via emails or messages is not easy. Blackbox algorithms control creator reach and revenue share from advertising is minimal or non-existent.” ~ Samir Patil

At the time of publishing, 911 accounts 'follow' Project Bibliotherapy on Instagram.

Out of all the 130-odd posts shared over the past five months, it is safe to assume each of these 911 folks would have seen atleast one of them on their feeds.

But if you pick any post from the Bibliotherapy feed, chances are that out of all these 900-odd people, less than a half of them would have ever seen it.

For the sake of convenience, let's look at the most recent couple of posts.

Likes, comments, shares, saves - all are actions beyond any creator's control, to be executed according to the reader's will.

No point over-analyzing these metrics and linking them to your happiness. Better spend that time on creating your next piece of work.

But the bare minimum any creator should expect from their distribution channels is that their creations reach the people who are 'following' their work willfully.

That doesn't happen, because well, how else would Facebook Inc. make its profits if not through ad revenues earned for spreading the word?

TL; DR - Own your distribution!

lonely hearts club band department

“Liverpool’s iconic Cavern Club is gearing up to re-open its doors to celebrate its annual International Beatleweek festival, albeit in a very different way.

Between 27^th August and 1^st September 2020, the Club will welcome back customers to enjoy a drink and watch pre-recorded live performances from Beatles tribute acts from around the world, in the Club where it all began for The Beatles.” ~ The Cavern Club management

Swipe for a glimpse of a glorious day two summers ago...

Join me in treating yourself to Beatleweek festivities streaming on Facebook Live...

Cavern Club Liverpool

Cavern Club Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom. 103,436 ಇಷ್ಟಗಳು · 21,801 ಜನ ಇದರ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಮಾತನಾಡುತ್ತಿರುವರು · 518,551 ಇಲ್ಲಿದ್ದರು. Liverpool's own Cavern Club, The Most Famous Club in the World.

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Today's schedule...

department of official nightmares

“फिलहाल मेरे phone की backlight तुम्हारे futureसे bright है...

(At the moment, my phone's backlight is brighter than your future...)” ~ Akarsh Khurana, Big Boss Man of Dhumrapaan

Bibliotherapy Recommends this office comedy capturing the essence/futility of corporate culture. Please note, certain bits are only funny with the benefit of hindsight :P

Watch Dhumrapaan Full Movie Online in HD

Watch Dhumrapaan full movie online in HD. Enjoy this Comedy film starring Taaruk Raina:Owen,Shubhrajyoti Barat:Priya,Sartak Kakkar:Ekanth,Akarsh Khurana:Mitesh and directed by Adhaar Khurana,Akarsh Khurana only on ZEE5

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Statutory Warning - Cigarette Smoking is Injurious to Health... but then, so are Toxic Bosses...

(Watch Now on Zee5 --> Trailer - Dhumrapaan)

No better reason to subscribe to Zee5 (in India)!

Also, an important message from Elsa Majimbo...

humans of bibliotherapy department

Meet the Waste Warrior dumping unfiltered thoughts on the go in her Dustbin Journal all of 2020.

She finally shed her anonymity last week via Insta Live and fielded questions about Life, the Universe and Everything like a boss. (Watch Now on IGTV)

scrollstack goodreads department

“ScrollStack is part of a new wave of platforms built to combine the best of the open web experience (creators own their content and audience) and social platforms (readers/viewers have a simple way to find creators/thinkers worth following).” ~ Samir Patil

Why build your own corner of the web now (preferably on ScrollStack)

At ScrollStack, we set out to build a platform that puts creators first. Last fortnight's update adds some new features to the profile including custom sections that allow you to showcase your work (example below). We have designed the profile to not be boring like the ones on LinkedIn and at the same time be more substantive than what you can do on social media. The profile + your custom URL is our attempt at helping you build your own corner on the open web.

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“It can be really hard lately to see how many of the traditional rules of investing—or rational thinking—apply.

Tesla stock has risen fourfold this year, making it worth more than Volkswagen and Toyota combined—even Elon Musk has said it is overvalued. The cryptocurrency ether has gained more than 150% in 2020, rising 75% over the past two weeks alone. Investors poured money into Hertz even after it declared bankruptcy, driving shares up almost 900%.” ~ Kevin Delaney

Investing rules to follow when markets don't make sense

It can be really hard lately to see how many of the traditional rules of investing—or rational thinking—apply.

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“Explaining where you are coming from is far more likely to change someone’s mind than well rehearsed facts and counter-arguments.” ~ Network Capital

How to frame and "win" arguments

Framing refers to the way we present a situation so that our perspective is clearly understood.

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“Be warned! This compilation is curated by a highly random, mostly harmless bibliophile. Expect nothing... and everything!!” ~ Nitin

Bibliotherapy Zine #1

Zine (noun) \[zeen] - ‘magazine.’

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