ANISH KAUSHAL
not your typical doctor
Grew up my whole life thinking I would become a doctor. By the time I finished medical school in Scotland, realized medicine wasn't the path for me so left to pursue a career in healthcare venture capital, a job I wasn't prepared for in an industry I had never heard about. Been doing that and much more the last few years. Find out more on my about page
timeless knowledge
Re-discovered my love of reading after leaving medicine in 2018. Decided I would take notes while learning about different subjects and want to share all that knowledge with the world. Find out more in my 'Library'.
What’s been
on my mind
Decided to start posting my thoughts on a blog back in 2021. The goal was to post 100 blog posts in a year. Ended up writing 500. Haven't stopped since then and can find more on 'Blog' page and in my blog database below.
Featured News and Articles
Where words come to life! With a diverse range of topics and a multitude of categories, my blog has something for everyone.
Look what you did
Reflecting on the day I became an Ironman
We live in a Chinese world
Essay on how China has advanced in production, manufacturing and helped their citizens while America has fallen behind
This Means More
One fan’s journey through how the Raptors went from being the laughing stock of the NBA to World Champions
most recent blogs
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Does anyone care?
People paying attention to my writing, not caring and doing this for me
Autopilot
Getting out of your routine, taking initiative and remembering to enjoy the journey
You're trying
Poem on trying
Create, not criticize
Stop criticizing, remembering how precious life is and creating
Find someone to do life with
Finding a partner, reflecting on my parent's relationship and a list of my best wedding ideas
I've never thought of myself as creative
Reflecting on my creativity and contemplating the next step in my career
Life is not the number of breaths you take
The moment I crossed the finish line at the Ironman, moments of wonder and chasing complete presence
Look what you did
Reflecting on the day I became an Ironman
Writing is
Poem on writing
Forge your own path
Robert Frost's poem 'The Road Not Taken', reflecting on my own journey and always taking the road less travelled
We all need self-love
Being gracious with yourself, getting out of your comfort zone and being patient with progress
Dear Sachit
Letter to my cousin who's no longer with us a week before the Ironman
I am a lot
Poem about being a lot
Be relentless
The relentless pursuit of greatness
Measure your life
Keeping track of your life, Jeff Bezos' journey with Amazon and journaling
Just keep going
What I told myself as I completed the biggest Ironman training week of my life
Follow through
Getting to the end of things to prove to yourself what you're capable of
Progress can be hard to see
Reminding myself how far I've come on my Ironman journey
No one cares
People focused on themselves, them not caring about you and challenging yourself
Lessons at 30
Lessons I've learned as I approach 30
Initial thoughts after the US bombed Iran
Speculation about what could happen in the next few years after the US bombed Iran
Does Israel bombing Iran mean the end of the American empire?
The broader geopolitical ramifications of Israel bombing Iran and how it could be the catalyst for the end of the American empire
It's all connected
Weird coincidences about how different media I've been consuming are all connected to a higher power
Zero To One
Summary & Notes
You're too smart
Hearing I'm too smart from my dad, being lonely and not turning back
You're on the right track
My self-development journey, Gamestop's positive earnings and giving myself credit for doing the work
You're probably right - the crash is coming
Signs of a market crash, don't trust predictions and educate yourself
You're not on anyone else's timeline
Forgetting about life timelines, other people's expectations of you and finding yourself
Your phone will destroy you
How your phone is ruining you, social media companies and ads everywhere
You're marrying the family
Marrying the family, people changing over time and loving your partner's problems
Younger self to Older self
Writing as if I was 17 talking to 24 year old Anish
You're awesome
Putting in the work, appreciating what you've done and changing the world
You're always being watched
The illusion of privacy, social media and governments knowing everything about you
Your writing is wild
My wild writing, constant repetition and continuing to write
Your story will not be told unless you tell it
Owning your story, the mainstream media and independent creators
You worked for this
Patting myself on the back for getting to this moment
You'll never see a U-haul behind a hearse
The aimless need to accumulate stuff
You won't be everybody's cup of tea
Types of tea, modern dating and finding your favourite type of tea
You won't be taken seriously
Not being believed, central bankers' dilemma and writing about the impossible
You need difficulty
Struggle, ChatGPT replacing creativity and finding meaning in the process
You will not hit on everything
Kevin Hart's Man From Toronto, taking chances and failure being the price for success
You will get knocked down
Getting knocked down, showing up and investing in yourself
You should sell
The Gamestop story not being over, directly registering your shares and not selling
You will fail a lot
Failing your way to success, appreciating the grind and staying consistent for years
You will be misunderstood
Being misunderstood, letting critics talk and strengthening your mind
You need to write
Reminding myself why I need to write
You never know who's paying attention
Meeting an industry hero of mine through my blog
You need to fall
Getting punched in the mouth, getting only one life and using failure as an opportunity
You need people
Why people and relationships are the bedrock of happiness
You need it
Poem on bad people, embracing the unknown and appreciating yourself
You need a why
Short essay on remembering that you need a why
You have to decide what you want out of life
Asking yourself 'why?', modern-day distractions and giving yourself time to think
You live a crazy life
Poem on living an interesting life
You Gotta Love Losing
The Leafs losing, me sucking and embracing failure
You Have it Easy
Living an easy life and what this Gamestop movement means
You have a story to tell
Telling your story
You ever get that feeling
Self education, focus and getting rid of social media
You don't want to be famous
Long poem on not wanting fame
You don't need to impress anyone
Not living up to people's expectations, chasing external validation and impressing yourself
You don't need to have all the answers
Saying 'I don't know', experimenting and writing for me
You deserve this
Giving yourself credit, doing the work and failing forward
You deserve to be here
Getting recognized as an Emerging leader in Canada, doing the work and deserving the recognition
You deserve to be at the table
Being an imposter, conversations with CEOs and reminding myself I deserve to be here
You are
Poem on who you are
You can't have it all
My parents meeting Shah Rukh Khan, being trapped and the downsides of celebrity
You cannot be perfect
Making mistakes, reflecting on a negative experience with my family and striving to be better
You can never keep up
A PSA about keeping up, social media and stepping away
You are all your emotions
Reflections after watching 'Inside Out 2'
You are loved
Short poem about loving yourself
You are a superstar
Reflecting on already having won
Year in Review - 2022
2022 Year in Review - Favourite books, movies, TV shows, restaurants and trips
You are
A poem about you
Write it down
Writing down your goals, making them a reality and watching your subconscious work
Writing Is Hard
Writing is hard: successful people, why we like the things we do, unlearning, questioning yourself, and reckoning with privilege
Writing Is the Ultimate Leverage
Using my writing as leverage
Write the new textbooks
Authoring the future, pushing the boundary and working on the world's difficult problems
Write For Yourself
Keeping track of your thoughts and pushing yourself
Worry about the valleys, the hills will take care of themselves
Thoughts after watching 'Quincy'
Work harder
Poem on working harder
Words to describe Summit
Poem on words to describe Summit
Winning
Summary & Notes
Wooden: A Lifetime of Reflections
Summary & Notes
Without your health, what do you have?
A reminder about how important your health is
Women are superheroes
Poem about women
Winners Never Cheat
Summary & Notes
Why the banks are in trouble...AGAIN, like 2008
Banks going bankrupt, prime brokers, Glass-Steagall Act and what we can do
Why Repare Therapeutics could be a game-changing biotech company
I wrote my company's blog post on why we think one of our portfolio companies could be a major biotech company in the year's to come
Why the stock market is doomed - Twitter thread
Twitter thread on why the stock market is doomed (need to edit for website)
Why do we doubt ourselves so much?
Self-doubt, immigrant parents, and appreciating how lucky you are
Why me?
Why should people listen to me and consistent content creation
Why is it so hard for people to write?
Writing for you, learning how to learn and living a unique life
Why inflation isn't over
Why inflation is bad, how labour has lost, money printing and why inflation isn't over
Why I Won't Be Changing my profile picture to support france
My perspective on the how the Western media continues to devalue people around the world
Why does it take a crisis to wake up and make changes?
Wall Street holding the government prisoner, them causing the next economic crisis and the world being cooked by bankers
Why Gamestop?
Some of the reasons why Gamestop is the glitch in the simulation
Why do you work so hard?
Asking yourself why, my experience in Tokyo and moments when I felt happiest
Why do I write?
Some reasons for why I write
Why do I care so much?
Thinking on what-ifs, letting go of the negativity in your head and finding the right person
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