Thoughts

  Everytime I get lost in the daily grinds of life, I come to this beautiful text by Bhagavad Gita. Do everything you have to to do. But not with greed. Not with Ego. Not with lust. Not with envy. But with love, compassion, humility and devotion. This is a beautiful line and technically one of the most important teachings from Bhagavad Gita. Let's try and expand this thought a little bit. ## Greed A lot of times we do certain things because we want more money, because we want a better car, we want better everything and we want more and more. However, in the process of wanting more and more, we tend to forget what we really have. After all, we need to keep ourselves in check of what we have. We might want more. We all do. We are humans. We are bound to slip. However, to simplify greed is about taking. Greed is not about giving or providing value. If we do everything with the purpose of greed or something that's materialistic, we would never be able to achieve the transcends of l...

Before I begin, this is for you. This is about structure. Because the more structure we bring into our lives, the better everything becomes. I have seen this in my own life. Over the past few months, I have grown, learned, and improved at a pace I did not think was possible. And if I am being honest, it all comes down to one thing: structure. Without structure, consistency breaks. Without consistency, impact disappears. And if we truly want to solve difficult problems and help people at scale, structure is not optional. It is essential. Structure Means Staying Still When It’s Hard Structure is not just about planning your day. It is about being stable when things are uncertain. It is about: Being okay with ambiguity Being okay with discomfort Being okay even when things are not okay There will be days when nothing feels right. But those are the days where structure matters the most. Because structure is what keeps your values intact when your emotions are unstable. It is what allows yo...

 It's certainly been a while since I actually write a proper blog. There were things that I had to complete, there were issues that I had to deal with, but yesterday I was playing pickle ball for more than 2 hours and it taught me quite a lot of things. I am going to go over what it taught me and the fire it gave me in my belly. I have also been containing really well in terms of the emotions that I get. Moreover, I do not react I have started responding with more groundedness. So well, lets start talking about yesterday. Yesterday what happened is that initially I lost a couple of games and then when we actually got going, I won a couple of games and the 4th game I lost. It was sad that I lost the 4th one, but well, I forgot giving the ball to someone else in that moment. But as those things were heated, I decided to step back a little bit and do not respond as things went by. I have realized that when dogs keep barking let them bark.  Now what happened next is I made sure al...

 We often set targets with a simple intention, to achieve them. A promotion, a new job, finishing a book, or reaching a milestone. But what if the real purpose of a goal is not just to meet it, but to meet your best self through it? There is a massive gap between who you are today and who you can become. Your current self and your potential self are not the same. That gap is where growth lives. Goals are not just checkpoints. They are mirrors. They show you who you are today and who you must become to reach where you want to go. The Journey Reveals the Self When I was preparing for engineering college, I worked relentlessly. Early mornings, disciplined study, solving difficult problems, everything was aligned toward one goal. When I finally got into a great college, something interesting happened. It all felt normal. What truly changed me was not the achievement, it was the exposure. The people I met, the conversations I had, and the environment I stepped into shaped a better versi...

 It has been a while since I last wrote. And maybe that is where this begins. Not with pickleball, but with the simple act of returning. Sitting down. Reflecting. Slowing down. Because today’s theme is simple, yet deeply misunderstood: patience . The Game That Teaches You Life I recently played a pickleball tournament. Won the first two games: 11 to 9, 11 to 3. Lost the next three. Badly. But that is not the story. The story is what the game did to me. As the matches progressed, something shifted. I started watching the ball more closely. Not casually, but intensely. Almost as if nothing else existed. Just the ball, the paddle, and the present moment. And that is when I realized: Growth does not always come from winning. It comes from attention. Shot Selection Equals Life Decisions One of the biggest lessons was shot selection. Some balls demand aggression Some demand patience Some just need to be returned If you are near the kitchen, attack If you are far, sta...

  One lesson I have been learning recently is this: Clarity grows in silence. When we stop announcing everything we are doing, when we stop asking the world for approval, something interesting happens. Our mind becomes calmer. Our work becomes deeper. And our growth becomes more real. This realization led me to think deeply about the difference between  internal validation and external validation . Most people live for external validation. But the people who grow the most rely on internal validation. Let’s explore what that really means. What Is Internal Validation? Internal validation is simple. It means  doing meaningful work without needing the world to see it. Imagine you are learning a new skill. You pick up a book and start reading. The goal is not to post about the book, talk about it endlessly, or tell everyone how productive you are. The goal is simple. You got better. That improvement itself is the reward. Internal validation looks like this: Going to the gym an...