Ajinkya Wadhwa

The very smartphone or laptop you may be using to read this is the result of thousands of minds, all thinking together about what it takes to extract raw materials from the Earth, assemble everything into the singular shape you see now, imbue it with the properties of computational power, and cleverly market the resulting device so your hard-earned... See more

A human society is a rich tapestry of overlapping and sometimes sharply contradictory cultures, and each of us lives at our own unique cultural intersection.

The nature of the work is pretty similar to what you were doing in the past — it’s not ideal, but it supports your dream of traveling and breaking out of the old box, so it’s good enough.

An irrational and unproductive obsession with what other people think of us.

Every night after the Johnsons put Lulu to bed, she waits until they leave the room and then she crawls out the window to go riding around with the bad baby (Lulu’s friend) who lives down the block.

The next best thing to an unmet need of your own is an unmet need of someone else. Try talking to everyone you can about the gaps they find in the world.

If you want to change someone’s behavior, easier than altering their motivation or changing their actual environment is altering their perception of reality. This third way of manipulating a human is a shortcut—a cheat—made possible by one of human evolution’s best tricks:Delusion.

For now, let’s get used to seeing in 2D.

These irrational norms have resulted in today’s wedding industrial complex, a staggering $70 billion industry full of event planners, DJs, food caterers, photographers, etc. that can be hired to build the infrastructure of your dream day. Greedy corporations have gamed our desire for social status, and have successfully disguised weddings to be... See more