Ordinary Analysis

A Dispatch from a (Relatively) Decluttered World

On reducing screen time without disappearing from the world.

20 hrs ago • Shibaprasad Bhattacharya

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The Last Known Lunch

A reflection on old friendships, losing touch, and the ordinary lunches we never realised would become our last encounters.

Aug 16 • Shibaprasad Bhattacharya

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Never Celebrating the Ordinary

Notes on negative visualisation

Aug 6 • Shibaprasad Bhattacharya

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July 2026

Why AI Will Continue to Be Good at Bad Strategy

Good strategy requires a diagnosis and a choice. AI prefers a plausible list.

Jul 23 • Shibaprasad Bhattacharya

The Price of Outsourcing Chores

Everyone assumes house help is cheap in India. What do the numbers across 20 countries say? It isn't, for most Indians.

Jul 16 • Shibaprasad Bhattacharya

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Oxford Street, Kolkata

On isomorphic mimicry, status signalling, and Western aspirations.

Jul 9 • Shibaprasad Bhattacharya

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June 2026

GenAI & India's Incoherence

On the gap between building AI and actually using it.

Jun 25 • Shibaprasad Bhattacharya

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A Poster at Lime Street

Some reflections about Liverpool.

Jun 18 • Shibaprasad Bhattacharya

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The City That Invited Me to Take a Walk

London, Liverpool, and what leaving India for the first time does to your priors.

Jun 3 • Shibaprasad Bhattacharya

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May 2026

The Atheist Discomfort of a Social Market Liberal

On finding no political home in India.

May 13 • Shibaprasad Bhattacharya

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Decoding the Praja Poll exit poll

They predicted 178–208 seats for the BJP in West Bengal. I found the methodology behind the number far more interesting.

May 6 • Shibaprasad Bhattacharya

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April 2026

The New Tap-In, Tap-Out

On measuring the wrong thing, again

Apr 29 • Shibaprasad Bhattacharya

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