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The Truth is Out There
The truth is out there, waiting for me somewhere in this crazy city of San Francisco. And as they say in the CIA, the truth will set you free.
Let It Be Thunder. Burning Man 2026
Burning Man is something else for everyone, and every time. The desert will test you and reveal some truth about you. It’s almost like a mirror. This was my third burn. They say it’s three times charm.
This was my hardest year yet, and not necessarily because of the weather, but because of the personal challenges and struggles I had to face.
Lessons from Wudang: The Cradle of Daoism
A canceled flight rerouted through a Tashkent layover, then a week of tai chi and Daoist philosophy at the Wudang Taoist Wellness Academy — on why the answer to burnout is to balance out and simplify, not push harder.
Project “Safety”
It was a windy Sunday evening in San Francisco, filming my Tai Chi routine on a rooftop, when I realized I couldn’t bring myself to approach the glass barrier — not fear of heights, but of myself. That moment forced me to confront twenty years of quietly accumulating overstimulation and a lack of safety, both internal and external. From two derailed PhDs to launching a company right before a pandemic, to standing at forty caught between building a business and building a family, I trace the “unequal race” that led me to burnout. What follows is my personal codex — eleven rules for redefining safety in 2026.
My Brain and Me
An Ayurvedic doctor once told me my mind felt older than my body. Here, a neuroscientist maps the specific ways her own mind runs clogged and fatigued — and the practical, sometimes strange, fixes she is testing to restore it.
The Buffet
San Francisco turned out not to be a place but a psychological interface, a mirror reflecting whatever I carried inside. I arrived expecting a broken, transactional city, and that is what I found, until a small act of kindness and months of inner work changed the signal I was sending out, and what came back.
What Every VC Should Know about Academic Research and Academic Culture
Academic research can look like a perfect innovation pipeline for VCs, but publish-or-perish incentives often favor polished narratives over reliable signals. This essay explains p-hacking and lists concrete red flags — missing limitations, vague jargon, borrowed novelty — investors should watch for before betting on a research-backed claim.
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Which Domains of Knowledge Work Will Remain Dominated by Humans in 2026?
As we approach 2026, the real question about AI and work is no longer what machines can do, but what humans will refuse to give up. From decision-making to sales, education, and entrepreneurship, the roles that stay human-dominated share one trait: someone must stand behind the outcome.
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Harsh Truths About the VC Culture in San Francisco Learned So Far
Many people view venture capital as the top of Silicon Valley’s career food chain. But the reality is far less glamorous: intensely competitive, performance-driven, and transactional. Happiness, it turns out, is not found at the top of any career hierarchy, but in the present.
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How Childhood Beliefs Quietly Run Your Life Like an Operating System
Most core beliefs are formed in early childhood and quietly shape our adult lives by influencing our decisions, attention, and the way reality seems to respond to us. Some become deeply empowering; others turn into invisible constraints on relationships, self-worth, and money. Real change requires reaching the subconscious layer where these patterns first formed.
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