About me

I have been reading books and self-development materials for more than nine years now. In these nine years, I have studied topics ranging from physics, human behavior, philosophy, psychology, religious texts, and countless other subjects.

Over time, I started to see the similarities and overlapping patterns in the different fields and ideas of self-development. It was as if there were no boundaries. My speculations were further supported by the evidence that I found along the way. I was taking notes and began collecting the ideas that were accumulating.

Soon after, I realized that this learning was creating a mind map of the world inside my mind, which was similar to an interconnected web of ideas, like a framework. I called it the Framework of understanding. The collection of further evidence from psychology provided additional clarity for me to understand this. I started to discover that our lives are influenced by this framework, which acts like an algorithm by which our perception is shaped and decisions are made. The way we perceive the world and the way we choose to act are the two fundamental traits of human behavior that determine the ultimate trajectory of our lives.

Then I was reminded of the idea from Viktor Frankl: "Between stimuli and response, we have the freedom to choose".

That freedom lies within our framework of understanding. Our entire existence is inside our heads and through this tiny window of our senses.

This is when I finally started the journey to put all these learnings and writings together into a single unified theory of the framework of human understanding—a map of understanding of the world that we create in our minds. I went through hundreds of notes that I had written over the years and reread many books and articles from my past readings.

A single question, "What does it mean to understand?" triggered a thought process that was interconnected with everything else I had learned. My best ally was the wall of my room and sticky notes, which I used as triggers for ideas to get inspiration. The mind is like a guided missile; it will search for the things that you are looking for.

Initially, the plan of blogging started with the fear of losing all my learnings and writings if something were to happen to me. Yes, I think about death. I think about it often, more often than most people I know.

Death gives me this sense of urgency, which convinces me to stop caring about the things that don't matter to me and dedicate my efforts to the things that do matter.

As Steve Jobs said, "Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart."

I do not have a scientific degree or list of credentials to justify my ideas. I am not a CEO of a multinational company whose biography or ideas people are interested in reading. So, building confidence in myself and my ideas was difficult, and doubt still takes hold of my mind. Somehow, from somewhere deep within, this conviction comes, and I start writing again.

The arrival of AI seemed like a perfect opportunity to get the story out. I am lazy. Very lazy. I enjoy writing but hate the feeling of grammar correcting. English, being my second language, is not my strongest suit. Over time, reading many books in English has made me better at writing in English than in my own languages, Punjabi and Hindi. My mother wouldn't be happy about it, for sure.

As I am writing, very few people are even aware that I write, and no one knows what I am up to. I have enjoyed a bit of secrecy around my passions since childhood. I find it fascinating. Maybe it is a way of shielding my delicate ideas from outside criticism.

The concept might not be perfect, but it's worth putting it out there. Maybe the feedback I receive will improve it. Maybe people will find it useful or will criticize it; there is no way to determine this other than just putting it out there.

Initially, I thought, who would want to read my personal story? I am not a star kid or a Kardashian, but rather a random guy from a random village in India that may not even be on Google (by the way, I just looked up the name of my village on Google, and another village with a similar name popped up).

Being from a village, I think, was a blessing. I experienced life firsthand that others in developed cities just get to hear about in books or documentaries—stories of places where literacy is still low. I had the opportunity to be around people who could not read or write. My entire childhood was full of these observations and learnings, and as you may see, I have used many of these examples in my writings as well.

I believe in reason, logic, and scientific thinking, but humans are not primarily logical. We feel more than we reason, and my effort has been to explain the concepts in the most human way possible without losing the credibility of those ideas.

As you read, I encourage you to seek comprehension and see if my perspective resonates with you. Sometimes, understanding something just clicks, even if we can't pinpoint why. Look for that click. If it doesn't happen, feel free to set this aside and perhaps revisit it later.

Last but not least, I encourage you to share your constructive feedback. Let's learn together!