Barun Pandey

buyer’s remorse isn’t a sign you made a mistake; it’s a sign you made a decision. the brain hates committing to one path when so many others exist. this is just your mind playing 4d chess against itself.

the real problem? you were sold the dream of an optimized life where every choice is correct. but that’s a myth. in reality, every decision closes ... See more

meditation is a process of understanding what we are not so we can better see what we are

In 1961, Claude Shannon and Ed Thorp decided hacking roulette didn’t defy the laws of physics — therefore it was a solvable problem.

To hack roulette, they built the first-ever wearable computer. The device transmitted information about roulette wheels via a cigarette packet-sized box that they placed in their shoe. Shannon and Thorp would use a toe... See more

But I noticed something else: there was long-term satisfaction to be found in my journey. It wasn’t in the attaining but in the becoming .

The process itself, of becoming the kind of person who could make useful things and earn a living doing so, was a joy. As was the process of deepening the craft of exploring or reading or writing.