Wk 14-26 – Weekly Note

6 AM.
NOT in Versova ;P

Here’s the note from the week gone by.

I am sipping onto Iced Americano as I write this. I have not put my music yet and I am letting the day come to me, rather than rushing to it. And since I am on the road, my schedule will be all over the place. I want to figure out if I can stick to my morning routine (reading, writing, reflections, check lists etc) while I am on the road. My sense is that if I get 2 hours each morning at a table and a chair, I would be ok. Today is an experiment in that direction. Let’s see.

Edit note. I took about two hours to write this and I am glad to report that I think I have a hang of the day! Must make this into a daily habit!

Another thing about travel is that it forces you to break your patterns. I am used to a hot Americano with butter while I am in India. Here, I cant ask for butter. I mean I can but I know they dont have. Maybe they do. I will try the next time I get a coffee. I am used to a table and a chair with a certain height. I dont have that here. And ofcourse, the unfamiliarity of the route you take, the sights you see and the people you meet. Good. And bad.

Then, while you are travelling, there’s so much context shifting that I am unable to get any work done. I know some people are good with it. You know, digital nomads and all? I wish I was like them. My best work comes in when I am in a routine. In fact, if I had my way, I would live in a new place for a month, spend a few days walking around where I live and then spend the next 3 weeks pushing for some output.

Finally, on travel, the best part is that you leave behind all the things that you dont like and choose things that you do. For example, in India, I avoid walking. Because, well…

On the other hand, when I travel, I can pick a hotel / bnb that’s in a part of the city that’s walkable. Oh, on that, when I travel, I like the idea of getting the acco in the middle of the city. And never on the edges. If I can choose, I will pick a tiny place in the middle than a large one on the outskirts. And the good part of most modern cities is that they offer many many middles.

Ok, this is becoming a travel blog.
Lemme get back to the weekly note.

The last week didnt see a lot of action tbh. It started on a high note (many meetings on Monday, many emails and conversations thru the week) but there wasnt any concrete outcomes. The week was all about activity (and no action / achievement). But that’s ok. Some weeks we do things. Some weeks we dont. As long as we dont lose sight of where we want to reach, all these are cool and part of the process.

So, the track for the day week has to be Bryan Adam’s Cuts Life a Knife. Here.

There’s way too many things that I like about this. Here’s a list in no order…

• The way its been shot. I would love to do something similar with some artist. Love black and white and play of metal, wood, darkness, silhouettes and all that
• The track itself. I love it. And the lyrics, uff!
• The way semi-acoustic sounds sound like. Music to my ears. Lol.

So that.

Lets get to the review.

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💭 Highlights, reflections, updates, notes and thoughts from the last week

Last week I made these in an order. This week, I dont have an order.

1/ Pune

On Friday, I went to Pune. I had no reason. Just a feeling that I wanted to go and meet couple of my people.

Unlike other trips where I announce out loud, I didnt tell anyone that I was going to be in Pune. And truth be told, I didnt enjoy this trip to Pune. I dont know why. May be I would’ve liked to meet more people? I dont know.

But, the two people I had to meet, I am glad I could meet them and spend time with them. Each time I meet my people in different cities, I wish I could move all into one place. I know its wishful at best. I know most people wont want to uproot themselves and their lives to be around me. Some may. But most wont. So I need to make peace with that.

2/ A Book on Better Habits

Staying on Pune and Pune people, Aarya has given me a gift. A first draft of a book on building and sustaining habits. Of course there are many books on habits but this one starts where others end. More on this in the next few days.

So, Aarya did it as part of HelioCoach and she used a lot of Claude and I love how shes been able to program it to deliver an effective outcome. I read the first draft of the book on the flight and I like what I read. It needs work but it’s a good first draft for sure. So proud of Lord Aarya.

I need to now find someone who can polish it.
Do you know someone?

And in case you wish to read an early preview, please lemme know.

3/ Apply myself to a problem

I am dying to apply myself to a large problem that leverages my zone of genius and create value for people around me. And the world.

I’ve been trying to find an answer and a solution for this for sometime now but I havent had any brainwaves. I’ve asked my BoD as well but answers havent been forthcoming. May be I need a better board ;P

Or maybe I need to do deeper soul searching?

Thing is, I can find work easy. I am reasonably smart and connected and if I asked some people, they would give me work. It may not be rewarding enough (financially or emotionally) but I know that I can find work. But that wouldnt give me joy. And I would do them as lip service. I mean I will do a great job but I will not be excited about it. Plus, I’ve decided that I want to work on things that are uniquely mine and give me joy and allow me to apply myself with all my might.

So, need to find something. Any brainwaves anyone?

4/ Gratitude

I must say that I am grateful for the life I have.

5/ Pushpa 2

In the flight, I saw about 60% of Pushpa 2.

I had seen Pushpa 1 long ago and I remembered the story vaguely (sandalwood smuggler and all that). And I thought the story was weak AF. But the screenplay was good, the acting and direction was top notch. I think it would’ve been fun to watch on a larger screen.

Also made me aware that you can make good films if you tried ;P

Anyhow, the point is not the film. The point is the lessons I took from this.

One. The film made me realise that Entrepreneurship and Films are same. You work all your life to be able to build something that brings out an impact, you are betting against all odds, you are obsessed (and passionate to the extent of being mad) about what you do and one “lucky” strike can give you disproportionate outcomes!

Two. That I would love to be a modern day Robin Hood. You know, take from the ones who have in excess and give to the ones that need. But then, I need to either become an outlaw. Or make a lot of money.

6/ Money

The financial year closed in March.
And while I’ve spoken about the goods and the bads, I realised that I need to learn more about money.

Parking this here.
No large thoughts.

7/ Misc Things

Not too many come to mind TBH.
Like I said the week was truncated of sorts (two days of trip to Pune and then one day to recuperate and then a long flight yesterday). Some are…

1. My best thoughts come when I am in motion. I distinctly remember talking to AK about a lot of work things and I was surprised at myself for coming up with those. I must do more of commute chats.
2. I must get a car. First I need to know where am gonna live.
3. The US-Israel-Iran situation doesn’t seem to be dying down. I am so keen on exploring Dubai and GCC but I am unable to. I wish I could be that person that could deescalate things!
4. I continue to be away from Insta. I miss the mindless banter with people there. I must say I do miss some people too. IYKYK.

Ok, onto other things.

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🈺 Photos from the past few days

Stopping this from this week onward. In case you want me to restart, lemme know. However, here’s an image…

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🈺 Trackers…

Here’s my trackers.
Tell me what you see.

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🈺 Action on LARGE objectives for the year

In this section, I will capture my progress on large objectives for the year. 

In 2026, I plan to do the following three things…

1. Book2
2. Human Flag Pole
3. Save a million dollars

No action in the last week on any of these goals. So, no progress and no update.

This has been the thing for many weeks now. Must change this.

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☑️ So, what did I get done last few weeks? And what will I do next week?

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This is a one-line report on progress I made on various things that are important to me. I will only talk about things that I got done. Shipped. Not WIP.

So, this year, I want to track the following…

1. Health. I will work on sleep, food and movement. Not a good week.
2. C4E / Work. I want to shortlist some idea that I want to work on. No answer. I have given myself a hard deadline of 30th April 2026. Either I will find an idea or I will work on whatever my people tell me to.
3. Brand SG / Distribution. No action on this.
4. People (Family, Friends, Strangers, etc). No action.
5. Book2. I want to start with this. No action.
6. Shauk (Music, Films, Poker etc). No action.

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🏃🏻‍♂️‍➡️ Health

I added Health as a key section last year. I read somewhere that you need 4 things to live long – sleep, exercise, diet and community. I will track all four. And then some more variables that I feel are important to me. Let’s see what comes out.

No action again.
I mean I didnt track or actively think about it.
I want to keep this live cos this makes me think.

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🧠 Reminders from last week

This section captures things that I want to not forget. I add those to SG’s Office. I will copy paste these week on week and track updates.

A few things.

1. Update C4E’s Culture Book. This is still WIP.

I have a suspicion that this list will grow and will become unmanageable in a few weeks. I will find a solution when I get to it. For the time being, here’s a sheet where I track my actions.

Here are the things that I’ve closed previously…

1. Start a podcast with C and AK. This remains open and will probably get shut. I dont see the excitement in the three of us. 
2. Storytelling presentation for the session on the 7th March. I missed this. And I will do this in March. Maybe on the 28th or the 29th? I missed this again. I dont think am doing this. So closing and moving on.

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🥡 So, one thing that defines the past week?

Blur.

The other words for this year have been: Activity, Movement, Regular (again), Regular, Easy, Journey, Downtime.

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Phew!
Lemme know what you think.
See you around.

Oh, and this too shall pass!

PS: This series of posts is inspired by Thej and his weekly notes. Previous editions:

• 2026: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 (missed these three), 12, 13

PPS: Please do point typos.

PPPS: In case you see me being inconsistent in anything – work, writing, reviews etc, PLEASE do point out.