Hey builders 👋 For the last 3-4 years, I’ve been collecting and using Mental Models for my own thinking and decision-making. But one thing always bothered me... most resources on mental models felt too vague and theoretical. Even AI can now generate endless definitions. What I really wanted was a better way to internalize these ideas - through visuals, stories, and real-world case studies. So I finally started building it. Step 1 is live now... a curated visual directory of Mental Models. 👉 https://mental-models.blueakash.com/mental-models Step 2 is the exciting part (already planned) deep case studies... inspired by what Growth.Design does for UX psychology... but for Mental Models and decision-making. The goal is to make these ideas actually stick subconsciously, instead of feeling like information you read once and forget. Would love your feedback or roast it.. 🙌 Also curious - which mental models are you most familiar with and actively use?

Lately, I've been noticing 10:10 a lot—over the past few days, and I even saw it twice today. It feels like more than just a coincidence, and I’m curious if this has any specific meaning in terms of spirituality, synchronicity, or numerology. Does anyone know what 10:10 might signify or have personal experiences with this number pattern? I’d love to hear your thoughts or insights!

For over 4 years, I’ve been listening to and practicing positive affirmations as part of my techniques to maintain a high vibration energy, strengthen my self-esteem, and reprogram my subconscious. Since it had such a profound impact on me, this year I decided to take it a step further and start sharing it with others, so I created my own YouTube channel. ☺️ I love doing this because it allows me to craft my own affirmations and then listen to them in my own voice, which I feel is even more powerful. This is my first video. It’s in Spanish, but you can turn on captions and practice the language! Haha https://youtu.be/P3LKH95pkTc?si=oY-Xi1vcm8Ngowlu I hope you like it ☺️ and I encourage you to record yourself saying affirmations to reinforce them even more. Who else is starting from scratch with a new commitment set for this year? Share what it’s about so we can support you/us. ✨

Happy 2025 everyone! 🎉🥂 Hope we all take that one step daily to get closer to what we would like to achieve in our lives. I wonder if there's a new activity or a new habit that you'd like to add to your daily routine in this new year? If so, what is it? How would you enjoy doing it? Are there any possible challenges or any blocks that keep you away from doing it? Do you need to join a group or create a new community for that or is it possible to do it alone? I'm just curious to learn more about your 2025 new goals and habits 😊, and if you feel like talking about them, I'd be so glad to hear them from you and learn better!

I used to think finding my Ikigai meant chasing what I wanted. After dropping out of engineering, building hardware, launching a nano-satellite startup, coding apps, meditating in the Himalayas, and attempting to revolutionize Indian agriculture – I discovered something unexpected. The real key to finding your life's purpose isn't just about knowing what you want; it's about understanding what you don't want. My Journey: A Series of Plot Twists 🌱 When it comes to living a meaningful life, IKIGAI has been my guiding light, pushing me to dive deeper into self-discovery and understand what truly makes me come alive. My journey has been all over the place – I dropped out of engineering to dive into entrepreneurship, when it was needed, I started with web development, then shifted to hardware, then to UX design, jumped into app and backend development. It's been a whirlwind of scattered experiences and constant self-exploration. And if that wasn't enough, three years ago, I left everything behind – my startup, home, and even my laptop – to head to the Himalayas. I was chasing a deeper understanding of life and meditation. I wanted to become a monk and explore the hidden mysteries of existence. If it weren't for the COVID lockdown, I might not have returned home at all! Fast forward to eight months ago – I thought I'd revolutionize Indian agriculture after going through a deeper meditative experience. But reality hit hard, teaching me yet another profound lesson: I need to have lots of patience if I want to do something profound in Agriculture, So I had to quit, because I did not have the patience to commit a decade of life to one cause. For me, everything was about exploration. At every stage of my journey, I kept thinking about Ikigai. Whenever I changed direction – from coding to hardware, from startups to meditation, and from tech to farming – I asked myself: Does this align with my purpose? Am I doing what I love, what the world needs, what I'm good at, and what can sustain me?