Weeknotes
Occasional short blog posts about my weeks.
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The gap between what you’d do with fresh eyes and what you’re actually doing is where the sunk cost fallacy lives.
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Random notes and reads of this week. Hide Distracting Items…” and “Export as PDF…” are my two favorite Safari features. Our Achilles Heel post on the Collab Fund blog: The education you gain and continue building throughout your life will matter far more than the name at the top of your diploma. The key is…
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It is easy and cheaper to be happy. But involving others—wanting to show others that I am happy and wanting to be happier than others— is what makes is hard and expensive. Won the hardest battle with myself on Monday. But gave in two days before recouped. Quote of the week: Whatever you can do,…
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💭 Pondering No sun on the first day of winter 2026. Not rain either, but wind. We had to cancel plans to play cricket in the nets. 📍 Doing
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📍 Doing Part of the no sugar challenge — 72% dark chocolate isn’t dark enough anymore. It has to be 90+ now. Stroll in the street. Moving Macs.
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Welcome, 2026. The last two years were tough in the moment but rewarding in hindsight. I’m hoping 2026 will be the same — full of challenges that lead to meaningful gains. This first week of the new year has been wet with rains and wind, and we had to cancel our anticipated trip to the…
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In September (week 37) we finally moved into the home we have been dreaming of building since late 2020. This alone makes 2025 a fantastic year. I am deeply grateful for it. I know this post is supposed to be about this week, but this week is also the last week of this year, so…
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This is a week of celebration and sadness! On Tuesday, my son had a milestone birthday. When it comes to parenting, days are long but years are short! Also on Tuesday, I was so excited about the results of the Indian general elections. I love that democracy ultimately won at the national level and in…
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Blood Tests. I got my fasting glucose and fasting insulin tests done and pleased with my results. Two books. I completed reading these two little books: The rule of 72. I first heard about the Rule of 72 in this recent podcast. You can read more about it in this Investopedia article: The Rule of…
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I have been negligent about posting weekly notes because life happens (for the better, more below), but my colleague and blogging friend Vishnu revived my inspiration with his regular weekly notes. It seems he was inspired by Thejesh too, who initially prompted me to blog about my weeks. The world of blogging is so small!…