Image: Modern Memento Mori, Still Life with Skull & iPhone, 2026
They say simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. Yet simplicity requires ruthlessness. Killing your darlings is as challenging as it seems.
In a world where the noise has gotten so loud, and the tsunamis of slop keep rolling in, lighter is a philosophy, a monthly newsletter, and a creative studio attempting to get at the essence of what it means to be alive in 2026.
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Image: Bust-a-Rhyme, 2026
An iconic spoken word poem warned us of the trappings of the early-Internet days of the 1990s. But here we are at the dawn of yet another year––still optimising for every metric in the book.
Members of our collective are spread across Bangalore, Mumbai, New Delhi and Paris. Every month, we co-write a newsletter to vent, test out thoughts, and stay connected.
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lighter. happier. more productive.
lighter. happier. more productive.