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(DAY 1068) Choosing No-Dive Over the Risk
Congestion meant no scuba for me, and a quick chat with Darren at Aussie Divers confirmed the decision.
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(DAY 1067) A Cold and the Scuba Risk
Fighting a cold and thinking through why scuba should be avoided when your ears and lungs are at risk.
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(DAY 1066) First Impressions of Phuket
Arriving in Phuket with immediate impressions of the island’s food scene and the striking expat presence alongside locals.
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(DAY 1065) Varsha and Nikhil’s Wedding in Pune
A warm, joyful celebration for Varsha and Nikhil at the amphitheatre of The Corinthians Resort in Pune.
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(DAY 1064) Returning to Pune After a Long Time
Back in Pune after years, and the city feels both familiar and entirely transformed since my first visit with my dad for a school scholarship interview.
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(DAY 1063) Handing Off and the Discipline of Switching Off
A short handover to the team is a reminder that as a founder, switching off is part of building a resilient, fungible organization.
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(DAY 1062) Travel Weeks and the Cost of Inconsistent Training
Travel tends to fragment routines, and the rest of January will likely be a reminder of how quickly exercise consistency can slip when the calendar is in motion.
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(DAY 1061) Disrupted Routines and the Slow March Back to Normalcy
The past few days have been a masterclass in how quickly carefully cultivated routines can unravel. Between late nights, skipped morning stretches, and a general sense of temporal chaos, my schedule has been more suggestion than structure. The path forward involves reclaiming two fundamental pillars: sleeping early and returning to morning stretches.
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(DAY 1060) Pocket TTS - When a 100M-Parameter Model Outperforms the Giants in Text-to-Speech
Kyutai's Pocket TTS demonstrates that bigger isn't always better in AI by delivering state-of-the-art text-to-speech with voice cloning capabilities in just 100 million parameters. Running in real-time on laptop CPUs while matching or exceeding the quality of models 10x larger, it represents a significant breakthrough in efficient neural audio generation.
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(DAY 1059) The Body Remembers - How Skipping Morning Stretches Reminds You of Their Importance
Our bodies have a remarkable ability to adapt to daily routines, especially when it comes to physical practices like morning stretches. When you establish a consistent stretching habit, your muscles, joints, and connective tissues begin to expect and depend on that daily movement. Missing even a couple of days can result in noticeable stiffness and discomfort, serving as a powerful reminder of how beneficial these simple practices are for overall wellbeing.