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Documenting whatever I can, so life feels a little longer than it actually is. For now, this is an unorganized collection of thoughts, experiences and opinions, but I do have future plans for this page, we'll see where it goes.

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Disdain of groups.

June 17, 2026 | Reading time: 3 minutes

I find people to be fascinating, the most complex things to come into existence. I have always been a bit of a recluse, perhaps a little less now than I used to, but I do enjoy being by myself the most. But, even when that is true, I crave conversation

I am pretty content with the living alone part, I tend to be more disciplined when on my own. I cook and eat well, stay pretty organized, exercising has not been upto the mark for the last few months cause I barely leave my room, which I think is turning into a bit of a problem. My building has a great rooftop, so climbing the top is what I have been considering as going out lately. It is the tallest building in the area, so getting on top of the ledge and doing push-ups at 4 in the morning is somewhat of an exclusive experience.

But, jokes apart I should probably try to go out more. Finding good company has been a real challenge, someone suggested to try using dating apps but I do not know how I feel about that. We'll see.

Breaks are a thing of the past and the future, not the present.

April 29, 2026 | Reading time: 3 minutes

At the end of 2024, when I was leaving NID and was unsure of how the upcoming months would be, because I had grown quiet used to the hostel lifestyle where I had a single occupancy room (what a blessing) which allowed me to work at my own pace whenever I wanted.

By then I had been freelancing for almost 2+ years, and among university assignments, personal projects and work deadlines, I had gotten used to working most of the times. Then 2025 came along, I was working from home cause I had gotten a fantastic remote job in London, along with other contract work, so the days were busy but I was making enough money to keep me more than motivated. But as months went on it slowly got to me, the sheer amout of time I was spending staring at a screen was perhaps a bit too much for my already sleepless eyes.

Finally shut down my computers after 16 hours of work.

So, by July 2025, I was feeling burnt out, atleast my understanding of what a burn out is. But it was time to move to Bangalore, ain't no one got time to feel burnt out. So we carried on. Comes the end of 2025, and it struck me, that at the end of '24, I told myself that the next year will be quieter and calmer, college is over now, I am older now, know better, what could go wrong. And '25 turned out be the most insane restless year ever, even after I moved to Bangalore, even more so in come cases.

Well, coming to 2026, and it is to no one's surprise, that it got worse haha. But something has changed, I am working more than ever before, both for others and myself, and even then I feel like I can do more. I have picked up new hobbies which I am trying to find time for, new projects I have completed and even newer one's that I am yet to start. It is busier than ever before, but everyday I go to bed thinking "Could have done a little more, huh?".

I do not know if this is a healthy thought or not, all I know for now is that more can be done, as much as I can till I can't no more. Burn outs are not real, just a fragment of our fragile imaginations.

So, by July 2025, I was feeling burnt out, atleast my understanding of what a burn out is. But it was time to move to Bangalore, ain't no one got time to feel burnt out. So we carried on. Comes the end of 2025, and it struck me, that at the end of '24, I told myself that the next year will be quieter and calmer, college is over now, I am older now, know better, what could go wrong. And '25 turned out be the most insane restless year ever, even after I moved to Bangalore, even more so in come cases.

Well, coming to 2026, and it is to no one's surprise, that it got worse haha. But something has changed, I am working more than ever before, both for others and myself, and even then I feel like I can do more. I have picked up new hobbies which I am trying to find time for, new projects I have completed and even newer one's that I am yet to start. It is busier than ever before, but everyday I go to bed thinking "Could have done a little more, huh?".

I do not know if this is a healthy thought or not, all I know for now is that more can be done, as much as I can till I can't no more. Burn outs are not real, just a fragment of our fragile imaginations.

End of year 1, welcome year 2.

April 12, 2026 | Reading time: 3 minutes

Have been living alone for almost an year now, gets challenging from time to time but it is an experience that I think I am quiet fond of. I do believe that staying indoors all the time is getting to head, I just don't really like going outside, it is way too crowded and loud. I rented an apartment plenty far away from the main street, which atleast allows me to be distance from all the noise I have learned to despise so much.


But at end of the day, I am quiet satisfied with Bangalore. Would I change something if I could? Absolutely, probably a million things, but compared to all the other cities I can find work in that I visited (Hyderabad, Gurgaon, Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai) I like Bangalore the best.

I am pretty content with the living alone part, I tend to be more disciplined when on my own. I cook and eat well, stay pretty organized, exercising has not been upto the mark for the last few months cause I barely leave my room, which I think is turning into a bit of a problem. My building has a great rooftop, so climbing the top is what I have been considering as going out lately. It is the tallest building in the area, so getting on top of the ledge and doing push-ups at 4 in the morning is somewhat of an exclusive experience.

But, jokes apart I should probably try to go out more. Finding good company has been a real challenge, someone suggested to try using dating apps but I do not know how I feel about that. We'll see.

In appreciation of MacBook keyboards.

January 15, 2026 | Reading time: 4 minutes

I have always been very skeptical of apple laptops, not due to the hardware, which is arguably the best in the industry, but the software just never felt right to me. I did try to give it a chance a few times, whether on my roommate's MacBook Air or the iMacs we had at our labs in NID, but I was never convinced.


But, after I got a MacBook Pro from Verizon, in July of 2025 I didn't have a choice to opt for a Windows machine. Initially it felt a bit foreign, but that did not last very long. It felt significantly different than my prior experiences with MacOS, it looked great and it felt great, which is not something I can say for a lot of Windows software nowadays. (Sad, I know.)

But we will talk about software some other time, right now I wanna focus on the keyboard.

MacBook Pro (M3 Pro)

What a treat. I tried butterfly switches when Apple introduced them back in 2015, and they were not it. Almost no travel, and I did not know a single person who's E key did not break in a few months of buying the laptop. Well, that was a while ago, and we are now back on scissor switches, and boy are they nice.

I am not comparing it to a mechanical switch like a Cherry Blue, that would not be a fair comparison (although I do love myself some Cherry Blues), this is a low profile switch, and perhaps the best laptop switch ever. The 1mm travel feels great, like you finally feel like you're pressing something, and these switches have this weird click to them that I really enjoy, almost like feedback.

And lastly my favorite part, the backlighting. The best backlighting among all the keyboards I have ever used. Uniform illumination across each key and it fades in and out, instead of abruptly cutting off. (Apple knows their UX, thanks Jobs.) Weirdly, I do prefer the keyboard on my MacBook Air compared to my Pro. I do still work 8 hours a day on a Windows machine, so I keep jumping between Mac and Win keyboard layouts, but it is not as much of a hassle as I thought. All in all, I do have a lot of good things to say about my shift to a MacBook, thought I'd start with the keyboard.

What a treat. I tried butterfly switches when Apple introduced them back in 2015, and they were not it. Almost no travel, and I did not know a single person who's E key did not break in a few months of buying the laptop. Well, that was a while ago, and we are now back on scissor switches, and boy are they nice.

I am not comparing it to a mechanical switch like a Cherry Blue, that would not be a fair comparison (although I do love myself some Cherry Blues), this is a low profile switch, and perhaps the best laptop switch ever. The 1mm travel feels great, like you finally feel like you're pressing something, and these switches have this weird click to them that I really enjoy, almost like feedback.

And lastly my favorite part, the backlighting. The best backlighting among all the keyboards I have ever used. Uniform illumination across each key and it fades in and out, instead of abruptly cutting off. (Apple knows their UX, thanks Jobs.) Weirdly, I do prefer the keyboard on my MacBook Air compared to my Pro. I do still work 8 hours a day on a Windows machine, so I keep jumping between Mac and Win keyboard layouts, but it is not as much of a hassle as I thought. All in all, I do have a lot of good things to say about my shift to a MacBook, thought I'd start with the keyboard.

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