HeyJaredRaj Shamani
Founder: Figuring Out Media. I write about what the world consumes, what builds social wealth, and what drives the next generation.
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The shortening horizon of human ambition. (opens the original)
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When do you want to retire? Just what is your dream age to stop working towards your ambition?If you don’t have an answer, scroll through social media for a while. Somewhere in your feed, there will be a guy saying he retired at 30 by selling his startup or a girl advising on how to retire before you turn forty.Since when did working towards something start coming with the wish to stop?Today, people want to hit a number, walk away from work, and get the years back while they are still young enou
Why do young people want mentors but hate advice? (opens the original)
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You know that feeling when someone is telling you exactly how to live your life, and you just want them to stop?But since you can’t actually say stop without sounding disrespectful, you either zone out or change the subject when they start explaining what you should do with your career, your money, your relationship.It does not even seem to matter whether they are right, even though mostly you are sure they aren’t.But then there are times when you wish someone would tell you what to do. Someone
Why don’t you seem to remember anything anymore? (opens the original)
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You watched a show recently, or at least an episode of one. What was it about? What were the names of the characters?You remember the show like a vague picture. You might remember some scenes and a few character names, but you can’t recall most of it.While watching, you were so immersed in the story, then why is it so hard to remember it?This isn’t just about the show. You read an interesting article and barely remember its title. You meet someone, talk for hours, and lose the details before rea
Why are you so addicted to validation even when you know it means nothing? (opens the original)
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Do you want an award for that?Yes. Obviously, yes.That’s probably what goes through your head every time you do something you feel is worthy.There is a question that you subconsciously turn around in your head that runs underneath a great deal of what you do: Was that good enough?And an assumption runs with it: if yes, then I’ll get acknowledgement in some form.If you start noticing it, you’ll find it almost everywhere. It shapes things as small as how you
The anxiety of unused intelligence. (opens the original)
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A feeling of dread is stuck in your head, which you consciously and at times unconsciously keep pushing to the extreme corner of your brain.But the feeling, as stubborn as it is, shows up again in your heart this time.It usually comes at night, when the day has finally passed, and there is nothing left that can keep you occupied.You are tired, but not in a way that makes it easy to fall asleep. Somewhere in that moment, the realisation hits that you gave very little of yourself to the day. That
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