Learning
Learning is not just preparation for a career for me. It is one of the ways I make sense of the world.
ABOUT ANANT
Before the engineer,
there is a person.
I am Anant — a curious person trying to understand the world, understand myself, and make good use of the time I have been given. Computer Science is a major part of my life, but it is not the entirety of it.
How I See Life
I value depth over noise, discipline over intensity, and continuous learning over the feeling of having already arrived.
I am interested in understanding things rather than merely collecting information about them. A large part of my life therefore revolves around a simple question: What can I understand more deeply today than I did yesterday?
I try to approach both ordinary experiences and difficult problems with curiosity. An outing, a conversation, a machine, a natural phenomenon, or a technical problem can all become opportunities to notice something I had missed.
What Matters to Me
These are the principles I want my time, decisions, and relationships to increasingly reflect.
Purpose
I want my effort to point somewhere meaningful rather than simply keeping me busy.
Integrity
I want what I say, what I build, and how I live to remain reasonably aligned.
Service
Knowledge becomes more meaningful when it can help someone else understand, create, or progress.
Long-Term Thinking
I prefer building capabilities and relationships that compound over years rather than chasing every short-term opportunity.
Discipline
Meaningful progress comes from returning to the work, especially when motivation is not particularly impressive.
My Inner Practice
Reflection, spirituality, surrender, duty, and self-discipline are part of how I make sense of effort and responsibility.
I try to distinguish between what is within my control and what is not. My responsibility is to make the best effort available to me; the outcome is not always mine to command.
This perspective influences how I approach learning as well: do the work, observe what happens, learn from it, and continue.
Outside the Keyboard
The person behind the systems work also exists away from screens, terminals, code, and technical problems.
Exploration
I enjoy going out, noticing unfamiliar things, and turning ordinary outings into small discoveries.
Nature
Plants, insects, animals, weather, and small natural details interest me — especially things that are easy to overlook when moving too quickly.
Movies & Culture
Films, music, stories, language, and culture give me another way to examine people, choices, relationships, and society.
Reflection
I like recording observations and thoughts, especially when an experience changes the way I understand something.
A Learning Journey
My professional direction grew gradually out of a much broader interest in learning and understanding.
EARLY YEARS
Curiosity Before Specialization
My journey began with broad curiosity and formal schooling, gradually developing into an interest in computers and technology.
2014–2018
Computer Science Education
I studied Computer Science and Engineering at Galgotias University, building the academic foundation for the path that followed.
TEACHING YEARS
Learning Through Teaching
Teaching Computer Science exposed me to another dimension of learning: understanding a concept well enough to make it understandable to another person.
NOW
From Learning to Deliberate Practice
I am increasingly treating life as a continuous experiment: observe, learn, practice, build, reflect, and improve.
What I Do
The professional side of my life is the expression of these interests through engineering, education, and systems.
I work at the intersection of Computer Science education, software development, and distributed & large-scale systems.
I am building anantsir.com and developing deeper systems-engineering capability through real experiments, Linux, networking, programming, and system measurement.
The person explains the work.
My observations and systems projects show how I turn curiosity into deliberate practice.