# Seerat Awan

> A quiet corner of the internet where I think out loud.

## About

This is the personal website of Seerat Awan, Sr. Software Engineer at [Performance Leader](https://performanceleader.com). It is not a magazine or multi-author blog. One person thinking out loud. Writings include essays, short notes, and photographs. There is no schedule and no theme.

## Site

- [Homepage](https://seeratawan.me)
- [Writings](https://seeratawan.me/writings)
- [RSS Feed](https://seeratawan.me/rss.xml)
- [Sitemap](https://seeratawan.me/sitemap.xml)
- [Full Content for LLMs](https://seeratawan.me/llms-full.txt)

## Writings

- [You have to lose in a way that humbles you to your core. That's the entry fee. Most won't pay it.](https://seeratawan.me/writings/you-have-to-lose-in-a-way-that-humbles-you-to-your-core): note (2026-08-16)
- [A Little Bit of Thailand](https://seeratawan.me/writings/a-little-bit-of-thailand): Ten days between Phuket and Bangkok, mostly in and around water. (2026-07-25)
- [The Friends We Outgrow](https://seeratawan.me/writings/the-friends-we-outgrow): On Aristotle, a seven-year expiry date, and why your brain only has room for five people. (2026-07-05)
- [The Man in the Car](https://seeratawan.me/writings/the-man-in-the-car): On the quiet freedom of realising that the audience we perform for mostly does not exist. (2026-07-04)
- [We tend to judge other people by their actions and ourselves by our intentions](https://seeratawan.me/writings/we-tend-to-judge-other-people-by-their-actions-and-ourselves-by-our-intentions): We tend to judge other people by their actions and ourselves by our intentions (2026-06-20)
- [When Life Feels Heavy](https://seeratawan.me/writings/when-life-feels-heavy-we-still-look-for-our-parents): A quiet reflection on helplessness, fatherhood, and the small moments where grief, prayer, and comfort meet. (2026-06-14)
- [A December-ish Week in London](https://seeratawan.me/writings/a-week-in-london): Meeting a team, reconnecting with old friends, and exploring London for the first time. (2025-12-07)
- [Sometimes, the bigger the risk, the wider the door to rizq](https://seeratawan.me/writings/sometimes-the-bigger-the-risk-the-wider-the-door-to-rizq): note (2025-03-22)

## Contact

- [GitHub](https://github.com/seeratawan01)
- [Twitter](https://twitter.com/seeratawan01)
- [LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/in/seerat-awan-01)