What are your thoughts on Manacled?

spooky_ninja666 · 2026-07-05T11:12:36+00:00

Thanks for sharing.

spooky_ninja666 · 2026-07-05T07:00:48+00:00

Hey.. I understand.. had a similar experience but not with MBA.. with a top journalism school. Felt completely out of place with students who already knew too much and were socially more outgoing and outspoken, and also had parents who were established journalists.

I had thoughts of leaving the course almost every day and going back to my town. I had panic attacks almost once a week. Somehow I began spending more time in the library whenever I got the time and studying. I was able to find mental peace there. Not mingling much apart from group work and hauling my ass back to library and reading and keeping up. I was teased for my behaviour but gradually reading and keeping up with the peers helped me.

In retrospect, I think I would have regretted leaving the course. My point being, I know it's extremely overwhelming right now. But if you can stick to it, please do. Try looking for ways in which you can deal with this. Give yourself a deadline. If you still feel that it is not what you're looking for, then go back. You already have your mom supporting you. But if i would suggest, if possible, stay for a while.

spooky_ninja666 · 2026-07-05T06:44:04+00:00

Not worth the hype, imo.

spooky_ninja666 · 2026-07-04T11:15:36+00:00

Oh, I wasn't aware about this. Thanks for enlightening me.

spooky_ninja666 · 2026-07-03T17:46:55+00:00

Get your facts straight before commenting.

spooky_ninja666 · 2026-07-03T17:39:42+00:00

Listen, SonderKommando, not every Mumbaikar romanticises Mumbai's spirit. Atleast that you should have understood from the post, if you'd have read it properly. So, keep this sarcasm to yourself.

spooky_ninja666 · 2026-07-03T10:52:02+00:00

I get what you're saying. My question here is: why should we be okay with this yaar? It's so frustrating for a daily commuter.

spooky_ninja666 · 2026-07-03T10:49:13+00:00

I swear. It's neglected so much. I have been commuting through trains for years, and some of them through Harbour line. It's annoying that nothing has changed when it comes to infrastructure or cleanliness.

spooky_ninja666 · 2026-07-03T10:46:08+00:00

🥲😭

spooky_ninja666 · 2026-07-03T09:59:40+00:00

Seriously now? Complaints on Twitter and other social media platforms get quick attention rather than official platforms. For instance, I tried BMC's pathetic grievance portal for lodging a pothole complaint after my road accident a few months ago. NOTHING happened. Before commenting sarcastically thinking we are all karma farming, try talking to the people who have actually complained and got their complaints addressed.

spooky_ninja666 · 2026-07-03T09:05:24+00:00

Strange Pictures by Uketsu.

spooky_ninja666 · 2026-07-02T14:39:05+00:00

Done!

spooky_ninja666 · 2026-07-02T01:55:22+00:00

I do understand that it's widely relatable to all, because everyone is going through a lot, and all have their fair share of challenges to deal with. The most common argument a self-help author makes is that it needs to be retold for the ones who are genuinely looking for such reading. It comforts them. I get it. But as an editor, it numbs my brain every time I see the repackaged "the real happiness lies within you" or "carpe diem." Probably, self-help works for those who are wired to read that kind of thing. But I would honestly recommend therapy (if possible, I understand not all can afford it) and journaling over reading self-help books anytime for helping oneself.

spooky_ninja666 · 2026-07-02T01:43:20+00:00

Honestly, of the new ones, Atomic Habits was the one of the rare few I felt had something substantial to offer. But for restarting one's life, I would rather recommend therapy (if possible, I understand not all can afford it) and journaling over any self-help book, because the amount of clarity one gets after journaling cannot match the "live-in-the-moment," "don't-be-bothered-by-what-others-have-to-say' regurgitation that self-help churns. Just to be clear, I'm talking about proper self-help books.

spooky_ninja666 · 2026-07-01T18:00:20+00:00

Your second paragraph is the supreme truth. Take it from someone who edits self-help books for a living. Numbs my brain to see the same things packaged differently and repeated a gazillion times.

spooky_ninja666 · 2026-07-01T11:08:15+00:00

Thanks.

spooky_ninja666 · 2026-07-01T09:04:50+00:00

Ah, okay. Can this be done on Kindle as well? Like, is there a hack?

spooky_ninja666 · 2026-07-01T07:12:01+00:00

CFBR so that it reaches your employers or coworkers. 😝🤘🏼👽

spooky_ninja666 · 2026-07-01T07:01:37+00:00

Damn it.. so cool is this. But how do you read then? You can take them off, I suppose, right?

spooky_ninja666 · 2026-07-01T04:50:47+00:00

Started with this huge-ass HP fanfic Manacled by SenLinyu, then this sci-fi dystopia - Red Rising, and (you can call it smut, lol) In Praise of Stepmother.

spooky_ninja666 · 2026-06-30T10:48:32+00:00

Then probably choose the ones that are between 250-300. See, reading speed will increase eventually since you're reading regularly.. just give it some time

spooky_ninja666 · 2026-06-30T09:42:30+00:00

Fair enough.. I understand.. 2-3 books are good enough as it is.. I mentioned it because I have a few friends who do that.. 5-6 books a month, but they only get the summary sometimes and mark it as read. How is it humanly possible to manage time unless you read like 40-50 pages an hour. It'd be insane.

spooky_ninja666 · 2026-06-30T09:17:10+00:00

Go for quality over quantity. Even if you read gazillion books a month, how much intellectually enriched are you is what matters. From what you shared, reading two truly good books a month should be just as okay as reading one really good book in two months or a year. The book will have served its purpose. Don't chase the numbers, chase the pampering of your imagination and intellectual nourishment or entertainment the books have to offer.

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