Vikas.

Field Notes

Thinking in public

Short essays, reflections, lessons, and questions. Not SEO content — real thinking.

Building4 min

Why I wanted a personal website??

Not for SEO. Not for likes. Not to look busy. Just to own a small corner of the internet that is mine.

15 June 2026

Building5 min

The difference between being busy and building

Busy is easy. It feels productive without requiring you to make real decisions. Building is different.

20 May 2026

Health6 min

What health transformation teaches about identity

Getting healthier is not about willpower. It is about deciding who you want to be and then acting like that person - slowly, consistently.

10 April 2026

Building5 min

Why small internet products interest me

You do not need millions of users to build something useful. A product that helps a few hundred people and earns some money is a real product.

18 March 2026

AI5 min

AI is changing how I think about work

Not as a threat. Not as magic. As a very fast, very confident collaborator that you have to manage carefully.

25 February 2026

Impact4 min

The kind of impact I want to create

Not viral moments. Not follower counts. Something quieter and more lasting - products, ideas, and people that continue after you.

12 January 2026

Parenting4 min

What fatherhood is teaching me quietly

You cannot outsource the presence. Every distracted minute is a clear choice that the child sees even when you think they do not.

8 December 2025

Discipline5 min

Small systems I want to live by

Motivation is unreliable. Systems are boring but they actually work. Here are the small ones I keep coming back to.

15 November 2025

Life4 min

Why I am treating life like a lab

The lab metaphor changes how you relate to failure. Experiments do not fail - they produce data. Some of it is just less useful than other data.

20 October 2025

Discipline4 min

The danger of collecting ideas but not testing them

An idea that lives only in your notes is not an experiment. It is a comfortable illusion of progress.

28 September 2025

Life3 min

First step to change is knowing

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26 June 2026

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