The Goal is Resonance | Shreyas Hariharan

When two people work on a shared project – a joke, a product, an essay, a story – and are able to understand and build on each other, that’s the peak of the human condition.

Nothing feels better than resonance. Whether you have a billion dollars or are well respected or enlightened, you are still seeking resonance. Even the Buddha was seeking resonance. Why else would he share his teachings with others?

Resonance is being in flow state but with another person.

We are alone in our minds. At best, we can describe what we feel using symbols and objects. We feel resonance only when we somehow convert those symbols and objects into something authentic and understandable to another person. It’s magical when it works.

Resonance is feeling understood. It is improvization, banter, a jamming session. You’re playing music with others and they are building on it.

There is at least one person out there who wants this specific version of you – your current state of mind, feelings, and interests. Creation helps you find that person.