Abhishek Damania

Historian and philosopher Will Durant on play:

"Let us ask the gods not for possessions, but for things to do; happiness is in making things rather than in consuming them. In Utopia, said Thoreau, each would build his own home; and then song would come back to the heart of man, as it comes to the bird when it builds its nest. If we cannot build our... See more

I think the most interesting creative tools going forward won’t try to be everything. They’ll choose a lane, express a point of view, and build an experience around it. In this world, the tool becomes a collaborator with strong opinions about what good work looks like. You don’t choose tools purely for functionality. You choose them like you’d... See more

III.

"Practice the art of small daily discomforts. Modern life is optimized for convenience and comfort. Your food can be delivered straight to your door. Your car seats can be heated. Your favorite show is available at the press of a button.

We all enjoy convenience and comfort, myself included. But our bodies and souls yearn for challenge. We want... See more

That’s why taste is a responsibility. It’s not just about what you like. It’s about what you allow in.

Taste is how you protect your mental environment.

The algorithm isn’t biased—it’s obedient.

The internet has flattened information access so thoroughly that hoarding knowledge is no longer impressive. What matters now is what you do with it. How you filter it. How you recognize signal in the noise.

Because when abundance is infinite, attention is everything. And what you give your attention to—what you consume, what you engage with, what you amplify—becomes a reflection of how you think.

Growing your sense of agency leads you to see more degrees of freedom in your life. The painful corollary of that is: when you see that you are freer than you thought, you also have more responsibility. But once you accept the responsibility, that is the real gift, not the freedom.