A collection of thoughts for a future self.

• The Billionaire's Blueprint: Life Lessons from Rockefeller's 38 Letters

  September 9, 2025

  What if you had a cheat sheet for life, written by one of the wealthiest and most strategic minds in history? Imagine a guide not just for building wealth, but for crafting a life of purpose, character, and enduring legacy.

• The Unsung Superpower: Why You Need to Be Bored to Be Happy

  September 8, 2025

  What’s the first thing you do when you have a spare five minutes? Waiting for your coffee, standing in a queue, or sitting on the bus? I’m willing to bet you reach for your phone.

• That Little Spark: What Does It Really Mean to 'Be Curious'?

  September 7, 2025

  Curiosity is the engine of a vibrant life. It’s the humble admission that you don't have all the answers and the thrilling realization that there’s so much more to discover.

• Before You Google It, Ask Yourself: The Untapped Wisdom Within

  September 2, 2025

  You have a decision to make. A dilemma at work, a question about a relationship, a feeling of uncertainty about your next step in life. What’s the first thing you do?

• The Silent Verdict: Why We Make Decisions Before We Even Start Thinking

  September 1, 2025

  Have you ever been faced with a big decision? Maybe it's choosing between two job offers, picking a new city to live in, or even just deciding on a new phone.

• Don't Exhaust Yourself Reaching the Door of Start

  August 31, 2025

  We've all been there. You have this brilliant idea, this burning desire to achieve something, and you pour every ounce of your energy into preparing for it.

• Trust the Climb: Why Your Progress Looks More Like a Zig-Zag Than a Straight Line

  August 30, 2025

  We live in a world of highlight reels. We see the successful entrepreneur, the virtuoso musician, or the chiseled athlete, and we assume their journey was a smooth, rapid ascent.

• The Myth of 'Ready': You Learned to Walk Before You Knew How to Stand

  August 29, 2025

  How many great ideas are sitting on your shelf, gathering dust? How many dreams are paused, waiting for that one, magical day when everything will be 'just right'?

• The Productivity Paradox: Why Your Best Days Might Be Unplanned

  August 28, 2025

  We’ve all heard it, and deep down, we know it’s true. The most unproductive day is often the unplanned one. It's the day we wake up without a compass, drift from one small task to another, get lost in a sea of notifications, and by evening, feel a vague sense of dissatisfaction, wondering where all the hours went.

• Beyond the Noise: 7 Pillars for Building a Life of Quiet Strength and Purpose

  August 27, 2025

  In a world that constantly bombards us with noise, demands our attention, and measures our worth in likes and shares, it’s easy to feel lost. We're pressured to be louder, faster, and constantly connected. But what if true power and fulfillment aren’t found in the noise, but in the quiet spaces in between?

• Beyond the Surface: The Art and Power of Asking the Right Questions

  August 26, 2025

  Asking the right questions is more than just seeking information; it's a journey of exploration. It requires curiosity, a willingness to be vulnerable in our lack of knowledge, and a genuine interest in the perspectives of others.

• Tired of Chasing Success? Try Giving It Away Instead

  August 25, 2025

  Ever feel like you're on a hamster wheel, constantly chasing success but never quite catching it? We're often taught that success is a battle—a zero-sum game where you have to take, hustle, and out-compete everyone else.

• Unlocking the Advanced Magic of Design Language

  August 24, 2025

  The real magic happens when a design language transcends a simple rulebook and becomes a living, breathing soul for the product.

• Ever Wonder Why Your Favorite Apps Just Feel Right? The Secret is Design Language

  August 23, 2025

  It's not just about looking pretty; it's the rulebook, the DNA, the secret sauce that ensures everything a company creates looks and feels like it came from the same family.

• The Compass and the Checklist: Why Your Long-Term Plans Keep Failing

  August 22, 2025

  The problem isn't that we're bad at planning. The problem is that we’re treating our life like a grocery list.

• Find Your Flow: A No-Nonsense Guide to Different Meditation Styles

  August 21, 2025

  What if I told you meditation isn't a one-size-fits-all practice? It’s more like a buffet. There are dozens of styles, and you don’t have to force yourself to like the one everyone else is talking about. The goal is to find the flavour that nourishes your mind.

• Stop Hedging Your Bets: The Case for Going All In on Your Dreams

  August 20, 2025

  We are a culture obsessed with backup plans. We build safety nets for our safety nets. We keep one foot in the comfortable, predictable world while timidly dipping a toe into the waters of our true ambitions.

• Forge Your Own Fire: Crafting a Personal Motivation Engine to Achieve the Ultimate

  August 19, 2025

  We’ve all been there. Staring at a blank page, a silent treadmill, or a daunting project, waiting for a lightning bolt of motivation to strike.

• Expect the World. No, Really

  August 18, 2025

  This isn't about demanding that the universe roll out a red carpet and hand you everything on a silver platter. Expecting the world isn't about arrogance; it's about alignment.

• The Island of Knowledge in an Ocean of Speculation

  August 17, 2025

  We mistake our assumptions for facts. We conflate our opinions with certainties. We read an article online and adopt its conclusion as our own deep-seated knowledge.

• More Than a To-Do List: Why Finding Your Purpose is the Most Important Thing You'll Ever Do

  August 16, 2025

  Does life sometimes feel like a series of checkboxes? Wake up, work, eat, sleep, repeat. We chase promotions, save for a bigger house, and plan our next vacation, all while a quiet, persistent question hums in the background: Is this it?

• From Thought to Action: Mastering the Twin Arts of Decision-Making and Execution

  August 15, 2025

  We all have them. That brilliant business idea sketched on a napkin. The half-finished online course that was supposed to launch a new career.

• Unleash Your Inner Sage: Mastering Decision-Making with Mental Models 🧠🎨

  August 14, 2025

  In the labyrinth of life, we constantly face a barrage of choices, big and small. Some decisions propel us towards our aspirations, while others lead us down winding paths of regret. What if there was a way to navigate this complexity with greater clarity, confidence, and wisdom?

• Know Thyself

  August 13, 2025

  Of all the journeys we undertake, none is more profound, more challenging, or more rewarding than the journey inward.

• The Lake of Whispers: A King's Final Test

  August 12, 2025

  The air is thick, heavy with the heat of a merciless sun that has baked the earth for twelve long years. This is the Dvaita Forest, and it is here our story unfolds, in the final days of a long and arduous exile.

• The Ghost River and the Drowning of Common Sense

  August 11, 2025

  We are drowning. Not in water, but in information. We float in a boundless ocean of data, our fingertips commanding tides of knowledge that would have been unimaginable to kings and scholars of old.

• Rationalism is deeply intuitive, and Intuitionism is profoundly rational

  August 10, 2025

  In the grand theatre of the human mind, we are often told there are two rival protagonists: Rationalism and Intuitionism.

• The Joy of the Unseen Game: Why Are You Really Playing?

  August 9, 2025

  We’ve all felt it. That subtle shift from doing something for the sheer love of it to doing it for an audience.

• The Relentless Flame: Why Obsession Trumps Discipline

  August 8, 2025

  We are often told that discipline is the key to success. The mantra of consistent effort, planned routines, and unwavering self-control is deeply ingrained in our understanding of achievement.

• Unlock Your Inner Explorer: Why Education Should Teach How to Learn, Not Just What to Learn

  August 7, 2025

  In our ever-evolving world, knowledge is not a static entity confined within textbooks. It's a boundless ocean, constantly expanding and reshaping itself. So, shouldn't education equip us with the compass and the navigational skills to explore this vast expanse, rather than just handing us pre-drawn maps of a few familiar shores?

• The Gardener and the Baker: Why an Abundance Mindset is the Secret Ingredient to Success

  August 6, 2025

  What if I told you that the biggest obstacle standing between you and your deepest desires isn't your talent, your resources, or your luck? What if it's something quieter, more fundamental? A silent narrative you tell yourself every single day.

• Reflection lets you see, learning lets you out

  August 5, 2025

  We are creatures of pattern. Our brains, in their quest for efficiency, carve deep grooves of habit into our lives.

• The Unopened Door: Why We All Know We Should Meditate, But So Few of Us Do

  August 4, 2025

  There’s a strange paradox that lives in the heart of modern life. It's a truth so simple and universally acknowledged that it feels almost cliché to say it aloud: we all know what's good for us.

• Beyond the Obvious: The Secret to Solving Problems That Seem Impossible

  August 3, 2025

  What if I told you that the reason we get stuck is that we’re asking the wrong questions? We're trying to improve the existing wall, maybe by painting it a different colour or adding a few more bricks, when we should be asking why the wall is there in the first place.

• The Unseen Battle: Why Showing Up Is the Real Work

  August 2, 2025

  We all have dreams. A novel we want to write, a language we want to learn, a business we want to start, a physique we want to build.

• On Beginnings

  August 1, 2025

  Every journey starts with a single step, but it's the intention behind that step that defines the path ahead.