Ajinkya Wadhwa

That kind of writing is easier to read, and the easier something is to read, the more deeply readers will engage with it. The less energy they expend on your prose, the more they'll have left for your ideas.

But don't feel like you have to build things that will become startups. That's premature optimization. Just build things.

When we look through our x-ray glasses at someone whose Higher Mind is, at the moment, running the show, we see a prominent Higher Mind in total control, the Primitive Mind still makes a fuss, but the Higher Mind just yanks it back like a dog owner walking his dog.

Why is it so important to work on a problem you have? Among other things, it ensures the problem really exists. It sounds obvious to say you should only work on problems that exist. And yet by far the most common mistake startups make is to solve problems no one has.

Often, the key to succeeding at something big is to break it into its tiniest pieces and focus on how to succeed at just one piece.

But when Higher Minds work together, the effect can be just as powerful: the group as a whole gains superhuman abilities in learning and creativity and discovery.

(a) How do you communicate your frustrations to one another?

Reason #3: Planning the wedding reveals a lot about each other’s priorities and values.