Aishwarya Goel

I watch people scroll through lives they're not living, amassing evidence of their own incompleteness. The investment they didn’t make. The startup they didn’t join. The newsletter they didn’t start, the career pivot, the relationship that might have been different. We've turned existence into an infinite ramble of inadequacy, each swipe an... See more

The most radical thing you can do in a culture obsessed with optimisation is to fully occupy your own choices . To be here instead of somewhere else. To do this instead of something better. To be satisfied with enough instead of always reaching for more.

Even the smartest people are dumb most of the time. This is because cognition is computationally costly, so the brain must ration rationality.

6. One of the clearest signs of intelligence is being able to hear an opinion you disagree with and not act emotionally

it’s super tempting to take the path of least resistance. scrolling through insta, avoiding anything too challenging, staying in the comfort zone. but here’s the thing: the more you avoid hard things, the harder life actually becomes. even the smallest challenges can feel overwhelming when you’re not used to pushing yourself.

things to do AT the dinner

• we covered this already but good reminder: have one-conversation and a moderator


• have a specific end time for the dinner and stick to it


• get photo of everyone at the dinner and send to them afterwards


• bonus: give a little gift to everyone.

the best dinners have LOTS of laughter

if it is a lunch or a board meeting, then get... See more