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Personal Writings
Does anyone care?
People paying attention to my writing, not caring and doing this for me
August 29, 2025
Personal Writings
Autopilot
Getting out of your routine, taking initiative and remembering to enjoy the journey
August 29, 2025
Personal Writings
You're trying
Poem on trying
August 29, 2025
Personal Writings
Create, not criticize
Stop criticizing, remembering how precious life is and creating
August 24, 2025
Personal Writings
Find someone to do life with
Finding a partner, reflecting on my parent's relationship and a list of my best wedding ideas
August 24, 2025
Personal Writings
I've never thought of myself as creative
Reflecting on my creativity and contemplating the next step in my career
August 14, 2025
Personal Writings
Life is not the number of breaths you take
The moment I crossed the finish line at the Ironman, moments of wonder and chasing complete presence
August 11, 2025
Personal Writings
Forge your own path
Robert Frost's poem 'The Road Not Taken', reflecting on my own journey and always taking the road less travelled
July 25, 2025
Personal Writings
We all need self-love
Being gracious with yourself, getting out of your comfort zone and being patient with progress
July 25, 2025
Personal Writings
Be relentless
The relentless pursuit of greatness
July 23, 2025
Personal Writings
Just keep going
What I told myself as I completed the biggest Ironman training week of my life
July 14, 2025
Personal Writings
Follow through
Getting to the end of things to prove to yourself what you're capable of
July 14, 2025
Personal Writings
Progress can be hard to see
Reminding myself how far I've come on my Ironman journey
July 1, 2025
Personal Writings
No one cares
People focused on themselves, them not caring about you and challenging yourself
June 29, 2025
Personal Writings
Lessons at 30
Lessons I've learned as I approach 30
June 23, 2025
Personal Writings
It's all connected
Weird coincidences about how different media I've been consuming are all connected to a higher power
June 15, 2025
Personal Writings
You're too smart
Hearing I'm too smart from my dad, being lonely and not turning back
July 6, 2024
Personal Writings
You're on the right track
My self-development journey, Gamestop's positive earnings and giving myself credit for doing the work
March 22, 2023
Personal Writings
You're not on anyone else's timeline
Forgetting about life timelines, other people's expectations of you and finding yourself
December 7, 2021
Personal Writings
Your phone will destroy you
How your phone is ruining you, social media companies and ads everywhere
August 1, 2024
Personal Writings
Younger self to Older self
Writing as if I was 17 talking to 24 year old Anish
January 6, 2021
Personal Writings
You're awesome
Putting in the work, appreciating what you've done and changing the world
February 3, 2022
Personal Writings
You're always being watched
The illusion of privacy, social media and governments knowing everything about you
March 24, 2024
Personal Writings
You worked for this
Patting myself on the back for getting to this moment
September 21, 2022
Personal Writings
You won't be everybody's cup of tea
Types of tea, modern dating and finding your favourite type of tea
September 4, 2023
Personal Writings
You need difficulty
Struggle, ChatGPT replacing creativity and finding meaning in the process
March 24, 2024
Personal Writings
You need to write
Reminding myself why I need to write
June 6, 2025
Personal Writings
You need to fall
Getting punched in the mouth, getting only one life and using failure as an opportunity
May 26, 2025
Personal Writings
You need people
Why people and relationships are the bedrock of happiness
April 1, 2024
Personal Writings
You need it
Poem on bad people, embracing the unknown and appreciating yourself
October 30, 2023
Personal Writings
You need a why
Short essay on remembering that you need a why
March 2, 2025
Personal Writings
You have to decide what you want out of life
Asking yourself 'why?', modern-day distractions and giving yourself time to think
March 30, 2022
Personal Writings
You live a crazy life
Poem on living an interesting life
April 1, 2023
Personal Writings
You have a story to tell
Telling your story
March 7, 2024
Personal Writings
You don't want to be famous
Long poem on not wanting fame
May 14, 2023
Personal Writings
You don't need to impress anyone
Not living up to people's expectations, chasing external validation and impressing yourself
December 29, 2021
Personal Writings
You don't need to have all the answers
Saying 'I don't know', experimenting and writing for me
July 5, 2021
Personal Writings
You deserve this
Giving yourself credit, doing the work and failing forward
November 29, 2021
Personal Writings
You deserve to be here
Getting recognized as an Emerging leader in Canada, doing the work and deserving the recognition
March 4, 2023
Personal Writings
You deserve to be at the table
Being an imposter, conversations with CEOs and reminding myself I deserve to be here
February 27, 2024
Personal Writings
You are
Poem on who you are
April 18, 2023
Personal Writings
You can't have it all
My parents meeting Shah Rukh Khan, being trapped and the downsides of celebrity
April 10, 2023
Personal Writings
You cannot be perfect
Making mistakes, reflecting on a negative experience with my family and striving to be better
September 3, 2024
Personal Writings
You are all your emotions
Reflections after watching 'Inside Out 2'
July 22, 2024
Personal Writings
You are a superstar
Reflecting on already having won
February 14, 2024
Personal Writings
Writing Is Hard
Writing is hard: successful people, why we like the things we do, unlearning, questioning yourself, and reckoning with privilege
January 30, 2021
Personal Writings
Worry about the valleys, the hills will take care of themselves
Thoughts after watching 'Quincy'
February 14, 2024
Personal Writings
Words to describe Summit
Poem on words to describe Summit
May 22, 2023
Personal Writings
Words are
Poem about words
February 1, 2023
Personal Writings
Without your health, what do you have?
A reminder about how important your health is
May 7, 2021
Personal Writings
Women are superheroes
Poem about women
May 3, 2023
Miscellaneous Musings
Why I Won't Be Changing my profile picture to support france
My perspective on the how the Western media continues to devalue people around the world
November 16, 2015
Personal Writings
Why do you work so hard?
Asking yourself why, my experience in Tokyo and moments when I felt happiest
June 17, 2024
Personal Writings
Why do I write?
Some reasons for why I write
June 5, 2022
Personal Writings
Why Do Clouds Turn Pink?
Why clouds turn pink, hacking life, and thinking for yourself
April 21, 2021
Personal Writings
Why?
Poem with 'why' questions I ask myself
July 30, 2024
Personal Writings
Who are you really?
Identity crises, finding yourself and nuance of opinion
August 8, 2021
Miscellaneous Musings
Who am I
Who am I - podcast intro
May 10, 2021
Personal Writings
When it rains, it pours
Dealing with death, Charlie Munger and soldiering on
May 3, 2024
Personal Writings
What's your excuse?
Poem on the common excuses we tell ourselves
July 18, 2024
Personal Writings
What's the point of all of this?
Asking yourself tough questions, death, and finding purpose
July 23, 2024
Personal Writings
What's Wrong With Cancel Culture
Why are we so caught up in 'cancelling' people?
March 23, 2021
Personal Writings
What's the value of a moment?
Valuing time, having family die and cherishing moments
May 1, 2024
Personal Writings
What would love have you do?
Seeing the good in all situations, re-training our brains and asking what would love have you do?
July 13, 2022
Personal Writings
'What is life? Nothing'
Life being nothing and everything, understanding yourself and answering 'what is life'
August 22, 2021
Personal Writings
What if you're wrong
So what if I'm wrong about the market crash?
July 15, 2021
Personal Writings
What happened to you?
Giving your parents credit, childhood trauma and being products of our environment
June 5, 2022
Personal Writings
What game are you playing?
Understanding what game you're playing, types of games that make you miserable and finding happiness
January 29, 2025
Personal Writings
What does your book look like?
Imagining your life as a novel
January 26, 2023
Personal Writings
What does success mean to you?
Defining success, striving for goals and letting go of expectation
January 18, 2022
Personal Writings
What are you optimizing for?
Optimizing your life and asking yourself the question
February 19, 2024
Personal Writings
What are the risks with AI?
Essay about the risks as we enter the AI revolution
November 1, 2023
Personal Writings
What
Poem about what questions I ask myself
May 13, 2023
Personal Writings
We sometimes forget
Poem about what we forget
February 13, 2024
Personal Writings
We pretend
Poem about pretending what we know
February 1, 2023
Personal Writings
We live in an SNL episode
Commenting on the state of America after Biden and Trump's 2024 debtate
June 27, 2024
Personal Writings
We are not alone
Recent disclosure about UAPs, connecting them to the Telepathy tapes and seeing connections between these subjects
January 23, 2025
Personal Writings
Watch out America, the world is coming
The future of basketball being international, Vince Carter and the next generation of superstars
October 12, 2022
Personal Writings
Was I even there while it was happening?
Words from Scott Galloway, rushing through life and never wishing for less time
February 4, 2024
Personal Writings
Wars between generations are coming
Falling fertility rates, paying for older people and upcoming conflict between generations
February 18, 2024
Personal Writings
Wars are coming
Poem about upcoming wars
March 11, 2023
Miscellaneous Musings
Value of a 'like'
How the world of likes has changed my generation
July 1, 2015
Personal Writings
Walk to the beat of your own drum
Lowering expectations, committing to the work and reaching your potential
January 7, 2022
Personal Writings
Upgrade your software
Thinking about your brain as a computer, understanding your subconscious and changing your software
October 11, 2023
Personal Writings
Ukraine is screwed
America leaving Ukraine, the destruction of Palestine and the American military industrial complex
December 14, 2023
Personal Writings
Tucker and Putin shook the world
Thoughts after Putin's interview with Tucker Carlson
February 9, 2024
Personal Writings
Try something new
Poem on trying new things
June 17, 2023
Personal Writings
Try and suck less
Sucking at life, failing and being great
November 2, 2021
Personal Writings
Trust the Process
Process vs. goals, patience and why I started writing
February 15, 2021
Personal Writings
Trapped
Poem about being trapped
May 18, 2023
Personal Writings
Tips for weddings
Some tips for weddings, especially Indian ones
September 4, 2023
Personal Writings
Tips for life
Short and direct tips for a good life
August 24, 2023
Personal Writings
Time alone
Facing yourself, asking yourself questions and playing the single player game
July 23, 2024
Miscellaneous Musings
This Means More
One fan’s journey through how the Raptors went from being the laughing stock of the NBA to World Champions
June 14, 2019
Miscellaneous Musings
Tik Tok is destroying the West
Tik Tok making the West dumber, psychological manipulation and China winning the AI race
March 26, 2023
Personal Writings
This is how you get distracted
Distracting myself with making sense of the recent news about aliens
March 28, 2025
Personal Writings
This game of hell that never ends
Online dating, people being reduced to swipes and being authentically you
November 21, 2022
Personal Writings
Think of life as a forest
Life as a forest, little things every day and the value of time
May 5, 2021
Personal Writings
They don't care
People being selfish, being curious and validating yourself
April 25, 2023
Personal Writings
There is no overnight success
The myth of overnight successes, having purpose and Mo Salah's journey
January 18, 2022
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Look what you did
Reflecting on the day I became an Ironman
We live in a Chinese world
Essay on how China has advanced in production, manufacturing and helped their citizens while America has fallen behind
This Means More
One fan’s journey through how the Raptors went from being the laughing stock of the NBA to World Champions