Chicago, IL · Still in transit

A paper plane that left India, still mid-flight.
Writer, observer, storymaxxer.

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Ch. 01 — The Premise

I think the best thing a person can be is a good story.

Not the richest, not the most accomplished. the most interesting. The kind of life that can't be summarized on a LinkedIn headline. One built around moments that make you feel something, not milestones that make others nod in approval.

Most people optimize for comfort. Stable job. Safe choices. A life that looks great from the outside but feels like a waiting room on the inside. I'm building mine differently. Around stories worth telling your grandkids about one day.

That means saying yes to the detour. Booking the flight before you've planned the trip. Choosing the city because you're curious, not because it's practical. Staying out too late in a place you barely know and calling it research.

I call this storymaxxing. This site is the evidence.

Ch. 02 — What's Inside
01
"The pieces that sting are the ones doing their job."

Words

What I find interesting, what I'm learning, and who I'm becoming. Not content. Just honest writing.
where the thinking happens →
 02
"Every city left a crease in the paper."

Journey

Six cities. Two countries. The full flight path from Gujarat to Chicago and the stories between every fold.
aisle seat, always →
 03
"I would pay to attend a stranger's wedding."

Loves

Things I chase, things I dream about, and the bucket list that keeps growing. With stories for each one.
things worth chasing →
 04
"This page updates when life does."

Now

What I'm reading, watching, building, listening to, and thinking about right now. A living page.
updated often enough →
Ch. 03 — Things Worth Chasing

Things that make the days feel longer, in the best way

Sun

The Sun

Positivity, life, radiance. A sign that things will be okay. I really, really love the sun.

Pizza

Pizza

I would fly to NYC just for a slice. This is not casual. I LOVE PIZZA.

🎤

Stand-Up

Dream: travel the world visiting comedy rooms. Find the funny. Write my own set.

🎷

Jazz

Always hunting for the dim jazz bar in every new city. A drink, the music, nowhere else to be.

Guinness

Celtic Crossings

Splitting G's with friends, Guinness in hand, having ourselves a night that becomes a story.

Weddings

Weddings

I would pay to attend a stranger's wedding. The energy, the love, all of it. Every time.

Flying

Flying

Pilot's license. Buy a Cessna. Just... go. Aisle seat until then. No exceptions.

Space

Space

Be part of a space company. Actually go to space. Not metaphorically.

Penguins

Penguins

Don't ask me to explain it. I just love penguins. It's a whole thing.

Football

WHO DEY

Bengals and Joe Burrow. The anxiety fades eventually. Back to it like an animal.

Writing

Writing

Dissecting human behavior and psychology. Understanding why we do what we do.

Cricket

Cricket

The sport I grew up with. T20 is chaos compressed into three hours and I love every ball.

Table Tennis

Table Tennis

Fast enough to shut your brain off, slow enough to be strategic. The perfect reset.

🌍

People

We were put here to socialize. To love and be loved. The community is global now.

Storymaxxing
/stôr·ē·maks·ing/ — v. collecting stories through experiences worth telling your grandkids about one day. see also: the whole point.
We were put here to love and be loved. With internet and access to travel, the community isn't local anymore. It's the whole world. The paper plane keeps flying.

still here? that means something.