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TL;DR

I am a junior high-schooler from India who thrives to learn new things, improve everyday and create good stuff. I love autonomy.

I am interested in polymathy + autodidactism, philosophy, math, open-source among many. I love talking to new people, reading, playing music, writing and making stuff in my free time..

Now

The start of 2025 wasn't very great. My 8-year-old pet dog passed away, my family in shambles, my relationships took a toll, I had not prepped well for my exams, and so on.

I managed to live through all this. I knew my responsibilities (as a son, student and a human) and I knew that I had to do them well. I knew this life was going to be hard, and that's why I tried doing my best. Thankfully, my exams went well enough, and this month (Feb) has been much better than January. I am healing.

I have some themes for this year which I want to work on. It required a significant amount of introspection to understand what I want and what needs improving. Journaling in an active way helped a lot. I have understood a lot about myself and life by writing my thoughts down, and I encourage you to try it as well!

I am still doing the course on Mathematical Thinking, and it's so good that it is makes me want to pursue Discrete Math + Comp Sci for my undergrads. Though I can imagine it being super hard.

I have started a new workout routine (based on this reddit post). It is completely made of bodyweight exercises. I realised I needed to step away from my previous routine (Dumbbell Stopgap) to a more flexible and scalable one. So far so good!
I've also started to eat better food and work on my diet plan. I think it is super cool and makes me feel proud about myself.

Some New and Old habits:

Lately, I am obsessed with ThinkPads (T14 and T480!!!!), fitness and study plans.

Last Updated: Feb 13, 2025

This year

My main themes for this year are:

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.

No but, who are you exactly?

The question of my existence is as absurd as the existence of the afternoon coffee in my mug. I mean, why should it happen?

I am someone who likes thinking very much. I love dwelling on philosophical questions and deriving overcomplicated, mathematical solutions to day-to-day problems (like choosing which soap I should buy). Just Kidding! Although it does seem like that when I throw terms like "confirmation bias" or "statistical base-rate" around.

I think of myself as curious. I like doing a lot of things: learning new things, math, reading, philosophy, livestreaming, making music and videos, writing and the list goes on. But there's only one end goal. That is, to do something that actually matters, to create meaningful stuff.

I love my work ethic and the process of creation and the endorphins it releases, though I can be a bit workaholic and ambitious at times.

My philosophy is inspired by:

I appreciate updating my beliefs and trying to improve myself. I also love building better systems using Anki/SRS, Obsidian and other productivity tools/techniques. I am a memory and psychology enthusiast.

I value deep and genuine connections with people. I am very much interested in meeting new people.

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

Flexing (i don't do that anymore)

I am a self-taught guitarist, programmer, musician. I know and speak several languages: Assamese (Native), English, Hindi and Sanskrit (a bit), in that order of proficiency. Published a paper about the environment in my region.

I participated in YUVIKA '23 (Young Scientist Programme) held by ISRO and was a participant in ANVIKA '23 Programme hosted by Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology.

Attended NYAS Junior Academy Fall '24 and yada yada. More on my LinkedIn.

Okay, you seem cool enough, where can I reach you?

I am not a very reachable person. Anyone who knows me personally would know that this is normal behavior.

But don't fear! If you like what I am doing, or want to talk about something interesting, drop a DM or an email:

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