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Armaan Agrawal

Armaan Agrawal

Yes… it's another blog. But it's small words and big ideas, like we're both in grade five and I'm passing notes to you while the teacher talks (except the notes are about living an awesome life).

Two promises. I publish only when I have something worth ten minutes of your life, which is not every day. And every word is written and edited by me, never AI.

The notes are below (now stop watching the teacher).

Little about me

  • Grew up in Japan.
  • Studied computer science at Northeastern University in Boston because I thought Python was cool when I was 10.
  • I don’t particularly care about code so long as it helps me build something useful.
  • Currently live in Boston.

Ideas that changed my life

  • Health > Relationships > Wealth.
  • Protect your attention like gold: the modern world is designed to steal it. At the same time, learn how to grab attention.
  • If you don’t quit you’ll eventually win. You just have to not die in the process…
  • Reading is a cheap unfair advantage. Let others do the hard work, learn from their mistakes.
  • East Coast > West Coast.
  • I don't have to give up my health or my relationship to be successful.
  • Givers are more successful than takers.
  • Writing this blog.

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Essays

Close the open loops

Aug 5, 2026

A long time ago, I learnt a trick to get rid of songs that are stuck in your head.

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How to become the person you want to be

Aug 4, 2026

We all want to be better: be more athletic, have more money, have better relationships.

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Buy the things you love while escaping the rat race

Aug 3, 2026

Let's say you *really love clothes*. Specifically, clothes that make you look like this:

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Comprehensive guide to *personal* productivity

Aug 1, 2026

Sahil Bloom once said, *"No one cares about your deep work ritual or morning routine if you don’t get sh\*t done. Input quality may get you social media likes, but output quality (and quantity) is what gets you paid."*

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What you can learn from Morgan Housel about writing

Jul 26, 2026

Morgan Housel is known for his two famous finance books, "The Art of Spending Money" and "The Psychology of Money" (which has sold more than 8 million copies).

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Don't Grind Into the Permanent Underclass

Jul 23, 2026

Recently I spoke to someone that asked me why I'm not interested in doing a 9-9-6 job at a startup in San Francisco.

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My system for reducing decision fatigue

Jul 16, 2026

Does this sound familiar to you?

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How I finally fixed my sleep

Jul 9, 2026

You can read or hear many people tell you how important sleep is, but the best way to be convinced is to actually try it yourself.

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Do you even want to be successful?

Jul 9, 2026

What stops you from getting on the Forbes billionaire list within the next 10 years?

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You don't have to give up your health or your relationship to be successful

Jul 6, 2026

I've spent the last six years of my life looking for advice on the internet about the perfect routine.

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Learn from people's models, not their lives

Jun 25, 2026

Alex Hormozi's ability to get business knowledge across in a simple way never ceases to amaze me.

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How to get more by giving more

Jun 23, 2026

Chances are, you're a selfish person. And rightfully so!

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The Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma

Jun 23, 2026

In the classic Prisoner's Dilemma game, two individuals must decide whether to cooperate with each other or betray each other (defect).

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The Case for Boredom

Feb 13, 2026

Boredom is when our brain wanders, and when it’s used to having direction it can be painful. Here’s why boredom is important, how you can make it less painful, and examples of successful people using these techniques.

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Traditional school won't be a thing in 20 years

Oct 18, 2025

Formal schooling is something people have accepted as realities of life in the modern era. It had its place in the improvement of the general education level of the masses, but we have come to the point where its flaws have become more apparent.

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