the karthik letter

you stopped running wild but you still don’t know how to stay

gay men remove intensity but keep the same reflex: “scan, predict, withdraw.” when they can’t predict the reaction, they disappear.

12 hrs ago • Karthik Ramanan

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February 2026

you’re brilliant at analyzing your escape but useless at stopping it

there is always a sentence before you leave yourself. it sounds reasonable. it costs authorship.

Feb 20 • Karthik Ramanan

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you chose desire and lost intimacy

why performance feels safer than depth until it empties you

Feb 5 • Karthik Ramanan

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January 2026

waiting for an epiphany is why you quit long before your life did

nothing dramatic happens while responsibility quietly decays and you keep waiting

Jan 28 • Karthik Ramanan

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December 2024

the purpose pandemic

your reason to exist.

Dec 27, 2024 • Karthik Ramanan

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the dawn of the doomscroll death

A 5-Step Guide to Freedom

Dec 15, 2024 • Karthik Ramanan

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August 2024

why ghosting gets you lost and how to avoid it

Ditch the platitudes and embrace real connection.

Aug 15, 2024 • Karthik Ramanan

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A Lone Wolf's Lament

The Messy Truths of Depression

Aug 4, 2024 • Karthik Ramanan

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July 2024

how my weird haircut taught me to let go

the porcupine predicament

Jul 28, 2024 • Karthik Ramanan

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Lost in the Labyrinth

A Quest for Clarity

Jul 23, 2024 • Karthik Ramanan

Beyond the Books

Finding Answers in the Messy Magic

Jul 14, 2024 • Karthik Ramanan

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June 2024

how to juggle motherhood, leadership, & mental Health in the AI Age (with Lisa Pircher-Reid) [video]

Watch now (108 mins)

Jun 21, 2024 • Karthik Ramanan and Lisa Pircher-reid

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