Home
About
Start Here!
Books
Podcast
Blog
Library
Newsletter
Media
Contact Me
Self reflection
POSTS TAGGED WITH
Back to Blog
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
Personal Writings
They screw you up
Appreciating parents, dealing with their own stuff and forgiving them
May 31, 2023
Personal Writings
They have to be yours
Desires, mimetic theory and important questions to ask yourself
November 27, 2024
Personal Writings
There will be more
The murder of the United Healthcare CEO, the eroding middle class and more to come
December 10, 2024
Personal Writings
There is no timeline
Life timelines, being in your 30s and using happiness as a driver
August 21, 2024
Personal Writings
There is no secret ingredient
Lessons from 'Kung Fu Panda'
August 25, 2024
Personal Writings
There is no perfect
Destroying the myth of perfection, doing self-work and chasing progress
March 4, 2023
Personal Writings
There is no free speech
Being suspended because of a blog post I wrote about Israel and Palestine
February 3, 2025
Personal Writings
There is no happy ending
Reflecting on watching 'RoadRunner' - a documentary about the life of Anthony Bourdain
June 14, 2024
Personal Writings
There are so many jobs out there
Thinking about the variety of jobs out there during a trip
June 10, 2024
Personal Writings
There is no blueprint
Your parents' blueprint, learning a new blueprint and advice from the best
March 2, 2024
Personal Writings
The world doesn't know it yet
Reflecting on what I've done the last few years and how the world will hear about me
August 1, 2024
Personal Writings
The world is tough
The world going through a dark time, focusing on yourself and remembering to be grateful for what you have
March 31, 2025
Personal Writings
Then they came for us
Poem about the Israel-Hamas conflict from the perspective of an innocent Palestinian
October 16, 2023
Personal Writings
The value of therapy
Benefits of therapy, writing and lessons I've learned through it
July 23, 2024
Personal Writings
The Wild Robot
Lessons learned while watching 'The Wild Robot'
October 22, 2024
Personal Writings
The trap of productivity
Why I'm so productive, feeling guilty when I'm not resting and figuring out how to relax more
May 29, 2025
Browse All Tags
Choose from a wide variety of tags
Self reflection
Biotech
Privilege
Positivity
Advice
USA
Poetry
Travel
Fraud
Revolutions
Banks
Social media
Family
Market crash
Crypto
Web 3/NFTs
Artists
Currencies
Propoganda
Energy
Judgment
Politics
Inflation
US Fed
Process
Inspirations
Subconscious
Journal entries
Growth
Self Doubt
Success
Death
Attention
Negativity
Writing
DRS
Meditation
Gratitude
Non fiction books
Leverage
Economics
Compounding
Psychology
History
Love
Effort
Geopolitics
Dreams
Accountability
Relationships
Failure
Hedge funds
Wall Street
Fame
Reddit
Stock Market
Finance
Ego
Gamestop
Education
Featured
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
The Stock Market Crash of 2021 Simply Explained
The upcoming stock market crash of 2021 simply explained