Aishwarya Goel

I call this the third labor — Relational Labor.

Relational labor is an essential layer embedded alongside manual and cognitive labor — rooted in presence, context, commitment, and care. It’s the kind of work that doesn’t always show up in metrics, but you feel it in morale, momentum, and trust. And it runs through so many modern roles: cofounders, ... See more

Here are a few ideas that many of our favorite emails have used:

• Ask someone a specific question. The more specific, the better.


• Ask for criticism . Tends to be more effective than asking for advice.


• Share something interesting. An essay. Video. Company. Anything they’d like.


• Say something funny.


• Say something useful. Maybe you noticed a typo on th

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1. Don’t Mix High Fats & High Carbs — Avoid metabolic traffic jams


2. Treat Fat Like a Supplement — Saturated fats > PUFAs, time fat intake


3. Use the Fat Hierarchy —
   
   
   • S-tier: MCT, stearic acid (tallow, cocoa butter)
   
   
   • A-tier: EPA/DHA, lauric acid (coconut oil)
   
   
   • B-tier: Olive oil, mac nuts (sparingly)
   
   
   • F-tier: Seed oils, trans fats (never)


4. Leverage Starc

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A Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network (DePIN) is any sufficiently decentralized network that uses cryptography and mechanism design to ensure a client can request physical services from a set of providers — breaking the natural monopoly and providing the benefits of competition.

The decentralization of physical infrastructure networks offers an opportunity to leapfrog atrophying incumbent monopolies and create networks that are more robust, easier to invest in, and more transparent.

f everyone becomes a manager of agents—instead of coding yourself, you could essentially supervise five coding agents—how should those agents be priced? One option is as a function of productivity relative to a full-time worker. I doubt we see parity here (if five agents 5x productivity, the company probably won’t be paying five full-time salaries)... See more

with few exceptions, anything that becomes commoditized and ubiquitous - from shoes and clothing to watches and cars - spurs demand for a more scarce and meaning-infused version (often with brand/story and quality driving the premium).

this is now happening to content.