About the Book
Debug Your Mindset and Upgrade Your Life, Day by Day
In Troubleshooting Life, Akash Malik invites you into a uniquely modern, deeply personal journey-a daily book of life lessons grounded in philosophy, tech culture, and pop culture to help you debug your mind and reboot your life. Each entry offers a sharp, insightful takeaway drawn from unexpected sources: ancient texts, hip-hop lyrics, Hollywood history, and classroom experiences. Over the course of 366 days, you will learn how to
Redesign your inner operating system
Lead your life with greater agency
Break free from self-limiting scripts
Build something that lasts forever
Grow two blades of grass where one once grew
"Think of this book as a software update for your soul. With wit, wisdom, and surprising sources, Malik shows you how to debug your mindset and upgrade your life. I love the page-a-day format - stay with it for a month, watch your life change, and you'll be hooked till the last page." - Salvador Litvak, film director, author, influencer
"Akash Malik's Troubleshooting Life blends wisdom, practicality, and creativity into a format that speaks to professionals and dreamers alike. His one-page-a-day approach challenges readers to think differently, act decisively, and lead with clarity. It's a rare book that you can both learn from and live by. It is worth the read." -Plinio Ayala, CEO of Per Scholas
"Troubleshooting Life is a masterclass in modern resilience-delivered one brilliant micro-lesson at a time. If you want to have a year of thinking deeply and pushing yourself to your best version of you, Troubleshooting Life is your hard truth served up with creative soul." - Caitlyn Brazill, President, Per Scholas
"This is the kind of book you leave out on your coffee table or desk. It invites reflection." - Irina Kensinger, Director of Enterprise Risk, CISO-NA
"Troubleshooting Life is like daily debugging for your mental codebase. With one page a day, Akash Malik helps you trace thought loops, patch outdated patterns, and refactor your mindset for long-term resilience. Whether you're stuck in an infinite loop or just due for a reboot, this book delivers practical updates for your internal architecture." - Dustin Lehr, application security Leader, co-founder of Katilyst
"If you take seriously this adventure we call life, you need to read Troubleshooting Life. It's a truly honest and insightful book that expertly combines the old and the new, helping anyone on their life's journey." - Richard Greenberg, CISSP, Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) Hall of Fame
Akash Malik is a writer, educator, and media storyteller who helps people troubleshoot their lives through tech, creativity, and timeless wisdom. A graduate of Temple University with a degree in Film and Media Arts, he has worked across classrooms, startups, movie sets, editing bays and soundstages. He currently manages a team of technology instructors at Per Scholas, a nonprofit founded in 1995 that has over 30,000 alumni at all levels of business. Born in the 1990s and raised in New Jersey, Akash writes with the heart of a teacher, the eye of a filmmaker, and the mind of a modern philosopher. Troubleshooting Life is his debut book.
About the Author :
Akash Malik is a writer, educator, and media storyteller who helps people troubleshoot their lives through tech, creativity, and timeless wisdom. A graduate of Temple University with a degree in Film and Media Arts, he has worked across classrooms, startups, movie sets, editing bays and soundstages. He currently manages a team of technology instructors at Per Scholas, a nonprofit founded in 1995 that has over 30,000 alumni at all levels of business. Born in the 1990s and raised in New Jersey, Akash writes with the heart of a teacher, the eye of a filmmaker, and the mind of a modern philosopher. Troubleshooting Life is his debut book: part diary, part playbook, and part daily reboot.
