<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Thoughts on Karan Bhakuni</title><link>https://www.karanbhakuni.com/thoughts/</link><description>Recent content in Thoughts on Karan Bhakuni</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.karanbhakuni.com/thoughts/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>A place for smaller thoughts</title><link>https://www.karanbhakuni.com/thoughts/a-place-for-smaller-thoughts/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.karanbhakuni.com/thoughts/a-place-for-smaller-thoughts/</guid><description>&lt;p>This is where the smaller thoughts go. The ones that don&amp;rsquo;t need a full essay: half-formed ideas, things I noticed, notes to myself. Some will grow into essays. Most won&amp;rsquo;t. That&amp;rsquo;s the point.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>Focus is protected, not found</title><link>https://www.karanbhakuni.com/thoughts/focus-is-protected-not-found/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.karanbhakuni.com/thoughts/focus-is-protected-not-found/</guid><description>&lt;p>Focus isn&amp;rsquo;t something you find. It&amp;rsquo;s something you protect, usually from yourself.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>Discipline follows a reason</title><link>https://www.karanbhakuni.com/thoughts/discipline-follows-a-reason/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.karanbhakuni.com/thoughts/discipline-follows-a-reason/</guid><description>&lt;p>Most people don&amp;rsquo;t lack discipline. They lack a reason strong enough to make the discipline feel unnecessary.&lt;/p></description></item></channel></rss>