Aishwarya Goel
@ag_infer
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Aishwarya Goel
aishwaryagoel.com
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.
Why DePIN matters, and how to make it work
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
... See moreEvery day, instead of taking every reaction personally, remember that most people are guarded, afraid of differences, and ruled by shame. They haven’t learned how to trust yet. They don’t know how to feel compassion for people who don’t sound and act and look like them. But when you show them compassion, you teach them to stretch and expand. You... See more
Heather Havrilesky • Rejection Isn’t Personal
Don’t take rejection personally!
But what are brands, exactly? Brands are, by intention and design, manufactured meaning. They are differentiated by symbols that telegraph beliefs. We use these symbols to communicate our allegiances and then use all sorts of made-up things—religious marks, national flags, family crests, wedding rings, campaign buttons, baseball hats and running... See more
Debbie Millman • WePresent | the Personal Brand Paradox
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.
Why DePIN matters
“You have the right to work, but never to the fruit of work. You should never engage in action for the sake of reward…Those who are motivated only by desire for the fruits of action are miserable, for they are constantly anxious about the results of what they do.”
- what Krishna tells Arjuna in The Bhagavad Gita:
Notes from : The Post Individual blog
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
- $81.5bn of Warren Buffet’s $84.5bn net worth came after his 65th birthday. Berkshire Hathaway has owned 400-500 stocks over its lifetime, ~90% of their returns came from 10 stocks.