Welcome back to Off Track, the space where I speak unscripted, unfiltered and straight from the heart. No guests, no notes, just honest reflections shaped by real conversations and real life.

This week, I’m diving into my Season 5 episode with comedian and content creator Anand Raman. Under the laughs were real, human truths about validation, identity and self-worth.

Here are the three insights behind this episode.

1️⃣ The Like Chase Always Takes More Than It Gives

Anand told me his video hit 90 million views but brought in only 20,000 followers. Instead of feeling proud, he felt disappointed and unseen. That is the price of the like chase. It reshapes your creativity, pulls you away from who you are and can ruin your day when the numbers don’t land. I’ve felt that too. When you build from likes instead of purpose, you lose the joy that made you create in the first place.

2️⃣ Performing For Others Can Make You Forget Yourself

Anand shared that there are two versions of him. The amplified character people recognize online and the quiet, affectionate guy he is at home. He even said he sometimes mirrors others just to fit in. That hit close to home. Growing up away from my parents, I did the same to feel accepted. But when you spend years performing, you eventually face the hardest question of all: who am I when no one’s watching?

3️⃣ Pleasing Everyone Leaves You Empty Every Single Time

Through breathwork, Bali, and some deep honesty, Anand realised that trying to please the masses is a losing game. It never fills the inner gaps. I’ve been doing my own inner work too, slowly filling those holes one by one, like the Aero-bar image I shared in this episode. It’s the only path that actually brings grounding. Because when you close your eyes at night, the only thing that matters is whether you feel whole inside, not how many people approved of you today.

Honest, reflective and straight from the heart.

This is me, off my chest and off the cuff.

Welcome to Off Track. 🎙️✨

In this episode of Luca’s Insight Track, we sit down with Anand Raman, a comedian and content creator known for his viral “Job Interview” skits, to talk about modern fame, content pressure, and the emotional cost of going viral.

Anand opens up about the pressure of always being “the funny one,” the addiction cycle of likes and validation, and how brand partnerships can quietly shape creativity. The conversation explores identity, people-pleasing, masculinity, and what it means to feel trapped by the version of yourself the internet rewards.

This episode is an honest look at authenticity, self-worth, and learning to separate who you are from how you perform online.

Welcome back to Off Track, the space where I speak unscripted, unfiltered and straight from the heart.

No guests, no notes, just honest reflections shaped by real conversations and real life.

This week, I’m diving into my Season 5 opener with Bardha Krasniqi from Love Is Blind UK. Beneath the entertainment were real lessons about identity, perception and the patterns we repeat without realising it.

Here are my three insights behind this episode.

1️⃣ Fast Fame Reveals You It Doesn’t Reinvent You

When fame hits overnight, it doesn’t turn you into someone new. It simply exposes who you already are. Bardha shared that she still doesn’t “feel famous” despite millions watching her journey. She received waves of hate, yet held tightly to the one message telling her she had given someone else strength. That’s the truth of fast fame. It amplifies your character, your integrity and your emotional foundation. It reveals you, not reshapes you.

2️⃣ Reality TV Isn’t About Them It’s About Us

We forget how little we actually see.Bardha explained that an entire storyline about money came from one dinner. Just a single moment, edited in a way that allowed the audience to fill in the gaps with their own biases. That’s the power of perception. We think we’re watching their story, but we’re actually watching our own projections. Reality TV becomes the mirror, and our reactions say more about us than the cast on screen.

3️⃣ In Love We Don’t Choose People We Choose Patterns

When she said “this has to work” about her engagement, it revealed something deeper than romance. It was cultural pressure, emotional conditioning and the familiarity of repeating old stories. But at the altar, she broke the cycle. She chose honesty over expectation and admitted he was a great guy, just not her guy. That moment wasn’t rejection. It was self awareness and the courage to stop repeating what no longer serves you.

Honest, reflective and straight from the heart.

This is me, off my chest and off the cuff.

Welcome to Off Track. 🎙️✨