Aishwarya Goel
@ag_infer
Mostly Curious!
Aishwarya Goel
aishwaryagoel.com
“Shortcuts will cut you short. There are no shortcuts in life.”
- Narendra Modi (PM of India, on Lex Fridman)
The first shtick gets you noticed. It’s usually a job, a core skill, something that makes you credible, competent, and useful. Alone, though, it’s one-dimensional.
The second shtick is the one that keeps you interesting. It’s the twist, the unexpected dimension that makes you versatile, memorable, harder to pin down.
Together, they balance you:... See more
The second shtick is the one that keeps you interesting. It’s the twist, the unexpected dimension that makes you versatile, memorable, harder to pin down.
Together, they balance you:... See more
Anu Atluru • Two Shticks
Sometimes the shticks work together. Other times they clash in a way that makes someone even more compelling. Elon Musk literally builds rockets while being a pot stirrer on X. Marc Andreessen invests billions while propagating silly memes. One keeps them credible, the other on people’s minds.
Anu Atluru • Two Shticks
people LOVE going to small one-conversation dinners — so definitely let people know this is a SMALL dinner and will be one conversation — you will get a much higher quality of participant.
the ultimate guide to holding world class dinner parties
t’s harder to give up my agent when it learns my email style over time. If Granola, meanwhile, improved over time based on my feedback—how I like to take notes, which takeaways are important to me—the product also becomes harder to give up. And same for a NSFW chatbot—if I build a romantic relationship with shared history, that’s tough to say... See more
Rex Woodbury • How Consumer Psychology Informs AI Product Design
I’ve learned (sometimes the hard way) that the ability to demand creativity, impact, and control isn’t just about wanting it—it’s about earning it.
We chase the philosophy of ‘love what you do’ without first becoming great at what we do. But true freedom comes from mastery.
The moment you shift from ‘what this job is giving me?’ to ‘what am I... See more
We chase the philosophy of ‘love what you do’ without first becoming great at what we do. But true freedom comes from mastery.
The moment you shift from ‘what this job is giving me?’ to ‘what am I... See more
substack.com • Home | Substack
- 62% of personal bankruptcies in the US are caused by medical debt.
Surprising but True — Quarter Mile
I’ve finally realized why I’ve never been a fan of focusing just on productivity without focusing on other things as well.
Productivity is a natural outcome that happens when you have a deep purpose. When you have a deep purpose, you naturally come up with clear priorities to work on.
When you have a deep purpose and clear priorities, you become
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