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Two89 exists for people caught between choices, paralyzed by doubt, unable to see what they actually want.

Here, I share my life experiences and learnings made. And the singular goal is to gain CLARITY in life. Explore if you, too, are looking for clarity.




Hi, I'm Khavi Darpan. 

Let's get into the boring stuff first - better than you at Mathematics, a software engineer from Delhi Technological University, a 5 year career as a Software Developer at DE Shaw & Co., and a Clinical Psychologist. Nowadays, I am writing a novel.

Okay, it's time for some interesting bits - I have navigated and succeeded at more situations in personal life (not counting the boring stuff above) than I can count on all 20. Through writing, I learned to see situations clearly, without drowning in them.

This website is a kind of 'dear diary' for me. Here, I write about what I learn as the life unfolds, and the reason is that what I discovered has helped my friends navigate their own life, be it career or romance or anything else. It might help you too. 

You can join the community if you have any questions with respect to those annoying situations in life where all you need is SOME CLARITY. (Don't worry, it's free!)

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