A personal blog.https://rishi.monster/https://rishi.monster/posts/life-update-oct-2026/https://rishi.monster/posts/life-update-oct-2026/Quit my job this week. Some thoughts on why, and what's next.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 17:20:08 GMThttps://rishi.monster/posts/on-solo-travel/https://rishi.monster/posts/on-solo-travel/I used to think solo travellers were lonely people running away from something. Turns out I was half right.Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:45:00 GMThttps://rishi.monster/posts/dont-be-spiritual/https://rishi.monster/posts/dont-be-spiritual/Are you spiritual and not religious? Think again.Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:40:00 GMThttps://rishi.monster/posts/life-update-mar-2026/https://rishi.monster/posts/life-update-mar-2026/On tech debt, empathy for old systems, slowing down when life gets too loud, SUFI collaboration and a new project at the intersection of software and nuclear physics.Sat, 21 Mar 2026 09:05:00 GMThttps://rishi.monster/posts/dhurandar-the-revenge/https://rishi.monster/posts/dhurandar-the-revenge/Blatant political propaganda sold as a patriotic high budget filmThu, 19 Mar 2026 19:55:00 GMThttps://rishi.monster/posts/years-with-table-tennis/https://rishi.monster/posts/years-with-table-tennis/About competition, validation, regret, and falling back in love with table tennis after a decade.Sat, 21 Feb 2026 06:41:00 GMThttps://rishi.monster/posts/fat-loss-what-to-expect/https://rishi.monster/posts/fat-loss-what-to-expect/Things you can expect when you are on a long fat loss journey.Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:56:00 GMThttps://rishi.monster/posts/reason-dont-justify/https://rishi.monster/posts/reason-dont-justify/A maybe-obvious principle to make conversations at work slightly more productiveSun, 01 Feb 2026 10:33:00 GMThttps://rishi.monster/posts/time-intelligence-eonomy-part-2-what-must-stay-human/https://rishi.monster/posts/time-intelligence-eonomy-part-2-what-must-stay-human/A first-principles definition of work, the structural differences between humans and AI, and what this implies for how human expertise must evolve when execution becomes cheap.Sat, 17 Jan 2026 12:42:00 GMThttps://rishi.monster/posts/life-update-dec-2025/https://rishi.monster/posts/life-update-dec-2025/Screwed up my health numbers after a hectic year. Thoughts on getting back at it.Mon, 29 Dec 2025 09:05:00 GMThttps://rishi.monster/posts/time-intelligence-economy-part-1-the-ai-noise/https://rishi.monster/posts/time-intelligence-economy-part-1-the-ai-noise/Why AI is unavoidable at work, how noise creeps in, and why choosing how you use AI now matters more than the tools themselves.Thu, 25 Dec 2025 11:12:00 GMThttps://rishi.monster/posts/why-i-write/https://rishi.monster/posts/why-i-write/An unapologetic note on writing, expression, and owning a small corner of the internet.Sat, 20 Dec 2025 20:40:00 GMThttps://rishi.monster/posts/a-lost-idea-can-be-a-lost-universe/https://rishi.monster/posts/a-lost-idea-can-be-a-lost-universe/A short essay on the real bottleneck in productivity and capturing ideas before they disappear. And why small, unrecorded thoughts often matter more than we realise.Sat, 06 Dec 2025 10:33:00 GMThttps://rishi.monster/posts/the-last-100m/https://rishi.monster/posts/the-last-100m/Notes from my summit push on the trek from Deoriatal to Chandrashila. The climb and the clarity.Sun, 16 Nov 2025 15:27:00 GMThttps://rishi.monster/posts/life-update-nov-2025/https://rishi.monster/posts/life-update-nov-2025/A raw three-month check-in - work at Stripe, quitting smoking, building side projects, new wheels, and rediscovering old passions.Fri, 07 Nov 2025 15:22:00 GMThttps://rishi.monster/posts/the-ai-demo-is-a-lie/https://rishi.monster/posts/the-ai-demo-is-a-lie/Most AI pilots fail. Obviously.Mon, 15 Sep 2025 15:22:00 GMThttps://rishi.monster/posts/on-system-design-prep/https://rishi.monster/posts/on-system-design-prep/A practical guide to structuring your system design interview prep, developing clarity under pressure, and making the most of what you already know.Sat, 05 Jul 2025 15:22:00 GMThttps://rishi.monster/posts/on-writing-with-ai/https://rishi.monster/posts/on-writing-with-ai/Well I only clean up my writing with AI. Really?Tue, 17 Jun 2025 15:22:00 GMThttps://rishi.monster/posts/the-ai-rant/https://rishi.monster/posts/the-ai-rant/Pessimistic rant about the growing concerns in the AI universeTue, 05 Nov 2024 15:22:00 GMThttps://rishi.monster/posts/on-speaking-the-truth/https://rishi.monster/posts/on-speaking-the-truth/The Truth that can be spoken is not the complete TruthSat, 14 Sep 2024 15:22:00 GMThttps://rishi.monster/posts/architectural-masturbation/https://rishi.monster/posts/architectural-masturbation/Overcomplicating simple problems and implementing overly elaborate solutions for show offSun, 18 Aug 2024 10:22:00 GMThttps://rishi.monster/posts/on-work-life-balance/https://rishi.monster/posts/on-work-life-balance/The idea of work-life-balance never exists if it is taken up as a responsibilityWed, 01 Nov 2023 08:27:00 GMT