Farhan Rafid
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The Caging of America
Aprison is a trap for catching time. Good reporting appears often about the inner life of the American prison, but the catch is that American prison life is mostly undramatic—the reported stories fail to grab us, because, for the most part, nothing happens. One day in the life of Ivan Denisovich is all you need to know about Ivan Denisovich, because the idea that anyone could live for a minute in such circumstances seems impossible; one day in the life of an American prison means much less, because the force of it is that one day typically stretches out for decades. It isn’t the horror of the time at hand but the unimaginable sameness of the time ahead that makes prisons unendurable for their inmates. The inmates on death row in Texas are called men in “timeless time,” because they alone aren’t serving time: they aren’t waiting out five years or a decade or a lifetime. The basic reality of American prisons is not that of the lock and key but that of the lock and clock.
By Farhan Rafid8 months ago in Criminal
Twelve Rude Revelations About Sex. Content Warning.
Sex, we have been led to believe, is as natural as breathing. But in fact, contends British philosopher Alain de Botton, it is "close to rocket science in complexity." It's not only a powerful force, it's often contrary to many other things we care about. Sex inherently sets up conflicts within us. We crave sex with people we don't know or love. It makes us want to do things that seem immoral or degrading, like slapping someone or being tied up. We feel awkward asking the people we love for the sex acts we really want.
By Farhan Rafid8 months ago in Filthy
The Goldilocks Rule: How to Stay Motivated in Life and Business
This article is an excerpt from Atomic Habits, my New York Times bestselling book. In 1955, Disneyland had just opened in Anaheim, California, when a ten-year-old boy walked in and asked for a job. Labor laws were loose back then and the boy managed to land a position selling guidebooks for $0.50 apiece.
By Farhan Rafid8 months ago in Motivation
How To Increase
. Inner We are living in the dawn of a new beginning. Traditional religious and spiritual ways are in decline and new ways are replacing them. This is happening because people want inner peace, not just promises of inner peace. People want to experience what is sacred directly, not through the words of middlemen. People want lives filled with love and fellowship, not lives filled with stress and separation. People want communities that truly have their back, not communities that let the powerful prey on them. This web site provides tools for this new beginning.
By Farhan Rafid8 months ago in Motivation
The 2025 India-Pakistan Conflict: A Crisis at the Brink. AI-Generated.
In April and May 2025, South Asia witnessed one of its most intense military confrontations in decades, as longstanding tensions between India and Pakistan escalated into a full-scale conflict. The catalyst was a terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, which led to a series of retaliatory actions, military operations, and a humanitarian crisis, all set against the backdrop of nuclear-armed nations.
By Farhan Rafid8 months ago in FYI
