Kanishka
@beingkanishka.bsky.social
Content @beehiiv. I run half-marathons, chase PRs, and write about systems for ambitious builders.
Built Different—a weekly newsletter for people who refuse to settle.
https://kanishka.site/
Built Different—a weekly newsletter for people who refuse to settle.
https://kanishka.site/
if you're stuck, you probably need one of three things:
more space to think.
more feedback from the market.
more courage to kill what's not working.
more space to think.
more feedback from the market.
more courage to kill what's not working.
December 28, 2025 at 8:43 PM
if you're stuck, you probably need one of three things:
more space to think.
more feedback from the market.
more courage to kill what's not working.
more space to think.
more feedback from the market.
more courage to kill what's not working.
consistency without strategy is just noise.
showing up matters. but knowing what to show up with matters more.
showing up matters. but knowing what to show up with matters more.
December 27, 2025 at 7:27 PM
consistency without strategy is just noise.
showing up matters. but knowing what to show up with matters more.
showing up matters. but knowing what to show up with matters more.
the gap between where you are and where you want to be isn't motivation.
it's systems.
build the structure, the output follows.
it's systems.
build the structure, the output follows.
December 26, 2025 at 6:42 PM
the gap between where you are and where you want to be isn't motivation.
it's systems.
build the structure, the output follows.
it's systems.
build the structure, the output follows.
you don't need permission to start.
not from anyone.
just start.
not from anyone.
just start.
December 25, 2025 at 7:58 PM
you don't need permission to start.
not from anyone.
just start.
not from anyone.
just start.
holidays make you realize what's the point of it all.
December 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
holidays make you realize what's the point of it all.
A few years ago, I read somewhere:
"If you didn't get your driver's license at 18, you're not serious about getting things done."
Since then, I've met and worked with the most focused builders I know.
And that take couldn't be more wrong.
Their path wasn't about hitting milestones early.
"If you didn't get your driver's license at 18, you're not serious about getting things done."
Since then, I've met and worked with the most focused builders I know.
And that take couldn't be more wrong.
Their path wasn't about hitting milestones early.
December 21, 2025 at 7:18 PM
A few years ago, I read somewhere:
"If you didn't get your driver's license at 18, you're not serious about getting things done."
Since then, I've met and worked with the most focused builders I know.
And that take couldn't be more wrong.
Their path wasn't about hitting milestones early.
"If you didn't get your driver's license at 18, you're not serious about getting things done."
Since then, I've met and worked with the most focused builders I know.
And that take couldn't be more wrong.
Their path wasn't about hitting milestones early.
Everyone should try chasing their peak physique at least once in their life, not for aesthetics, but to understand what your body and mind can achieve when you stop treating effort as a choice.
December 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Everyone should try chasing their peak physique at least once in their life, not for aesthetics, but to understand what your body and mind can achieve when you stop treating effort as a choice.
When I began my working, my initial focus was on upskilling.
It wasn't until I realized that the best investment was in my own health that I started lifting. Once that took off, everything else started to make sense.
If one can invest in their fitness, their life will take a 360-degree turn.
It wasn't until I realized that the best investment was in my own health that I started lifting. Once that took off, everything else started to make sense.
If one can invest in their fitness, their life will take a 360-degree turn.
December 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM
When I began my working, my initial focus was on upskilling.
It wasn't until I realized that the best investment was in my own health that I started lifting. Once that took off, everything else started to make sense.
If one can invest in their fitness, their life will take a 360-degree turn.
It wasn't until I realized that the best investment was in my own health that I started lifting. Once that took off, everything else started to make sense.
If one can invest in their fitness, their life will take a 360-degree turn.
The only thing that matters when you're choosing what to do with your life:
Do you feel it?
That burning feeling.
Most people pick careers based on what sounds good.
What pays well.
What looks impressive on LinkedIn.
But none of that keeps you going when it gets brutal.
Do you feel it?
That burning feeling.
Most people pick careers based on what sounds good.
What pays well.
What looks impressive on LinkedIn.
But none of that keeps you going when it gets brutal.
December 18, 2025 at 8:48 PM
The only thing that matters when you're choosing what to do with your life:
Do you feel it?
That burning feeling.
Most people pick careers based on what sounds good.
What pays well.
What looks impressive on LinkedIn.
But none of that keeps you going when it gets brutal.
Do you feel it?
That burning feeling.
Most people pick careers based on what sounds good.
What pays well.
What looks impressive on LinkedIn.
But none of that keeps you going when it gets brutal.
The highest ROI skill I ever built?
Writing.
Because it taught me how to think.
When you write, you're forced to:
→ structure scattered thoughts
→ spot the weak logic
→ say more with less
That skill bleeds into everything.
Writing.
Because it taught me how to think.
When you write, you're forced to:
→ structure scattered thoughts
→ spot the weak logic
→ say more with less
That skill bleeds into everything.
December 18, 2025 at 7:43 PM
The highest ROI skill I ever built?
Writing.
Because it taught me how to think.
When you write, you're forced to:
→ structure scattered thoughts
→ spot the weak logic
→ say more with less
That skill bleeds into everything.
Writing.
Because it taught me how to think.
When you write, you're forced to:
→ structure scattered thoughts
→ spot the weak logic
→ say more with less
That skill bleeds into everything.
if you're serious about 2026, ask yourself these 7 questions first:
1. what took the most time that i didn't enjoy?
if it didn't move the needle, kill it.
2. what's one thing if i double down on it will lead to 10x leverage?
that's your focus.
1. what took the most time that i didn't enjoy?
if it didn't move the needle, kill it.
2. what's one thing if i double down on it will lead to 10x leverage?
that's your focus.
December 17, 2025 at 9:04 PM
if you're serious about 2026, ask yourself these 7 questions first:
1. what took the most time that i didn't enjoy?
if it didn't move the needle, kill it.
2. what's one thing if i double down on it will lead to 10x leverage?
that's your focus.
1. what took the most time that i didn't enjoy?
if it didn't move the needle, kill it.
2. what's one thing if i double down on it will lead to 10x leverage?
that's your focus.
Everybody should write.
Not to build an audience.
Not to go viral.
To understand yourself.
You experience dozens of moments every day.
Conversations. Observations. Ideas that hit you in the shower.
Most of them disappear.
Writing is how you catch them.
Not to build an audience.
Not to go viral.
To understand yourself.
You experience dozens of moments every day.
Conversations. Observations. Ideas that hit you in the shower.
Most of them disappear.
Writing is how you catch them.
December 17, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Everybody should write.
Not to build an audience.
Not to go viral.
To understand yourself.
You experience dozens of moments every day.
Conversations. Observations. Ideas that hit you in the shower.
Most of them disappear.
Writing is how you catch them.
Not to build an audience.
Not to go viral.
To understand yourself.
You experience dozens of moments every day.
Conversations. Observations. Ideas that hit you in the shower.
Most of them disappear.
Writing is how you catch them.
the best investment you can make in 2026:
your body.
everything else you want to build requires energy you don't have if you're running on empty.
your body.
everything else you want to build requires energy you don't have if you're running on empty.
December 17, 2025 at 6:03 PM
the best investment you can make in 2026:
your body.
everything else you want to build requires energy you don't have if you're running on empty.
your body.
everything else you want to build requires energy you don't have if you're running on empty.
there are people who peak once, and people who compound.
the difference?
one chases the high, the other builds the curve.
athletes train for the season. the career. the long arc.
small reps every day. feedback loops every week. adjustments every month.
that's how greatness compounds.
the difference?
one chases the high, the other builds the curve.
athletes train for the season. the career. the long arc.
small reps every day. feedback loops every week. adjustments every month.
that's how greatness compounds.
December 16, 2025 at 10:31 PM
there are people who peak once, and people who compound.
the difference?
one chases the high, the other builds the curve.
athletes train for the season. the career. the long arc.
small reps every day. feedback loops every week. adjustments every month.
that's how greatness compounds.
the difference?
one chases the high, the other builds the curve.
athletes train for the season. the career. the long arc.
small reps every day. feedback loops every week. adjustments every month.
that's how greatness compounds.
AEO is a multiplier, not a foundation.
it amplifies what's already there.
if you're creating generic AI content, posting once, and ghosting your audience-AEO just helps more people ignore you faster.
fix the fundamentals.
then optimize for reach.
it amplifies what's already there.
if you're creating generic AI content, posting once, and ghosting your audience-AEO just helps more people ignore you faster.
fix the fundamentals.
then optimize for reach.
December 16, 2025 at 6:03 PM
AEO is a multiplier, not a foundation.
it amplifies what's already there.
if you're creating generic AI content, posting once, and ghosting your audience-AEO just helps more people ignore you faster.
fix the fundamentals.
then optimize for reach.
it amplifies what's already there.
if you're creating generic AI content, posting once, and ghosting your audience-AEO just helps more people ignore you faster.
fix the fundamentals.
then optimize for reach.
being an athlete taught me more about life than any book. it showed me that showing up, even when you don't want to, builds a stronger you. I've learned not to wait for perfect conditions and not to negotiate each morning. discipline compounds; everything else follows.
December 15, 2025 at 8:16 PM
being an athlete taught me more about life than any book. it showed me that showing up, even when you don't want to, builds a stronger you. I've learned not to wait for perfect conditions and not to negotiate each morning. discipline compounds; everything else follows.
most people write in the order they think.
that's the problem.
good writing isn't transcription.
it's architecture.
you start with the insight that unlocks everything else.
front-load value.
build tension.
resolve gradually.
that's the problem.
good writing isn't transcription.
it's architecture.
you start with the insight that unlocks everything else.
front-load value.
build tension.
resolve gradually.
December 15, 2025 at 5:45 PM
most people write in the order they think.
that's the problem.
good writing isn't transcription.
it's architecture.
you start with the insight that unlocks everything else.
front-load value.
build tension.
resolve gradually.
that's the problem.
good writing isn't transcription.
it's architecture.
you start with the insight that unlocks everything else.
front-load value.
build tension.
resolve gradually.
New Year's won't go as planned. Challenges will pop up, things might break, and not everything will succeed.
Prepare to be resilient and pivot. Nothing is set in stone, so adapt and change if needed to achieve your mission.
Keep adapting weekly and monthly to reach your mountain peak.
Prepare to be resilient and pivot. Nothing is set in stone, so adapt and change if needed to achieve your mission.
Keep adapting weekly and monthly to reach your mountain peak.
December 14, 2025 at 10:30 PM
New Year's won't go as planned. Challenges will pop up, things might break, and not everything will succeed.
Prepare to be resilient and pivot. Nothing is set in stone, so adapt and change if needed to achieve your mission.
Keep adapting weekly and monthly to reach your mountain peak.
Prepare to be resilient and pivot. Nothing is set in stone, so adapt and change if needed to achieve your mission.
Keep adapting weekly and monthly to reach your mountain peak.
The dangerous habit nobody talks about: waiting to feel ready.
You'll never feel ready.
Ready is a lie your brain tells you to keep you safe.
Start messy. Adjust as you go. But start.
Consider this a sign as you plan for 2026.
You'll never feel ready.
Ready is a lie your brain tells you to keep you safe.
Start messy. Adjust as you go. But start.
Consider this a sign as you plan for 2026.
December 14, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The dangerous habit nobody talks about: waiting to feel ready.
You'll never feel ready.
Ready is a lie your brain tells you to keep you safe.
Start messy. Adjust as you go. But start.
Consider this a sign as you plan for 2026.
You'll never feel ready.
Ready is a lie your brain tells you to keep you safe.
Start messy. Adjust as you go. But start.
Consider this a sign as you plan for 2026.
You can be well-rounded and average.
Or you can be singular and exceptional.
Or you can be singular and exceptional.
December 13, 2025 at 6:18 PM
You can be well-rounded and average.
Or you can be singular and exceptional.
Or you can be singular and exceptional.
The best perspective on life?
Think like an athlete.
An athlete shows up on a Tuesday morning simply because it's Tuesday morning, regardless of whether they feel inspired.
Run the same drills, review the tape, and build systems that make showing up automatic.
Most people wait for the spark, but..
Think like an athlete.
An athlete shows up on a Tuesday morning simply because it's Tuesday morning, regardless of whether they feel inspired.
Run the same drills, review the tape, and build systems that make showing up automatic.
Most people wait for the spark, but..
December 12, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The best perspective on life?
Think like an athlete.
An athlete shows up on a Tuesday morning simply because it's Tuesday morning, regardless of whether they feel inspired.
Run the same drills, review the tape, and build systems that make showing up automatic.
Most people wait for the spark, but..
Think like an athlete.
An athlete shows up on a Tuesday morning simply because it's Tuesday morning, regardless of whether they feel inspired.
Run the same drills, review the tape, and build systems that make showing up automatic.
Most people wait for the spark, but..
most people plan their year in January and forget it by February.
the ones who win?
they review weekly. adjust monthly. stay flexible quarterly.
plans are useless. planning is everything.
the ones who win?
they review weekly. adjust monthly. stay flexible quarterly.
plans are useless. planning is everything.
December 11, 2025 at 11:12 PM
most people plan their year in January and forget it by February.
the ones who win?
they review weekly. adjust monthly. stay flexible quarterly.
plans are useless. planning is everything.
the ones who win?
they review weekly. adjust monthly. stay flexible quarterly.
plans are useless. planning is everything.
I've seen this play out in my own life over and over.
The best thing you can do to 10x? Build systems.
I was listening to MFM today and Sam Parr said the exact same thing. It clicked even harder.
The best thing you can do to 10x? Build systems.
I was listening to MFM today and Sam Parr said the exact same thing. It clicked even harder.
December 10, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I've seen this play out in my own life over and over.
The best thing you can do to 10x? Build systems.
I was listening to MFM today and Sam Parr said the exact same thing. It clicked even harder.
The best thing you can do to 10x? Build systems.
I was listening to MFM today and Sam Parr said the exact same thing. It clicked even harder.
if you're planning 2026 but feel stuck on what to chase:
chase what you'd do even if it didn't work immediately.
because most things take longer than a year.
the newsletter won't blow up in Q1.
the body won't transform in 8 weeks.
the business won't scale overnight.
chase what you'd do even if it didn't work immediately.
because most things take longer than a year.
the newsletter won't blow up in Q1.
the body won't transform in 8 weeks.
the business won't scale overnight.
December 10, 2025 at 7:15 PM
if you're planning 2026 but feel stuck on what to chase:
chase what you'd do even if it didn't work immediately.
because most things take longer than a year.
the newsletter won't blow up in Q1.
the body won't transform in 8 weeks.
the business won't scale overnight.
chase what you'd do even if it didn't work immediately.
because most things take longer than a year.
the newsletter won't blow up in Q1.
the body won't transform in 8 weeks.
the business won't scale overnight.
If you're planning for 2026 but aren't sure what to commit to, focus on your body.
When nothing else makes sense, building yourself will lead you to your goals.
You can't control most things in life, but you can control showing up to the gym.
When nothing else makes sense, building yourself will lead you to your goals.
You can't control most things in life, but you can control showing up to the gym.
December 9, 2025 at 7:43 PM
If you're planning for 2026 but aren't sure what to commit to, focus on your body.
When nothing else makes sense, building yourself will lead you to your goals.
You can't control most things in life, but you can control showing up to the gym.
When nothing else makes sense, building yourself will lead you to your goals.
You can't control most things in life, but you can control showing up to the gym.