Hi there, I’m 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗮𝗻!

🧑🏻‍💻 I like to define myself as a Polymath.

— just a person who wants to know, learn and understand everything about the cosmos —

Societal pressures often encourage individuals to pursue a single career path or specialise in one subject area. Nevertheless, I believe this mindset is limiting.

I believe we need to learn to “Design like an Artist, Build like an Engineer, Imagine like a Scientist and Strategise like a CEO.”

So, I started learning multiple subjects from the very beginning.

🤔 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐲:

From childhood I was curious and thought a lot of questions in my mind, and as I grew up, I decided to read philosophy from the beginning. So, I started with the Pre-Socratics and their philosophy on nature and cosmos, which made me interested in astronomy. I then moved on with Classical Greek philosophers like Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle and learnt about the importance of asking questions and the foundations of basic sciences. After that, I studied Post-Socratics and completed my journey with Ancient Greek philosophers.
Currently, I’m studying modern Western philosophers such as René Descartes, Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, David Hume, Immanuel Kant, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Friedrich Nietzsche, Karl Marx, Bertrand Russell, etc.
After that, I would like to study Eastern philosophers such as Confucius, Lao Tzu, Sun Tzu, Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha), Adi-Shankaracharya, and Chanakya.
“𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐬?”
— 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐍𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐳𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞

🧑🏻‍🔬 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞:

I left my formal education a long time ago to save time and to build my own curriculum to self-study everything. I’m stubbornly serious about science. Science is a way to understand the laws of nature from subatomic particles to the vast cosmos.
In science, I’m interested in almost every subject, but particularly Mathematics, Cosmology, Astronomy, Physics (including Quantum Physics and Relativity), Mechatronics, Robotics, Nanotechnology, Genetic Engineering (CRISPR) and Neuroscience.
The universe is full of mysteries, from the dual nature of photons to the singularity of black holes and perhaps wormholes. Currently, I’m doing independent research on Time, Gravity, and Light.
I believe philosophers & scientists are the real prophets who are trying to understand the laws of nature.
“𝐈 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠.”
— 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐏. 𝐅𝐞𝐲𝐧𝐦𝐚𝐧

🧠 𝐍𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐂𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 & 𝐏𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲:

Neuroscience has become my new passion, and I am really enjoying exploring it in depth. Neurogenesis is the amazing process by which new neurones are generated in the brain. For a long time, it was believed that we were born with all the brain cells we’d ever have, but research has revealed that certain areas of the adult brain, like the hippocampus (crucial for learning and memory) and the subventricular zone (involved in generating new cells that migrate to the olfactory bulb), continue to produce new neurones throughout our lives.
“𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞. 𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐞𝐭.”
I’d like to recommend some books:
• “The Talent Code”, by Daniel Coyle
• “The Polymath”, by Peter Burke

∞ 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬:

Mathematics is my most favourite subject. Nature also works on mathematical laws. And I think we can define and understand all natural laws through mathematics. Galileo said, “Mathematics is the language with which God has written the universe.”
So, I began my journey of learning mathematics from its origins, tracing its development from ancient civilisations like the Mesopotamians and Egyptians all the way to the idea of infinity.
In my free time, I enjoy solving mathematics, especially the real-life examples of trigonometry, geometry and calculus.
“𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞. 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞.”
— 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐳𝐚

💻 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞:

In Computer Science, my interests include Full-Stack Software Development, AI/Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Computer Vision, Networking, Cyber Security, Cloud Computing, DevOps, Blockchain Technology, and Quantum Computing.
I’m also preparing to participate in the Linux Foundation (LFX), Outreachy, and Google Summer of Code (GSoC) open-source programmes this winter.
I’m developing a private AI-powered Linux-based Operating System for my personal tasks and to study everything. My goal is to design and build my own PC, mobile devices, and other tech gadgets from scratch.
“𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬.”
— 𝐀𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠

🤖 𝐌𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐬, 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 & 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐬:

Recently, I was selected for a fully funded six-month diploma in electronics at one of the top-ranked universities in my country. The programme focuses on hands-on learning, specifically in printed circuit board (PCB) development. I’ve always been fascinated by mechatronics, which is why I applied – it’s all about combining electronics, mechanics, and computer science to create innovative stuff like robots and satellites.
“𝐁𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐬.”
— 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐞

💼 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩, 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 & 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠:

I believe power & money are required to influence and control the world. So I started learning about them. I learnt about accounting, economics, investing principles, and how money flows.
Currently reading “The Lean Startup” on entrepreneurship. And for investing, I’m reading “Investing 101” and the popular “The Intelligent Investor”. I invested a small amount of money into US index funds and several popular stocks.
Note: I don’t do trading, but long-term investing by focusing in-depth on companies’ fundamentals.

📚 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠:

I enjoy reading books on Philosophy, Psychology, Politics, Science, Finance, Investing, and Classics.
My most favourite book of all time is, ‘Thus Spoke Zarathustra’.
𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬:
• “Thus Spoke Zarathustra”, by Nietzsche
• “Beyond Good and Evil”, by Nietzsche
• “Sophie’s World”, by Jostein Gaarder
• “Cosmos”, by Carl Sagan
• “The Order of Time”, by Carlo Rovelli
• “Mastery”, by Robert Greene
• “The Talent Code”, by Daniel Coyle

♘ 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐬:

I started playing chess a while ago. It’s been a great journey so far – I just hit a rating of 1300!
My next goal is to reach the rating of 2500 by the end of 2027. If anybody is interested, then you’re welcome to practise together.
As I have progressed, I have come to realise just how much more intricate and thrilling the game of chess can be.
“𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭’𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝.”
— 𝐁𝐨𝐛𝐛𝐲 𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫

🥋 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 & 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥:

I engage in daily jogging and have just hit my personal best 20+ km record. I’m also very interested in archery, kung fu, and all forms of martial arts (MMA).
I was sitting and studying too much, which started affecting my health, so recently, I decided to explore my city during my morning walk. It will also be good for my health.
If anybody is from Lahore, Pakistan, and interested in the same craziness, they can join me. The distance range for a walk should be 10 to 20 km daily.
I use the ‘Strava’ app for calculating distance and time for my morning walk.

🎨 𝐀𝐫𝐭 & 𝐏𝐨𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐲:

I mostly read Persian poetry by Rumi, Hafez, Khayyam, and Saadi. But still, Allama Muhammad Iqbal is my favourite poet & philosopher.
Recently, I started reading Goethe’s work — It’s absolutely wonderful.
I’m interested in learning about art, particularly Acrylic Painting and Arabic Calligraphy.
“𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞, 𝐥𝐚𝐰, 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐲, 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐲, 𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞: 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫.”
— 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲

🌐 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬:

I can speak 3 languages natively/fluently, along with multiple other languages with intermediate proficiency.
Urdu is my primary native language, Punjabi is my regional language, and I’m also very fluent in English. English is our primary educational language.
Beyond all of that, I have intermediate proficiency in Italian, Persian, and Arabic.
I’m interested in learning old ancient languages such as Sanskrit, Ancient Greek, Aramaic, Hebrew, Hieroglyphic (Ancient Egyptian Writing System), etc.

📺 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 (𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 & 𝐃𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬):

In my free time, I like to watch adventure and science documentaries. Here are my favourite movies, series & documentaries:
• Interstellar
• Tenet
• Dead Poets Society
• The Dark Knight trilogy
• Iron Man trilogy
• The Matrix trilogy
• Dark (German Netflix Series)
• Cosmos: A Personal Voyage - 1980
• Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey - 2014
• Cosmos: Possible Worlds - 2020
• Man vs. Wild (Bear Grylls shows)

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𝐋𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭! 💌

“I would rather have questions that can’t be answered than answers that can’t be questioned.”
— Richard Feynman

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