The Deliberate Pause

How I engineered my way to getting fit

What worked in the beginner phase when willpower wasn’t enough.

Nov 2 • Abhishek Agarwal

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October 2026

How to survive the guilt of saying NO

Being able to help is not the same as being obliged to help

Oct 26 • Abhishek Agarwal

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The Art of Surrender

What love and building a startup taught me about letting go of the outcome.

Oct 19 • Abhishek Agarwal

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Why I left the mountains for Bombay

Because I have learnt to inhabit a mind I don't need to escape

Oct 12 • Abhishek Agarwal

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Initiate yourself into happiness

Stop mistaking gratitude for your parents as indebtedness

Oct 5 • Abhishek Agarwal

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September 2026

Success is a lagging indicator

The evidence of your work lives in the gap between effort and outcome.

Sep 28 • Abhishek Agarwal

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From Scarcity to Abundance

How a dining table, Roger Federer, and a failed SaaS business taught me to empty the scarcity storeroom.

Sep 21 • Abhishek Agarwal

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Be easy to improve

Five ways to build feedback loops that help you compound

Sep 14 • Abhishek Agarwal

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Making room for Krishna

I spent thirty years asking God for things. He was waiting for me to run out, so we could finally talk.

Sep 7 • Abhishek Agarwal

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August 2026

Change the architecture of your inner critic

Practice self-compassion to silence the Duryodhana within

Aug 31 • Abhishek Agarwal

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Eight Money Rules for Future Founders

Everything I wish I'd known about money in my 20s.

Aug 24 • Abhishek Agarwal

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Workaholism: The Only Addiction We Applaud

The real advantage does not come from more effort. It comes from effort aimed in the right direction.

Aug 17 • Abhishek Agarwal

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