/ about me /

Who am I, you ask? #

I am an awareness trapped in a human body passing through space and time. Or maybe a dimension-spanning, time-travelling duck. Who knows?

But to be specific:

I am a senior high-schooler from India who thrives to learn new things, improve everyday and create stuff that matters. And currently, I am working on mastering my mindset so that I can unlock my true potential.

I am interested in polymathy + autodidactism, ultralearning, community building, working out, math, and creating a "deep life" among many (see below!). I love talking to new people, reading, playing music, writing and doing ultralearning projects in my free time.

See what I have been upto recently.

I am someone who likes thinking very much. I love dwelling on philosophical questions and descending into madness, though recently I've realised that living a thought is more important than just pondering on it.

I am curious person, and I am not afraid to experiment and possibly break a few things to scratch my intellectual and creative itches. But there's a limit to how much should break before I call it quits and return to a stable state.

I like doing a lot of things: reading, philosophy, livestreaming and making videos (check my YouTube!), writing, open-sourcing, playing and producing music, and the list goes on. But there's only one end goal. That is, to do something that actually matters, to create meaningful stuff. See projects to see proof.

I love my work ethic, the process of creation and the endorphins it releases, though I can be a bit workaholic and too ambitious at times. Aah, the never-ending Apollonian vs Dionysian fight.

My philosophy is inspired by:

• Stoicism (normative)
• Digital Minimalism ∧ Deep Work
• James Scholz (tech)
• Doing things that matter (prioritization)
• Nietzsche
• Ultralearning

I appreciate updating my beliefs and trying to improve myself by intensely introspecting myself.

Here are some more things I like:

• Linux / Unix
• Obsidian Emacs
• Fountain pens and notebooks
• Coffee (making and drinking both!)
• Building better systems (atomic habits style)
• Memory / SRS
• Engaging in deep and genuine conversations with people
• Meditating
• Optimising my learning pattern
• Playing games (ooh Disco Elysium is sick!)

So, in short, I am a scholar, a builder and a person who improves everyday.

What's cooking this year #

My main themes for this year (2025) are:

• Work: Focusing on both formal education and self education
  • math grind
• Health: Creating better systems
  • via habits, ritualisation and tracking
• Relationships: Accepting family responsibilities and be closer to parents
• Personal Growth: Seeking the virtuous life
  • imo "virtuous" = stoicism + minimalism + prioritisation + absurdism)

Goals and Habits for each theme will be implemented on Quarterly and Weekly basis. The themes are inspired by Stoicism and the want to improve myself and how I handle things.

The flexing part #

Just kidding, there ain't no flexing here.

Check {# my resume or #} my LinkedIn, if you still aren't satisfied. And definitely go ahead and read my blog or my evergreen pages.

Cheers!