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# 📔 Journal
> Daily/weekly/monthly notes (Periodic Notes) + long-form essays mirrored from [manohargupta.com/journal](https://www.manohargupta.com/journal).

## Recent daily notes
```dataview
list
from "20 - Journal/Daily"
sort file.name desc
limit 7
```

## Published essays (full text on site)
### 2026-02-15 · Understanding 8760 Energy Simulation Models
Technical explainer: what an 8760 model is and why hourly granularity matters for solar project finance. → distilled in [[8760 Energy Simulation Model]]. *Tags: solar, learning.*

### 2026-01-25 · Getting Started with ESP32 and DHT11 Sensors
First full-stack IoT build (~$10): ESP32 + DHT11 → MQTT → Node.js → React. Next goal: off-grid solar-powered sensor. → [[IoT - ESP32 and DHT11]]. *Tags: IoT, learning.*

### 2025-03-11 · Building Energy Analytics Platform — My Journey
The 8760 platform journey (data science + IoT + web) for renewable-energy planning. (Full post on LinkedIn.) → [[8760 Energy Simulation]]. *Tags: energy, solar, analytics, IoT.*

### 2020-08-01 · Story of the Making of a Gold Medalist
*"I am no born genius."* Below-average at IIT Roorkee → vowed in June 2018 to win the IIM Rohtak Gold Medal → nights in the library, strict routine, public accountability. A core values document → [[Profile#Values evidenced in his own writing]]. *Tags: MBA, motivation.*

### 2020-02-01 · I Dared to Dream — Winning the Scholarship
From "way behind the backbenches" to winning the only campus scholarship at IIM Rohtak. *"Believe in yourself. Dare to dream. Dreams do come to life."* *Tags: MBA, motivation.*

## ✍️ Ideas for new posts (from this vault)
- [ ] The Tia origin story (you've already written it — [[Tia - Brand & Copy]])
- [ ] Self-hosting your own Obsidian + agent stack ([[Self-Hosting]])
- [ ] Building [[REModel]]: turning project finance into software

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