Aman Y. Agarwal

Notes on bad writing from Street Fighter (2026)

Notes on film writing from “The Odyssey” (2026)

Asking ChatGPT to be my life coach

60 Day Update on Learning Mandarin

30 Day Update of Learning Mandarin

My Plan to Become Fluent in Mandarin in Two Years

Embracing the White Belt

Tortoise Mode: 30 Minutes of Deep Work Per Day.

Hikikomori Sprint (HKS) #3: Saving a Sinking Ship

Strength and Mindset Update: 100kg Deadlift Unlocked

The obstacles are your life

I hiked a mountain in ancient Japanese straw sandals (waraji), and it was awesome.

Why I don’t talk to VCs and professional investors

How I’d approach Judo (and the Kodokan) if I had to start over

The ancient method I used to achieve fluency in Japanese in 12 months

Workplace Insecurity is Irresponsible

An irrational need for excellence

Hiring (and Firing) Criteria

Starting Strength: Week Five

On the transience of life

Hiring Founding Team Members for a Civilization-Level Challenge

Starting Strength: Week One

My Plan to Become “Immortal”

Launching DenseWiki : A Reflection on HKS #2

Hikikomori Sprint (HKS) #2: Deep Work, Finishing DenseWiki

How I (finally) got addicted to working out and transforming my body

Virality = Extremely Interesting + Real News

Rediscovering Jon Taffer

Life as “The Writing Founder” (Ongoing Reflection)

The Mighty English Language

The future of long-term hiring: the Nintendo way?

How to be good at sales as a non-sleazy, nice person

“Customer-Worthy Commits”: A new daily unit of work for solo founders