Shantanu Kulkarny avatar Shantanu Kulkarny

Now

This is my Now page. It was inspired by Derek Sivers. You should probably make one too

What I’m doing now #

Last updated: 21st April 2026.

Apart from the usual stuff, I’m focussing these days on reducing my dependency on needless apps on my phone. Currently moving the functionalities of all of the below apps into my Obsidian notes system enhanced by AI-assisted Dataview queries and native Obsidian bases:

  • MyFitnessPal
  • Zero (IF tracking)
  • YNAB (Budgeting)
  • Exercise tracking

The data that used to be tracked, uploaded, stored and fed back to me in a pretty format is much better off stored on my local hard drive.

šŸ“– Learning #
  • A surprising fact that I learned recently is that Air-to-air heat pumps and air-conditioners are one and the same thing. Mind blown. Originally coming from a hotter climate, I’ve always grown up with the term “air-conditioner” than an air-to-air heat pump.
šŸŽ§ Listening #
  • The Guardians of the Galaxy Mixtape playlist.
🌟 Fun things #
  • Exercise is not fun. Well, maybe it is. You know what I mean.

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