Nitin Goel

Reader-in-Chief, Project Bibliotherapy

Once upon a time, over the course of one billion seconds (or 31.7ish years), I followed the path glorified by society for any Indian kid getting good grades in school. Armed with a degree in Engineering and an MBA, I led a comfortable existence, earning decent paychecks in exchange for selling stuff; biscuits at first, followed by advertisements - for seven years. But being a bibliophile, someone who prefers books to people, a career in Sales wasn’t exactly my calling. So the moment I gathered enough confidence to do so, I quit! Three years have passed since then. Three years of living on my own terms, one day at a time, mostly without a plan, either 'On The Road' or 'At Home'. Three years, and counting…

Favorites

“As we grow older and realize more clearly the limitations of human happiness, we come to see that the only real and abiding pleasure in life is to give pleasure to other people.” ~ P.G. Wodehouse
“Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.” ~ Douglas Adams
“Can you remember who you were, before the world told you who you should be?” ~ Charles Bukowski
“Sometimes the light's all shinin' on me... Other times, I can barely see... Lately, it occurs to me... What a loooooong, strange trip it's been...” ~ Grateful Dead
“मुझे छोड़ दो मेरे हाल पे! ज़िंदा हूँ यार, काफी है!” (“Leave me to my own devices! I'm alive, that's more than enough!”) ~ Amit Trivedi × Amitabh Bhattacharya
“I solemnly swear that I am up to no good. [Also], Mischief Managed!” ~ Harry Potter

In search of

42 - the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe and Everything.

Best tips

Don't Panic.
Don't Try.
Put your phone away for a while, pick up a book instead. It helps :)

Elsewhere

Don't Panic, Don't Try

Tales from a 36-month-long 'gap year'

https://gapyear.scrollstack.com
gapyear.scrollstack.com