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Here are the things that caught my attention this week, grouped by category.
📝 Worth Reading
Science‑backed Reasons You Shouldn't Share Your Goals
Says that loudly announcing your goals can actually kill your motivation.
Straightforward and research-backed — a good read for those who often ask themselves, “why haven’t I started yet?”
📺 Worth Watching
The Empty Brain – a thought-provoking metaphor
The idea that your brain is “like a computer” is more misleading than helpful.
This ~10-minute video blends neuroscience and philosophy to challenge that metaphor in a calm but effective tone.
💻 Repo of the Week
Generative AI for Beginners – Microsoft
A clean, approachable intro to GenAI for those who want to jump on the train but don’t know where to begin.
Well-structured and beginner-friendly — it could easily be the first brick in your AI learning path.
📚 What I Read
📖 The Midnight Library – Matt Haig
Not something you'd turn to for deep literary layers or complex characters — but for people going through heavy depression or struggling with suicidal thoughts, this book can hit a real nerve.
It’s easy to read, carries a strong message, and comes wrapped in a smooth fictional setup.
Feels like the kind of story that offers temporary direction to those who’ve lost it.
Not as painfully shallow as a cliché self-help book,
not as overwhelmingly dense as a high-literary novel.
📖 Motherland Hotel – Yusuf Atılgan
This one’s heavy in atmosphere. Motherland Hotel pulls you into a quiet chaos — mental solitude, suppressed desires, and a life stitched together by routine.
At first, nothing really happens. And yet... everything does. There’s a disturbing stillness, like you’re stuck in the mind of someone slowly unraveling.
The hotel itself feels alive — like it’s aging alongside the character. It’s not just a setting, it’s a presence.
The prose doesn’t hand you answers, but it builds a tension you can’t ignore.
Definitely not a book to “consume.” But if you let it, it speaks to the hidden corners of being human — especially the ones we never say out loud.
🎬 What I Watched
🎞️ Sevmek Zamanı (1965) – Directed by Metin Erksan
"You’re not the picture..."
Yeah, it’s old — but visually, one of Turkish cinema’s most elegant films.
The story’s “falling in love with an image” concept feels like it comes straight out of Persian literature. Of course, it won’t tick every box by today’s standards — but it deserves more than nostalgia. It’s delicate, odd, and quietly timeless.
My take:
- 🎥 Cinematography: 4/5
- 🎭 Acting: 4/5
- ✍️ Story: 3/5
- 🕰️ Pacing: 3/5
- 🎵 Music: 4/5