<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Posts on Guru Sankar Subramanian | System.out.blog</title><link>https://gurusankar.in/posts/</link><description>Recent content in Posts on Guru Sankar Subramanian | System.out.blog</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://gurusankar.in/posts/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>1 Year Late, 2 Years Left</title><link>https://gurusankar.in/posts/first-log/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://gurusankar.in/posts/first-log/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;One year ago, I made a commitment. I didn’t just buy this domain; I signed a &lt;strong&gt;three-year lease&lt;/strong&gt; on this digital plot of land. I was confident. I was ambitious. I was&amp;hellip; immediately distracted for the next 365 days.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 id="the-math-of-my-regret"&gt;The Math of My Regret&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I’ve officially wasted &lt;strong&gt;one-third&lt;/strong&gt; of my registration period. While the internet was evolving, I was just paying for a blank white screen.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 id="the-breakdown"&gt;The Breakdown:&lt;/h3&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Year 1 (The Void):&lt;/strong&gt; 100% procrastination. Total posts: 0. Total guilt: High.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Year 2 (Today):&lt;/strong&gt; The panic finally set in. I realized I’m paying for a 3-year subscription to a ghost town.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Year 3 (The Future):&lt;/strong&gt; Hopefully, by then, I&amp;rsquo;ll know what I’m doing here.&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;h3 id="why-the-wait"&gt;Why the wait?&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I didn&amp;rsquo;t want to build some elaborate &amp;ldquo;digital garden&amp;rdquo; where I carefully curate every leaf and twig of my thoughts. I just wanted a place to exist online. But it turns out, even &amp;ldquo;just existing&amp;rdquo; requires you to actually hit the &lt;code&gt;publish&lt;/code&gt; button.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>