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I make my bed every morning even though I live alone and nobody sees it. This started as a productivity hack I read about somewhere. "Start your day with one small accomplishment." But it has becom...

Darshak Rana on Substack

June 12, 2025 at 9:16 AM

Rosemary Marotta

@rosemarymarotta.bsky.social

substack.com/@darshakrana... this is me

sometimes i fantasize about having a small bookstore. not for profit. just a place where book lovers can sit. where teenagers can hide when home feels impossible. where someone always has the book...

The homeless man outside my University had a PhD in literature. I only found out because I dropped my book walking past him one day. He picked it up, looked at the cover, and said, "Ah, Virginia Woo...

July 27, 2025 at 12:59 PM

Parish Roberts

@reprobayt.bsky.social

Darshak Rana on Substack

The Most Dangerous Mind Control Is Happening Right Now. Here’s How to Future-Proof Yourself.

June 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM

Dennis Koch

@dejayk.bsky.social

The Most Dangerous Mind Control Is Happening Right Now. Here’s How to Future-Proof Yourself.

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The last person you spoke to is controlling your mind.

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February 18, 2026 at 6:18 PM

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@mrgccmr.bsky.social

overheard two teenagers at starbucks. one was stressed about college applications. "what if i don't get in anywhere good?" her friend shrugged. "then you'll go somewhere else and become good." i...

The One Question About Death That'll Transform Your Life (But Terrifies Most People)

July 23, 2025 at 4:37 PM

Trends in Microbiology

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Scientific mobility in microbiology – 10

Darshak K. Bhatt

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September 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM

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@olepal.bsky.social

The One Question About Death That'll Transform Your Life (But Terrifies Most People)

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Most People Would Rather Stay Enslaved To Their Problems Than Face This Uncomfortable Truth About Life

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June 20, 2025 at 2:08 PM

Ákos T Kovács

@evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social

It was great talking to Marjolein Crooijmans and Darshak B. at
SynBio_NL, discussing microbial communities and our work related to understanding the interactions within

#SynCom #Bacillus #biofilms #heterogeneity #MicrobiomeEcology at #InstituteBiologyLeiden

open.spotify.com/episode/7187...

September 13, 2023 at 7:06 PM

Dennis Koch

@dejayk.bsky.social

How To Generate Creative Ideas on Command

I know that sounds BS

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How To Generate Creative Ideas on Command

I know that sounds BS

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April 18, 2026 at 6:59 AM

Pyotr Alexeyevich Kropotkin

@wilhelmgere.bsky.social

Darshak Rana
Oct 16
Awesome Human Beings

My dad sends me weather reports from my home town every morning.

"Scorching today, 42 degrees."

I live thousands of miles away.

The weather there doesn't affect me at all.

But he's been doing it for three years.

Then, I realized it's not about the weather.

It's about saying "I'm thinking of you" in the only language he knows how to speak.

November 12, 2025 at 3:18 PM

Public Health On Call Podcast

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A new approach to health care finance focuses on tangible health outcomes over appointment metrics.

Dr. Darshak Sanghavi details the early promise of this approach and how it’s empowering communities to focus on better health.

🎧 podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/1017-getting...

Promo graphic for episode 1017 of Public Health On Call titled Getting More Out of Health Care—by Paying for It. Additional text reads: An innovative approach to health care finance asks clinicians to measure success by tangible health outcomes.

March 2, 2026 at 3:04 PM

Leaflet

@leaflet.pub

Thanks for sharing Darshak! Yes very interested in how we can support not only writers starting new publications, but experiments alongside existing ones (and things like other payment models & social mechanisms). Please reach out any time if you have any questions.

July 31, 2026 at 2:42 PM

kristofarian

@kristofarian.bsky.social

The teenager bagging groceries today asked if I wanted my bread on top. I said yes. He nodded seriously and said, "Good call. Structural integrity is everything." Then he arranged my bags like he w...

October 31, 2025 at 3:04 PM

Aunt Mello

@heymel.bsky.social

The teenager bagging groceries today asked if I wanted my bread on top. I said yes. He nodded seriously and said, "Good call. Structural integrity is everything." Then he arranged my bags like he w...

November 16, 2025 at 5:59 PM

Mark Molnar

@icdata.bsky.social

7 Psychological Truths in Life: Silence is more powerful than trying to prove your point. When trust is broken, "sorry" means nothing. Control your actions. Learn to react less. When y...

Darshak Rana on Substack

November 29, 2024 at 12:50 AM

Corpsy

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The teenager bagging groceries today asked if I wanted my bread on top. I said yes. He nodded seriously and said, "Good call. Structural integrity is everything." Then he arranged my bags like he w...

November 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM

Milo B 🍁🇨🇦

@milod.bsky.social

The teenager bagging groceries today asked if I wanted my bread on top. I said yes. He nodded seriously and said, "Good call. Structural integrity is everything." Then he arranged my bags like he w...

October 23, 2025 at 1:03 PM

kristofarian

@kristofarian.bsky.social

The teenager bagging groceries today asked if I wanted my bread on top. I said yes. He nodded seriously and said, "Good call. Structural integrity is everything." Then he arranged my bags like he w...