Week 20/2026

2026-05-17 · Mihir Pathak

This week was hectic and happening with lots of interesting developments.
On Tuesday, I met Deborah Dutta. We had a discussion about the possibility of her guiding us for a research study on “Impact of Nature-Based Learning with Young Children.” It was a very initial but insightful discussion. Let’s see how we move this forward—we need to figure out the next steps.
On Wednesday, I had a call with Thejesh. It was mostly about working style and time management.
On Friday, I had a call with Srishti. We talked about work, the NGO sector, how to find value-aligned work, and a new research idea in educational technology.
On Saturday, I visited the TIDE Foundation office again. This time, I went with the intention of volunteering every Saturday and Sunday. However, I’ve decided to join them full-time instead. I really like the work and value alignment, so yes, I am transitioning out from my current organization.
Sunday was mainly spent on AC fitting and other miscellaneous tasks.
Meanwhile, there were some important meetings and tasks at the office. Overall, it was a good week.
Some experiments with Claude:

I can update both pages from my Google Sheet. It was a TIL moment for me to set up an API for this :) Thanks to Indieweb BLR for inspiring me.