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I'm Akshit
Thriller writer by night. Product builder by day. Adventurer always.
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Step Into My World
Three corners of my life — where I build, write, and roam.
My North Star
A personal guiding philosophy born from an unexpected conversation on a mountain trail.
① Master Your Craft
Your profession - your bread and butter. The thing you do so well, the world pays you to keep doing it.
For me, that's building digital products: designing user journeys, solving real-world problems, and managing chaos until it looks clean. This isn't just about money. It's about being dangerously good at something.
② Feed Your Fire
Your passion - not the motivational-poster kind, but the one that'd keep you alive even if you were stranded on an island.
Mine? Writing that grips. Trail running that hurts in all the right ways. Scuba diving, rock climbing, sleeping under stars, chasing peaks and plot twists alike.
③ Protect Your People
Your tribe isn't your follower count or Slack community. It's the 4-5 people who'd show up for you - in failure, in silence, in success, in the mess.
For me, it's family and a tiny handful of friends. I have a limited social battery, and I guard my time like a paranoid dragon with its gold.
The Machine That Moves You
When you get it right:
- Your profession funds your passion
- Your passion fuels your drive
- Your people keep you grounded
"It's not always balanced. Life doesn't run on formulas. But this framework - this circle - helps me keep the main thing the main thing."
Call it ikigai. Call it alignment. Or just call it what makes it all worth it.
Freshly Baked
Straight from the brain oven. Ideas, stories, and semi-structured chaos.
Thoughts in Knots
Essays and opinions I've wrestled with - about life, solitude, time, and how to keep all your circles in balance.