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as I call it daal-chawal). This food always reminds me of Sundays at home when I would ask Maa to cook this.</p><p id="c06d">I have been living outside my home for 10 years now and I can cook more dishes than my mom can but this dish I can’t cook better than her.</p><p id="da42">Whenever I cook it, I always remember the taste when Maa used to cook it and I feel my version of it is not as good as Maa’s.</p><h1 id="7648">Top fives!</h1><ul><li>Who are 5 of your favorite musicians/ bands?</li></ul><p id="4911">Halsey Ed Sheeran Atif Aslam Coldplay Linkin Park</p><ul><li>What are your top 5 favorite fruits?</li></ul><p id="638b">Apples Mangoes Guava Pear Berries</p><ul><li>What are your top 5 least favorite vegetables?</li></ul><p id="37e9">Tomatoes (in the raw form) Bitter Gourd Carrots cooked (I like them raw) Ladyfingers (I couldn’t think of one more. I enjoy eating veggies)</p><ul><li>What are 5 times in your life where you wish you took more time to celebrate?</li></ul><p id="7994"><b>Getting my First Job — </b>I actually didn’t celebrate at all when I got my first job. I wish I could have taken myself out on a nice dinner if nothing else.</p><p id="20eb"><b>Coming to Germany — </b>After coming for my M.Sc. here, I dived directly into studies and didn’t celebrate enough to let it sink in.</p><p id="8955"><b>Finishing my first draft of my book — </b>I remember having a glass of red wine in my room when I finished my first draft of my book. I didn’t call my loved ones to share this wonderful news. I wish I could have rewarded myself for this accomplishment a little more.</p><p id="c410"><b>My Academic Performance — </b>I never celebrated doing good in a test or an exam. Instead, I always made myself feel inadequate thinking that I can do better.</p><p id="3f5f"><b>Small Accomplishments — </b>I didn’t use to celebrate my smaller accomplishments such as saying <b>No </b>to things that will drain me unnecessarily. Writing articles, editing my book, reaching a milestone in my projects or creative endeavors.</p><ul><li>What are 5 reasons that get you out of bed each morning?</li></ul><p id="093d">Writing Food Ambitions Having a different life than everyone else in my extended family Showing up with my work</p><h1 id="3228">Articles to share</h1><ul><li>A piece that deserves more love: <a href="https://readmedium.com/its-never-too-late-to-start-6fce6daefd0d">It’s Never Too Late to Start</a></li></ul><div id="f5f3" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/its-never-too-late-to-start-6fce6daefd0d"> <div> <div> <h2>It’s Never Too Late to Start</h2> <div><h3>Changing Your Mind Shows Strength, Not Weakness</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*z-P1ZDZSL8yWbShShdii_w.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><ul><li>A creative piece: <a href="https://readmedium.com/bring-happiness-into-your-life-e6aeabd58f8b">Bring Happiness into Your Life</a></li></ul><div id="23a4" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/bring-happiness-into-your-life-e6aeabd58f8b"> <div> <div> <h2>Bring Happiness into Your Life</h2> <div><h3>Don’t Lose Your Passion</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*-ceHJjq8wNgI5zUk1u9nTw.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><ul><li>A piece shorter than 2 mins: <a href="https://readmedium.com/hurts-like-inferno-a31b7647ce1a">Hurts like Inferno</a></li></ul><div id="ecea" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/hurts-like-inferno-a31b7647ce1a"> <div> <div> <h2>Hurts like Inferno</h2> <div><h3>Spoken Word Poetry</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*fvM64yuTHTAQ0oskN3dCzQ.jpeg)"></div>

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</div> </div> </a> </div><ul><li>An article from your favorite publication: <a href="https://readmedium.com/what-to-do-after-you-finish-the-first-draft-of-your-book-3202637ed57e">What to do After You Finish the First Draft of Your Book</a> with The Every day Novelist by <a href="undefined">Shaunta Grimes</a></li></ul><div id="2b72" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/what-to-do-after-you-finish-the-first-draft-of-your-book-3202637ed57e"> <div> <div> <h2>What to do After You Finish the First Draft of Your Book</h2> <div><h3>You’re a rock star! Now what?</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*4N6CbouHwEDo0g-T)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><ul><li>A self-published piece(I don’t have one, so I am adding another 2 min piece): <a href="https://readmedium.com/if-i-fall-in-love-with-you-3f49b0f6868e">If I Fall in Love with You</a></li></ul><div id="9a65" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/if-i-fall-in-love-with-you-3f49b0f6868e"> <div> <div> <h2>If I Fall in Love with You</h2> <div><h3>Spoken Word Poetry</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*kjkjQbiTcoIY1HMDu4xFOw.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="728d">A warm hug to <a href="undefined">Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她)</a> for coming up with such amazing questions. Want to try them out for yourself? The template is here:</p><div id="533e" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/june-interview-questions-with-the-brain-is-a-noodle-753803243367"> <div> <div> <h2>June Interview Questions with The Brain is a Noodle</h2> <div><h3>Egg-cited to get to know you better!</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*7kwXynlzkVtr1DK3stMJrg.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="7e69">If you enjoy reading stories like these, then you should <a href="https://tarun-gupta.medium.com/subscribe"><b>get my posts in your inbox</b></a> and if want to support me as a writer, consider <a href="https://tarun-gupta.medium.com/membership">signing up to become a Medium member</a>. It’s $5 a month, giving you unlimited access to stories on Medium. If you sign up using my link, I’ll earn a small commission at no extra cost to you.</p><div id="f25f" class="link-block"> <a href="https://tarun-gupta.medium.com/membership"> <div> <div> <h2>Join Medium with my referral link - Tarun Gupta</h2> <div><h3>As a Medium member, a portion of your membership fee goes to writers you read, and you get full access to every story…</h3></div> <div><p>tarun-gupta.medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*yGlYJWRP-3C_kNwO)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="89ac">Here is an index of my stories:</p><div id="5030" class="link-block"> <a href="https://tarun-gupta.medium.com/thank-you-for-visiting-my-profile-9f708062c75e"> <div> <div> <h2>Quick Links for Lists of Tagged Stories — Thank You for Visiting</h2> <div><h3>I also have a publication with the goal of fast paced publishing. Read to become a writer.</h3></div> <div><p>tarun-gupta.medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div></article></body>

The Inner Workings of My Creative Mind

Letting Everyone in with This Interview

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The following questions were created by Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她) for the writers of the Medium publication The Brain is a Noodle.

[1] As a writer, how do you come up with new ideas? How do you capture them so that they are ready when you sit down to write?

There is no one place where I get my ideas. I get ideas in all sorts of places. It is like my mind is always on autopilot to observe and capture ideas.

I get ideas when I am reading or listening to audiobooks. I get ideas when I am peering out my window listening to some music. I get ideas when I am listening to podcasts. I get ideas when I am watching YouTube videos. I get ideas when I am in the shower.

These are the places I can remember where I get my ideas but the list is far from complete.

Most of the time I capture them by opening up the notes app and just writing down whatever sparked the idea. I have more than 100 ideas in my notes at any given point in time. Afterward, it comes down to executing those ideas.

[2] On the spectrum of introvert — ambivert — extrovert, where would you place yourself? What are some reason(s) you think you might place in that position? Does it change depending on context?

I would place myself as an ambivert. But it depends surely on my mood and state of my mind. I am almost exclusively an extrovert when I am hanging out with my close friends in a small group.

Whereas if the group becomes bigger or the people I am hanging out with are not close friends then I turn into an introvert.

I think the reasons for this shift are:

  • I don’t want to share my ideologies and philosophies with new people because I am not sure if they would care for it.
  • If I am at a place where I am for the sake of formality but not by choice.

[3] What is your relationship with sound? Whether you interpret this word to encompass awkward silences in interactions to the connection found through music, take us on a journey on how you relate to the external world through this sense.

Oh, I love sounds. To be precise, I love music and rain sound not the sound of honking horns in the traffic :P

For me, awkward silences pop up in conversations where I and other person are not involved with their heart. I try not to have a lot of such conversations.

Internally, I symbolize sound with music and it is such a creative way to showcase the innermost emotions. I consider music as poetry with sonorous sounds.

[4] How has your culture or context shaped your beliefs about relationships and what they “should” look like? How much do you subscribe to those expectations?

My culture (the one I was born into) expects me to be married as soon as I start earning and then have kids. This culture primarily focuses on other people in your life rather than you yourself.

Initially, you cater to what your parents say till you are a working adult. Then you get married and have kids. You spend your entire adult life taking care of your kids. When you get a bit older, you have to take care of your aging parents.

This culture has no scope of you being you, doing things for yourself.

I don’t subscribe to those expectations, not at all. These expectations were the reason that I moved out of my home country to Germany where if anything, there won't be any societal pressure.

[5] What is one food that reminds you of childhood?

Lentil soup and rice (or as I call it daal-chawal). This food always reminds me of Sundays at home when I would ask Maa to cook this.

I have been living outside my home for 10 years now and I can cook more dishes than my mom can but this dish I can’t cook better than her.

Whenever I cook it, I always remember the taste when Maa used to cook it and I feel my version of it is not as good as Maa’s.

Top fives!

  • Who are 5 of your favorite musicians/ bands?

Halsey Ed Sheeran Atif Aslam Coldplay Linkin Park

  • What are your top 5 favorite fruits?

Apples Mangoes Guava Pear Berries

  • What are your top 5 least favorite vegetables?

Tomatoes (in the raw form) Bitter Gourd Carrots cooked (I like them raw) Ladyfingers (I couldn’t think of one more. I enjoy eating veggies)

  • What are 5 times in your life where you wish you took more time to celebrate?

Getting my First Job — I actually didn’t celebrate at all when I got my first job. I wish I could have taken myself out on a nice dinner if nothing else.

Coming to Germany — After coming for my M.Sc. here, I dived directly into studies and didn’t celebrate enough to let it sink in.

Finishing my first draft of my book — I remember having a glass of red wine in my room when I finished my first draft of my book. I didn’t call my loved ones to share this wonderful news. I wish I could have rewarded myself for this accomplishment a little more.

My Academic Performance — I never celebrated doing good in a test or an exam. Instead, I always made myself feel inadequate thinking that I can do better.

Small Accomplishments — I didn’t use to celebrate my smaller accomplishments such as saying No to things that will drain me unnecessarily. Writing articles, editing my book, reaching a milestone in my projects or creative endeavors.

  • What are 5 reasons that get you out of bed each morning?

Writing Food Ambitions Having a different life than everyone else in my extended family Showing up with my work

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A warm hug to Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她) for coming up with such amazing questions. Want to try them out for yourself? The template is here:

If you enjoy reading stories like these, then you should get my posts in your inbox and if want to support me as a writer, consider signing up to become a Medium member. It’s $5 a month, giving you unlimited access to stories on Medium. If you sign up using my link, I’ll earn a small commission at no extra cost to you.

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