Aman Y. Agarwal

I just wrapped up a >60 day streak of learning Mandarin everyday, using the LingQ method (i.e. reading and listening to authentic content, in my case a TV series.)

It’s time to celebrate my first 30 consecutive days of learning Mandarin.

This is going to be my third attempt at learning Mandarin.

This is a short letter to my younger self.

I’m trying the biggest experiment I’ve ever done with regards to managing my ADHD: Set a floor of only 30 minutes per day of deep, focused work on your most important project.

My company currently has only 2.5 months of runway, and we need to rebuild the product from scratch: A new scientific network that blows everything that came before it out of the water.

Progress Update After being stuck at 95kg for 3 whole months, my deadlift is finally back on track.

“Once I get past these obstacles, I will be able to get on and live my life.”

I love history, and I often wonder what life would be like if I was born in a different time and place.

Here’s an interesting, obvious fact: Every single sTaRt-Up that ever failed (i.e. went to zero), had a page in their slide deck showing a big juicy market size with billions of dollars that they failed to capture.