Ajinkya Wadhwa

The schlep filter is so dangerous that I wrote a separate essay about the condition it induces, which I called schlep blindness.

Each of these investments collectively fall into what I call the Happiness Portfolio.

I think the important thing about the real world is not that it's populated by adults, but that it's very large, and the things you do have real effects. That's what school, prison, and ladies-who-lunch all lack. The inhabitants of all those worlds are trapped in little bubbles where nothing they do can have more than a local effect. Naturally thes... See more

First, their primal motivations are super complex. On top of all the standard animal desires, humans are incentivized by all kinds of weird Snausages and electric fences. They crave self-esteem and want to avoid shame. They yearn for praise and acceptance and detest loneliness or embarrassment. They pine for meaning and fulfillment and they fear re... See more

One of the biggest things holding people back from doing great work is the fear of making something lame. And this fear is not an irrational one.

By doing this regularly, you can punctuate the spikes of attention with moments of clarity, which helps to bring the heightened plateau down to a more reasonable level.

Reason #1: You officially become a significant investment in everyone’s Happiness Portfolio