Every morning, I step into the grand tent of modern media. The ringmaster? Back in the day, it was Viru Sahastrabuddhe from 3 Idiots—Virus himself, cracking the whip over rote perfection. Now? Google News, LinkedIn, Mint, YouTube shorts, and podcasts play the part: “7 habits of billionaires,” “10 mistakes the middle class makes,” “5 ways to wake up before you’re even asleep.”
By the time I scroll through my feed, I’ve been ambushed by “12 productivity hacks you must master before breakfast” and “9 investment secrets the rich don’t want you to know.” Doctors in lab coats wag fingers: “Stop drinking coffee this way or you’ll ruin your brain!” So-called economists pop up with napkin graphs: “This one trick will save the middle class!” Podcast shorts scream: “If you’re not hustling 24/7, you’re already behind.”
Let’s flip the script a bit—what if there were no lists at all? Vadivelu nailed it with his dare: “Oru naal fulla vettiya iru paapom?” (Let’s see if you can stay idle for one whole day). It’s the art of living carefree—ditching the grind, savoring the idle joy that no algorithm can quantify.
Vijay Sethupathi’s Sumaar Moonji Kumaaru character turned that into a lifestyle—carefree, vetti, chasing Kumudha with nothing but fun and frolic. No numbered lists, no productivity hacks, just the joy of wasting time with abandon.
From film to YouTube to LinkedIn, that spirit lives on. Pundank (a Chennai-based stand-up comic on YouTube, real name Faiyaaz Hussain) delivers “no-filter” bits—blunt, sarcastic, painfully relatable. His take on LinkedIn gurus: “Bro, if waking up at 4 a.m. made you rich, milkmen would be billionaires.” On networking tricks: “It’s just lying about how busy you are while holding a coffee cup.”
Rahul Subramanian’s witty LinkedIn posts carry the same vibe—sharp timing, irreverent humor, cutting through the monotony. He doesn’t juggle productivity tips; he juggles punchlines. Reading him feels like a stand-up set crashing the corporate tent—refreshing, painfully true.
The circus thrives on order, but life thrives on chaos. Konjam freeya vidu machi, and embrace imperfection as the main show. No article reveals the one true secret: life is not a list, it’s a messy draft—sometimes a vetti adventure, sometimes just following Kumudha. And in case you’re wondering, that’s just our way of saying: may the joke always be on the circus, not on you. And ultimately life should be about
Kumudha Happy Annachi !!
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