Writings

Creative Chaos

Essays and build notes about creative tools, experiments, filmmaking, and learning in public.

• master of my prompt, master of the universe. — a reflection on iterating through ideas with artificial intelligence
• the aesthetic look that filmmakers love yet artists hate — an exploration of film grain and an early preview of onegrain
• building an app every day but idk how to code... — the power of prototyping with ai
• we made a movie in six weeks. — a reflection on summer film school
• to know what you want, learn what you don't — a reflection on weeks four and five of film school
• just rented seven electric scooters in one day — film school is lowkey confusing...
• my co-worker was america's most viral man for a day — and i somehow was in the middle of it all...
• You can just do things. — I used to hate this saying...
• the next hollywood is unscripted. — First published as a manifesto for Awaiten.co in March 2025.
• living in berkeley as a rejected student — a reflection on college, work, and adding fun moments into life.
• i'm officially done with waymo's — uber's aint so bad, after all
• I spent a month studying the world's fastest growing podcast. Here's their secrets... — After watching every single one of their behind-the-scenes videos, I finally have some notes to share.
• We figured out how to hack Google Search — I just changed some descriptions and now you can actually find me online lol
• So about that graduation thing... — Some post-high school graduation thoughts, reflections, and memories.
• Editing how I write my edit before editing my edit. — Edit edit edit, edit edit. Editing edit.
• Logan Paul's Editor Hating on my Filmmaking for 20 Minutes — And how I both hate yet somehow love his feedback.
• Why is AI Scary? Robots Already Control You. — A public LinkedIn article about how recommendation algorithms already shape attention, behavior, and creative culture.
• The power of three's in storytelling. — Why is it always three? Why not two or four?
• Advice that sticks. — These days, anyone thinks they can give advice.
• Find your target audience. — I was going to make a challenge video to promote the launch of my podcast. Big mistake.
• We're just iOS 1. Somewhere out there, there's an iOS 17. — Are we the best possible versions of ourselves?
• Life is about perspectives. — "They don't understand me."
• Reflections on productive procrastination. — It's a term I learnt from screenwriter Rodney Rothman. A term that changed how I see work and could change how you see it too.
• Ideas can be painkillers, vitamins, or candies. — Tony Fadell describes ideas as being of two types. With the rise of AI, a third has been introduced.
• Reflections on reading. — For two years, I thought reading was the nerdiest thing in the world. Here's why I was wrong.
• A cinematic leap into imagination: Across the Spider-Verse. — There's a reason why everyone loves Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse. Here's how you can use the exact same techniques as they did.
• A leap of faith vs. the leap of a fool. — We've all heard the term 'leap of faith' before. But what makes a leap one of faith and not just one of a fool?
• Human nature is perplexing. — If you pause for a second and think about the irony in human nature, it's really interesting.
• Sins can be like Samosas. — I was at someone's house the other day. They were describing their love for Indian food, especially Samosas.
• Reflections on swearing and baby steps (they're related). — Swearing is interesting. A set of words that you're never supposed to use. But everyone uses them anyways.
• Question everything, but be open to learning. — We're sometimes told to just accept everything and never question. Here's why that's the wrong mindset.
• Writing for an audience vs. writing for the sake of writing — Writing can be a trap. Once there's an audience, that's all that matters. I fell into that trap...
• Hello, world. — Welcome, I guess?