Let me get one thing out of the way first: I didn't do this to go viral, or to become a better version of myself overnight, or because I read some aesthetically pleasing blog that told me to. I did it because I was slipping. Slowly. Quietly. Like when you're on a moving escalator, but it's going down and you're standing still. I'm Kunal. 23. Night shift CAD drafter. I sit in an office from 6:30 PM to 3:30 AM, mostly pretending to work while trying not to lose my mind. When you live like that long enough, the line between boredom and burnout gets real blurry. So I started tracking. Not because I wanted to change the world, but because I needed to feel like I still existed in it. Here's how it went down. The Setup No fancy apps. Just Google Sheets, a Notion dashboard, and a brain running on caffeine and chronic lower back pain. I picked 10 habits to track: Waking up before noon Not smoking Stretching for 15 minutes Drinking 3L of water 20 minutes of reading 1 new ...
I didn’t wake up one day and become “the reflective guy.” It sort of happened between late-night walks, broken routines, poor decisions, and a few YouTube spirals that hit a little too deep. It started with Kabir , actually. Not in a temple. Not in a schoolbook. Just one of those random verses you read and suddenly feel like someone just diagnosed your soul in one sentence. “maya-maya sab kahe , maya lakhe na koi jo man se na utare, maya kahiye soye” It hit me different. Still does. The idea that you can care without being attached , be aware without performing , and exist without belonging to either side . Kabir made solitude feel like a choice, not a punishment. Made detachment feel warm, not hollow. Then came Shwetabh Gangwar . Yes, the YouTuber. Don’t roll your eyes. I wasn’t looking for a guru, I was just bored. But the way he explained “decision-making as a skill” or “not being emotionally available to nonsense” felt like someone finally gave words to ...