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Eshaan's Playground

Cards pulled out at random. A place where music, process, technology, and the human mess all converge. This is the journal side of the website now, not a separate product.

What lives here

New writing, experiments, and the connective tissue behind the bigger public-facing projects.

Where to go next

Use the subscribe button in the header for the newsletter, or jump out to the main site for the polished pages.

Fresh notes

Latest Posts

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Is Life Funny?

Reflecting on a quote from Shantaram that's stuck with me since 2016, and how my journey from avoiding being 'The Blind Guy' to fully embracing my identity has been unexpectedly funny.

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What Is The Opposite Of Happiness?

Exploring the idea that the opposite of happiness might be interesting, not sad - and how embracing an interesting life can lead to genuine happiness.

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Integrated now

The blog is finally part of the same house.

The shell, footer, and navigation now point back to the same main-site routes and use the same warm paper palette instead of the old disconnected gray UI.

Under the hood

Posts come from the external Payload CMS and newsletter subscriptions run through Listmonk. The blog frontend is now just the reading experience.