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#60 : Toxic Productivity & Life Lately...
A few thoughts, 500 subscribers, and some life updates.
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#59 : The Hidden ADHD Crisis
The letter explores how diagnostic bias and gender expectations leave girls with ADHD undiagnosed, misunderstood, and struggling with devastating…
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#58 : The Art of Getting Unstuck
Every project hits a swamp where progress stops. This letter is a note on navigating such swamps.
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#57 : Life & Its Logistics with Priyam Sodhia
Starting up, internships, setbacks, relationships, leadership, hope and family ; we cover it all in this interview letter with Priyam Sodhia.
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#56 : What Is Clinical Depression?
This is an attempt to view clinical depression through the lens of biology, psychology, culture, and society. We also discuss the need for and…
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July 2025

#55 : Stealing from Paras Chopra
Notes from Paras Chopra on writing, ambition, relationships, marketing, startups, and capitalism. But I feel this is just a letter on human psychology…
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#54 : Debugging The Self | IIT, Mental Health Struggles, Product Management, Emotions, and More
Life at IIT Bombay, early-stage startups, product management, mental health struggles, AI for mental health, and a note on navigating life.
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#53 : From The Lens of a Surgeon
Life, death, and meaning always intersect in a medical context. These timeless questions unfold gently as we look at life through the lens of Dr…
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June 2025

#52 : The Unofficial College Playbook ( My Friend Wrote A Book!)
It’s 219 pages of practical tools, lived experiences, and honest advice on time, habits, mindset, and momentum—written by someone still in it, still…
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#51 : From IIT to Shark Tank India: Mohit Tyagi's Life Lessons on Teaching, Philosophy, and Success
From a small town in UP to becoming one of India's most respected math educators, Mohit Tyagi's story is about choosing integrity over easy success.
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#50 : Fifty Lessons Since March 2020
50 lessons shaped by high school graduation, three years of college, overcoming porn addiction, the gym, solving for mental health, friendships, poor…
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May 2025

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