2026 January
Notes
Jan was good, but it was slow. Slower than a snail.
I am writing this in March, so I am not recollecting much.
I read Hamnet and fell in love with the book. I read a lot. I collected a lot of malayalam books as well. I want to read more, it has become kind of like a thirst.
Workouts have been keeping me sane. It was the best decision I made last year - to have a trainer, the money I spent on it is worth every penny.
Watched Arrested Development, I can't believe I missed out on this show for this long. Rewatch material.
Finally got a patagonia bag. Thanks to Najmathechi who brought it from scotland.
Talking about scotland, what a wonderful place. I wish to visit it someday.
Thanks to Hrishi for this!
Sorted out all the books I had lying around the apartment. Treasure!
My best buddy from college got married to his long time girlfriend. It was a blast. What I enjoyed was the time we spent together on the evening before the marriage. The whole lot of us - sitting outside of the groom's home. Talking random shit and laughing out loud. I live for those moments now :)
There was a lot of times I got frustrated at work. The reasons are clear. I worked on it, I should also work on not getting affected by these things.
World is moving fast, AI is killing a lot of things. I want to train my body and mind - keep it in the best condition possible. Workouts, reading and writing.
https://x.com/joshpuckett/status/2006454615391482362?s=20
Misogi - Japanese word for annual challenges
https://x.com/kritipraaa/status/2006392868781670818?s=20
https://longshot.invertedpassion.com/
Hahah - https://x.com/abhishekcode42/status/2006258788895187028?s=20
The old show I used to miss was Martin Mystery. Damn, finally found it.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Kochi/comments/1kti3y5/after_spending_around_25_years_in_kochi_and/
Watched Train Dreams and it is such a good watch.
https://letterboxd.com/whitewolf998/film/train-dreams/
Inversion Principle
https://x.com/adele_bloch/status/2006947308798083098?s=20
Hosting parties or getting together
https://sriramk.com/brandon-sanderson
https://x.com/AmericanDebunk/status/2007143046438367397?s=20
https://x.com/GRITCULT/status/2007516352962277717?s=20
https://x.com/bryan_johnson/status/2007873111715443086?s=20
https://x.com/shaneparrish/status/2007826067029905519?s=20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zChiVdbSp5M
Thinking long term, acting short term.
“How to make this habit fun? How to make it more enjoyable.”
https://x.com/GurpriyaSidhu/status/2010549450083897832?s=20
Health is simple - Eat clean. Exercise Regularly. Sleep well.
If anyone tells you otherwise, they’re probably not focused on your health they’re making money off your health.
“lately when I meet new people, I ask them what their hobbies are instead of what they do for work, and let me tell you, the conversations have been absolutely top tier!”
Need to adopt this, even ask these in interviews
Watching arrested development and it is a fun ride.
I don’t know how to approach life. I guess I should be patient a bit more and wait for somethings to happen on its own. Maybe right things will find me at the right time.
“He has already looked at houses; he is saving money to buy a place for them. He has envisaged taking Susanna on his shoulders to look at the river, bringing them all to the playhouse. He has imagined his new friends looking with wistful envy at his wife’s dark eyes and slender gloved wrists, at the pretty heads of his children. He pictures a kitchen with two cradles, his wife bending over the fire, a yard at the back where they might keep hens or rabbits. It will just be the five of them, perhaps more in time: he permits himself this thought. No one else. No family next door. No brothers or parents or in-laws bursting into the place at odd hours. Nobody at all. Just them, this kitchen, these cradles. He can almost smell this kitchen: the beeswax on the table surface, the curdled-milk smell of the babies, the starch of the laundry. His wife will hum to herself as she works, the babes will gurgle and chatter, Susanna will be out at the back, talking to the rabbits, examining their liquid eyes, their sleek fur, and he will sit at his hearth, surrounded by his family, not cramped into a lodging room, writing letters that take four days to reach them. He will no longer lead this double life, this split existence. They will be there, with him; he will need only to raise his head to see them. He will be alone no more in the big city: he will have a firmer foothold there, a wife, a family, a house. With Agnes there, beside him, who knows what may be possible for him?”
“To be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.”
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