Personal Writings

Never be afraid to fail

Week 15/31: Failing forward, being a beginner and reflections from week 14

Give yourself credit

Week 14/31: not being so hard on yourself, appreciating how far you've come and reflections from week 13

You gotta have faith

Week 13/31: my journey with faith, surpassing my fundraising goal and reflections from week 12

Researcher's plateau

Week 12/31: Hitting a wall, being proud of what I've done and reflections from week 11

You're already dead

Week 11/31: Experiences with death, not taking life for granted and reflections from week 10

What story do you tell yourself?

So grateful for this Ironman journey

Week 9/31: Remembering to be grateful and reflections from week 8

I'll be happy when

Week 8/31: Delaying happiness, mimetic desire and reflections from week 7

February 23, 2025

Seek discomfort

Week 7/31: Being uncomfortable, building the life you want and reflections from week 6

February 16, 2025

Can I do it?

Week 6/31: Is this goal possible, questioning myself and reflections from week 5

February 9, 2025

The Comparison Trap

Week 5/31: Comparing yourself to others, how you measure progress and reflections from week 4

February 2, 2025

Self limitations

Week 4/31: Why we limit ourselves, doing what we're capable of and reflections from week 3

January 26, 2025

Mini wins

Week 3/33: Focusing on mini wins and reflections from week 2 of training

January 19, 2025

Why am I doing this

Week 2/31: Reasons why I'm doing this and notes from the first week of training

January 12, 2025

The Beginning of the Ironman

Week 1/31: The start of the journey to finish an Ironman

January 5, 2025

What if they're good?

Thoughts after watching 'Age of Disclosure' - we are not alone

November 24, 2025

The most important aspects of your life

The most important decisions of your life

November 20, 2025

What does it mean to live a good life?

What I think makes a good life

November 19, 2025

The war on young people

How young people have gotten screwed, labour fighting back and why the young are hopeless

November 19, 2025

The universe doesn't make mistakes

The universe teaching you lessons, losing your identity and being a non materialist

November 18, 2025

I'm still walking

Poem about walking

November 18, 2025

Welcome to the jungle

How America has become a lawless jungle

November 14, 2025

Write again

Reminding myself to write, getting out of your own head and shifting your subconscious through unlearning

November 12, 2025

People don't know what's coming

Reflecting on what's to come globally but also personally given everything I've accomplished till now

November 12, 2025

Featured

Look what you did

Personal Writings

Reflecting on the day I became an Ironman

January 7, 2025

We live in a Chinese world

Miscellaneous Musings

Essay on how China has advanced in production, manufacturing and helped their citizens while America has fallen behind

This Means More

Miscellaneous Musings

One fan’s journey through how the Raptors went from being the laughing stock of the NBA to World Champions

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