My Shelf

This is my little corner of the internet where I keep all my stuff—journals, books, songs I like, and photos I've taken. It's like a snapshot of my life, all in one place. Feel free to take a look around. You might find something interesting.

Books

The Alchemist

Paulo Coelho

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A timeless parable about chasing personal legends, trusting intuition, and finding meaning in the journey itself.

The Almanack of Naval Ravikant

Eric Jorgenson

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Curated wisdom from Naval on compounding, leverage, and designing a life that optimizes for freedom and happiness.

System Design Interview

Alex Xu & Sahn Lam

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Step-by-step breakdowns for large-scale systems—deep dives, diagrams, and mental models that level up your architecture chops.

The Founders

Jimmy Soni

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Inside story of PayPal’s chaotic early days and the builders who shaped the Silicon Valley playbook we still copy today.