It’s Jan 25, 2023, and I have decided on a name for my substack, visakanv.substack.com. Previously called “visakanv’s switchboard” as a placeholder, I am hereby renaming it VOLTAIC VERSES. I will explain more in a subsequent essay. Riffing off of my idea of high-voltage living.
Fundamentally Messy is a husband-and-wife podcast with @visakanv and @sharanvkaur! Episodes are uploaded to a YouTube playlist and to Spotify. You can also listen via Apple, Google, anchor.fm, or reason.fm.
INTROSPECT is an ebook by @visakanv about becoming who you are. Remixing Nietzsche, Emerson, Alan Watts, Joseph Campbell and more. You can buy it now: gum.co/introspect
MAKE SOME NOISE is a fictional novel about the Singaporean music scene in the mid-2000s. I will likely release it after I first released FRIENDLY AMBITIOUS NERD (March 2020) and NAUGHTY BOY (tentatively October 2020?).
FRIENDLY AMBITIOUS NERDΒ is a collection of essays, blogposts and twitter threads by @visakanv, released on March 1st 2020. Buy it now: gum.co/friendlynerdbook
I’ve joked with some friends sometimes that I’d like to have a “warning” post that lists out all of the pitfalls of dealing with me β whether as a friend, colleague, etc. I’ll be turning 30 this year and I feel particularly compelled to actually do this. The first thing I’d warn people about is […]
When I went to San Francisco, I was startled to discover that I was able to bring strangers together, to help create a context where relationships could form. And I realized that that’s what I want to be doing with my life. I want to find other kind friendly nerds everywhere, and connect them to […]
This page is meant to be a list of all of the podcasts that I have been on. I also have a Spotify playlist with most of these. And a Twitter thread. 1. Other Life with @jmurphy β pros & cons of monetizing, how/when to do it, having IRL meetups w/ internet ppl, & the […]
I want to persuade people that it’s worth their time and effort to experiment with their aesthetics. Why? I can start by talking about my personal experience. Simplistically, I can divide my life into “life before embracing my aesthetics” and “life after embracing my aesthetics” β and life after embracing my aesthetics has been a […]
sensitivity is a superpower β IMO sensitivity + smarts + strength is the holy grail. We have many cargo cults that worship smarts and strength, but sensitivity is far too often derided as weakness. I want to persuade people to see sensitivity as the superpower it can be.