the Foundation

My name is Khushil Nagda and thank you for stopping by at my House. I have a story to tell you but before I get into it, let’s get the foundational details out of the way.

I’m a Kenyan-Indian student currently studying Economics & Statistics at the University of Toronto on a full-ride scholarship. In the recent past, I spent 8 months interning as a Data Analyst at PartnerRe and I’m now headed to my 5th and final year at university before I graduate.

In terms of what I want to do next, I want to do anything that lets me combine my creativity & curiosity with my passion for building.

Working as a Data Analyst certainly gave me a taste of that and from this experience, realized that there’s a lot to explore, to experiment with and be challenged by in the world of data.

That’s what led to the first House: The House of Data. Think of it as the career-focused side of this blog. But it isn’t where I tell my story - that part lives in The House of Atomic Learning.

The House of Atomic Learning is not a cheap rip-off of Atomic Habits - it’s a sanctuary of ideas that will shift your perspective. Here, I unravel my story, telling you about the other side of conventional success and once in a life time opportunities. I talk about the mental chaos that consumed my mind as I chased a generational dream at the University of Toronto and the fall out that ensued.

But my story is also a blueprint of how I picked up the pieces and leveraged atomic habits to rewire my brain. I share with you the wisdom that I discovered along the lonely quest of re-building my life, a mix of ancient and modern ideas that sparked important realizations.

These realizations in turn helped me engineer the personal development systems that allowed me to overcome past failures and build the life I had always envisioned for myself here in Toronto, setting the foundations for future success.

And that’s why this space exists.

The House of Atomic Learning is for ambitious people stuck in a limbo state - full of potential but unable to harness it consistently. Humbled by failure, stalled by doubt, and left wondering if “just being” is all there is.

If that sounds like you, you're exactly where you're supposed to be.