Essays on experience, ideas, people, and growth.https://abhi.nyc/en-ushttps://abhi.nyc/moment-of-clarity/https://abhi.nyc/moment-of-clarity/A moment of clarity is one where you see reality for what it is, not what you’d like it to be.Mon, 19 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMTExperiencePersonalhttps://abhi.nyc/otherness/https://abhi.nyc/otherness/Do you ever feel like you don’t fit in?Wed, 14 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMTExperiencePeoplePersonalhttps://abhi.nyc/recreating-your-world/https://abhi.nyc/recreating-your-world/In the past two years, I’ve lived in 4 different cities: New Brunswick, Seattle, New York City, and San Francisco.Wed, 02 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMTExperiencePeoplePersonalhttps://abhi.nyc/twenty-three/https://abhi.nyc/twenty-three/Last year, I wrote a post ‘Turning Twenty Two’ to document my state of mind. Thought I’d continue the tradition as I recently turned twenty three.Sun, 02 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMTExperienceGrowthPersonalhttps://abhi.nyc/learnui-design/https://abhi.nyc/learnui-design/Before we get into the review of the course, a quick story.Tue, 26 May 2020 00:00:00 GMTExperienceMakingPeopleRecommendationhttps://abhi.nyc/superpowers/https://abhi.nyc/superpowers/It’s odd how the things we often take for granted are our greatest superpowers: reading, writing, self expression, and thinking freely.Thu, 30 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMTExperienceGratitudeGrowthIdeasPeoplePersonalhttps://abhi.nyc/learning-about-your-motivations/https://abhi.nyc/learning-about-your-motivations/What motivates you?Tue, 31 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMTExperienceIdeasPeoplePersonalhttps://abhi.nyc/the-narrative-trap/https://abhi.nyc/the-narrative-trap/When something bad happens, what’s your response?Mon, 30 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMTExperienceIdeasPersonalhttps://abhi.nyc/learning-to-rest/https://abhi.nyc/learning-to-rest/What puts you at ease?Thu, 26 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMTExperienceIdeasPeoplePersonalhttps://abhi.nyc/consumption-habits/https://abhi.nyc/consumption-habits/I’ve found that I consume more information when I’m not obsessed about something.Tue, 24 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMTExperienceGrowthIdeasPeoplePersonalhttps://abhi.nyc/learning-in-silence/https://abhi.nyc/learning-in-silence/I don’t like to learn when others are watching me.Sat, 21 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMTExperienceGrowthIdeasPeoplePersonalSchoolhttps://abhi.nyc/living-in-fear/https://abhi.nyc/living-in-fear/Imagine going to a new country where you don’t know anyone, have no money, don’t understand the language, and have a different color than everyone around you.Sat, 21 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMTExperienceGrowthIdeasPeoplePersonalhttps://abhi.nyc/practicing-humanity/https://abhi.nyc/practicing-humanity/I was listening to a press conference by Andrew Cuomo about NY state’s response to the novel corona virus today.Sat, 21 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMTExperiencePeoplePersonalhttps://abhi.nyc/plenty-of-time/https://abhi.nyc/plenty-of-time/For most of my time in school, I learned things teachers told me to.Fri, 20 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMTExperienceGrowthPeopleSchoolStartupshttps://abhi.nyc/change-your-world/https://abhi.nyc/change-your-world/Notice I didn’t title this post, change the world.Wed, 18 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMTGrowthIdeasPeoplePersonalhttps://abhi.nyc/learning-lessons/https://abhi.nyc/learning-lessons/Today, I listened to This is Water, a graduation speech given by David Foster Wallace.Wed, 18 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMTExperienceIdeasPeoplehttps://abhi.nyc/corona-virus/https://abhi.nyc/corona-virus/As of March 16th, 2020, it feels like the world is falling apart.Tue, 17 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMTCurrent eventsExperiencePeoplePersonalhttps://abhi.nyc/how-to-converse-with-others/https://abhi.nyc/how-to-converse-with-others/Want to be a better conversationalist?Mon, 16 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMTExperienceIdeasPeopleRecommendationhttps://abhi.nyc/the-switch/https://abhi.nyc/the-switch/As you age, you gradually go from not knowing how anything works to slowly building a sense of what’s going on.Sun, 15 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMTExperienceIdeasPeoplePersonalhttps://abhi.nyc/mindset-action/https://abhi.nyc/mindset-action/When are you more likely to go to the gym?Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMTExperienceIdeasPersonalhttps://abhi.nyc/spark-joy/https://abhi.nyc/spark-joy/To me, joy is the feeling I get when I experience something pleasant that’s also unexpected. Usually an act of thoughtfulness exhibited by another person, creature, or company.Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMTExperienceIdeasPeopleRecommendationhttps://abhi.nyc/fail-early-fail-often/https://abhi.nyc/fail-early-fail-often/The likelihood you’ll ‘make it’ increases with every attempt.Wed, 11 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMTGrowthIdeasPeoplePersonalRecommendationhttps://abhi.nyc/simplify-everything/https://abhi.nyc/simplify-everything/While speaking to a friend yesterday, I was reminded of a lesson that I somehow forgot as I learn more.Wed, 11 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMTExperienceIdeasPersonalhttps://abhi.nyc/reading-your-mind-and-body/https://abhi.nyc/reading-your-mind-and-body/Recently, I’ve started to become hyper-aware of how my body reacts to the inputs it receives from an environment.Tue, 10 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMTExperienceIdeasPeoplehttps://abhi.nyc/no-one-cares/https://abhi.nyc/no-one-cares/When you realize no one cares, you’re free to do what you want.Tue, 03 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMTExperienceIdeasPeopleRecommendationhttps://abhi.nyc/making-money/https://abhi.nyc/making-money/Someone once asked Buffet, when did you know you were going to be rich?Mon, 02 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMTExperienceGrowthIdeasMakingPeoplePersonalhttps://abhi.nyc/read/https://abhi.nyc/read/A common piece of advice from the wealthy people I’ve met: READ.Mon, 02 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMTExperienceGrowthIdeasPersonalRecommendationSchoolhttps://abhi.nyc/space-to-grow/https://abhi.nyc/space-to-grow/When’s the last time you made space to grow?Mon, 02 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMTExperienceGrowthIdeasPeoplePersonalRecommendationhttps://abhi.nyc/managing-yourself-and-emotions/https://abhi.nyc/managing-yourself-and-emotions/Managing oneself is a skill that’s rarely taught.Tue, 25 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMTGrowthPersonalRecommendationSchoolWorkhttps://abhi.nyc/prioritize-close-relationships/https://abhi.nyc/prioritize-close-relationships/The people closest to us are the most likely to be neglected unless we make a conscious effort to prioritize them in our lives.Sun, 23 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMTExperienceGrowthIdeasPeoplePersonalhttps://abhi.nyc/move-out-of-your-digital-screen/https://abhi.nyc/move-out-of-your-digital-screen/From the minute you wake up to your last conscious breath before sleep, you’re expected to communicate with the people around you.Fri, 21 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMTExperienceGrowthIdeasPersonalhttps://abhi.nyc/how-to-be-emotionally-responsive/https://abhi.nyc/how-to-be-emotionally-responsive/Being emotionally responsive to those in need has never come naturally to me. At first, I didn’t even know that I needed to behave a certain way to make someone feel secure in…Tue, 18 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMTExperienceGrowthIdeasPeoplePersonalRecommendationhttps://abhi.nyc/defaults-matter/https://abhi.nyc/defaults-matter/Most people live on auto-pilot.Sun, 16 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMTExperienceIdeasPeopleProductRecommendationhttps://abhi.nyc/flow-state/https://abhi.nyc/flow-state/Many people like to talk about flow states. It’s when a person seemingly forgets everything around them to zone in on a task.Fri, 14 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMTExperienceIdeasPeoplePersonalhttps://abhi.nyc/awareness/https://abhi.nyc/awareness/Don’t take the things around you for granted.Thu, 13 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMTExperienceIdeasPeopleRecommendationhttps://abhi.nyc/reading-textbooks/https://abhi.nyc/reading-textbooks/When was the last time you read a textbook for fun?Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMTExperiencePersonalSchoolhttps://abhi.nyc/if-then/https://abhi.nyc/if-then/Your decisions today impact the person you become tomorrow.Sun, 09 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMTExperienceGrowthPeoplePersonalhttps://abhi.nyc/moved-to-sf/https://abhi.nyc/moved-to-sf/I know I haven’t written in some time so let’s start with a recap.Sun, 09 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMTExperienceNewsletterPersonalhttps://abhi.nyc/self-learning/https://abhi.nyc/self-learning/Learning how to learn is powerful, yet rarely taught.Fri, 07 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMTGrowthIdeasPersonalSchoolhttps://abhi.nyc/taste-limits/https://abhi.nyc/taste-limits/If you ask someone who’s only ever eaten apples:Tue, 04 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMTIdeasPeoplePersonalhttps://abhi.nyc/energy-management/https://abhi.nyc/energy-management/It’s 4 PM on a Thursday, you’re exhausted from a full day of back to back meetings but you can’t avoid a call at 4:15 PM. How do you muster the energy to provide your undivided…Mon, 03 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMTExperienceIdeasPeoplePersonalhttps://abhi.nyc/back-to-the-basics/https://abhi.nyc/back-to-the-basics/As adults, we tend to overcomplicate things.Thu, 30 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMTGrowthIdeasPeopleRecommendationSchoolhttps://abhi.nyc/digital-junkies/https://abhi.nyc/digital-junkies/While walking down the street, how many people do you notice are on their phones? What are they doing? What are they listening to?Tue, 28 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMTIdeasPeopleProducthttps://abhi.nyc/losing-ambition/https://abhi.nyc/losing-ambition/Have you ever noticed someone lose ambition?Mon, 27 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMTGrowthIdeasPeopleSchoolhttps://abhi.nyc/dont-forget/https://abhi.nyc/dont-forget/What did you do last week? last month? last year?Sun, 26 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMTExperienceGrowthIdeashttps://abhi.nyc/create-value/https://abhi.nyc/create-value/A lesson I wish I had learned sooner: learn to create value.Wed, 22 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMTExperienceIdeasPersonalRecommendationSchoolhttps://abhi.nyc/selective-memory/https://abhi.nyc/selective-memory/Our memories can be deceiving.Wed, 22 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMTExperienceIdeasPersonalhttps://abhi.nyc/on-writing-every-day/https://abhi.nyc/on-writing-every-day/About 2 months ago, I decided to start writing every day.Tue, 21 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMTExperienceIdeasPersonalhttps://abhi.nyc/product-design/https://abhi.nyc/product-design/Everything we use was designed by someone.Wed, 08 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMTExperienceIdeasProducthttps://abhi.nyc/first-day-of-school/https://abhi.nyc/first-day-of-school/Do you remember the night before the first day of school?Mon, 06 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMTExperienceGrowthPersonalSchoolhttps://abhi.nyc/feedback-loops/https://abhi.nyc/feedback-loops/When making a decision aim to understand the metric and consequence you’re optimizing for. Design an experiment to see whether you’re moving closer to or farther away from the…Fri, 03 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMTExperienceIdeasMakingStartupshttps://abhi.nyc/limiting-beliefs/https://abhi.nyc/limiting-beliefs/Here’s a sample of some of the limiting beliefs I’ve worked through…Fri, 03 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMTExperiencePersonalhttps://abhi.nyc/failure/https://abhi.nyc/failure/There’s a blurry line between experimentation and failure.Tue, 31 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMTExperienceIdeashttps://abhi.nyc/surroundings/https://abhi.nyc/surroundings/I’ve always found setting up an environment to succeed is much better than relying on willpower.Tue, 31 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMTIdeasPersonalhttps://abhi.nyc/dont-blame-the-system/https://abhi.nyc/dont-blame-the-system/When I was younger, I’d often blame “the system” instead of myself.Sun, 29 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMTGrowthIdeasPersonalhttps://abhi.nyc/determined-to-win/https://abhi.nyc/determined-to-win/I watched the documentary Le Ride today.Fri, 27 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMTPeopleRecommendationhttps://abhi.nyc/first-podcast-appearance/https://abhi.nyc/first-podcast-appearance/Two weeks ago, I was asked to appear as a guest on a podcast.Fri, 27 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMTExperiencePersonalRecommendationhttps://abhi.nyc/unstructured-learning/https://abhi.nyc/unstructured-learning/I’ve found learning to be effortless when I follow my curiosity.Thu, 26 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMTExperienceGrowthIdeasPersonalhttps://abhi.nyc/airport-pickup/https://abhi.nyc/airport-pickup/Nothing compares to the feeling of picking up a friend or family member after a long plane ride at the airport.Wed, 25 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMTExperienceGrowthPeoplehttps://abhi.nyc/podcasts/https://abhi.nyc/podcasts/Ever since I discovered podcasts, I’ve been hooked.Tue, 24 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMTPersonalProductRecommendationhttps://abhi.nyc/consuming-content/https://abhi.nyc/consuming-content/Growing up I never understood pop-culture.Mon, 23 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMTExperienceGrowthIdeasPeoplePersonalhttps://abhi.nyc/chasing-dreams/https://abhi.nyc/chasing-dreams/Chasing dreams is a privilege that most people, including myself, take for granted.Sun, 22 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMTGrowthIdeasPersonalhttps://abhi.nyc/hard-choices/https://abhi.nyc/hard-choices/In any given situation we have two options:Sun, 22 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMTExperienceGrowthIdeasPeoplePersonalhttps://abhi.nyc/incentive-bias/https://abhi.nyc/incentive-bias/Any time we consume information, whether we know it or not, we’re being influenced. It’s especially dangerous when we’re least suspecting.Sun, 22 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMTExperienceIdeasPeoplehttps://abhi.nyc/under-the-hood/https://abhi.nyc/under-the-hood/Observing and recreating systems is fun.Thu, 19 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMTExperienceIdeasPersonalhttps://abhi.nyc/getting-started/https://abhi.nyc/getting-started/Taking the first step is the hardest part of doing something.Tue, 17 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMTGrowthIdeasPeoplehttps://abhi.nyc/optimism-is-a-skill/https://abhi.nyc/optimism-is-a-skill/I’ve never thought of optimism as a skill until I listened to a podcast featuring Tim Ferriss and Phil Keoghan.Tue, 17 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMTExperienceGrowthPersonalStartupshttps://abhi.nyc/guided-wandering/https://abhi.nyc/guided-wandering/In the 2018 Amazon letter to shareholders, Jeff Bezos talks about the power of wandering:Mon, 16 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMTIdeasPeopleStartupshttps://abhi.nyc/talking-to-anyone/https://abhi.nyc/talking-to-anyone/There’s a common saying that “one can learn something from everyone.” I didn’t truly understand it until recently.Sat, 14 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMTIdeasPeoplePersonalhttps://abhi.nyc/theres-nothing-like-it/https://abhi.nyc/theres-nothing-like-it/I live for the moments when I discover something and say, “there’s nothing like it.” This feeling is evoked when an unmet need is fulfilled.Fri, 13 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMTExperienceIdeashttps://abhi.nyc/critical-thinking/https://abhi.nyc/critical-thinking/While sitting in my 4th-grade math class, I never understood why there was a distinction between “real world” math problems and the rest.Wed, 11 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMTIdeasSchoolhttps://abhi.nyc/unlearning-social-norms/https://abhi.nyc/unlearning-social-norms/Unlearning social norms early in life is dangerous.Wed, 11 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMTGrowthIdeasPersonalSchoolhttps://abhi.nyc/seeing-the-present-first/https://abhi.nyc/seeing-the-present-first/I recently heard a quote that I haven’t been able to stop thinking about since, “I don’t want to predict the future, I’d just like to understand the present first.” I believe…Tue, 10 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMTIdeasStartupshttps://abhi.nyc/marketing-vs-reality/https://abhi.nyc/marketing-vs-reality/Most commercials are inaccurate representations of products or experiences.Mon, 09 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMTExperienceIdeasMakinghttps://abhi.nyc/false-proxies/https://abhi.nyc/false-proxies/Young people are often told they have time to figure out what they want in life. Though, no one tells them about the consequences.Sat, 07 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMTExperienceGrowthPersonalhttps://abhi.nyc/falling-down/https://abhi.nyc/falling-down/The highs and lows of building a company are real.Fri, 06 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMTExperienceGrowthStartupshttps://abhi.nyc/storytelling/https://abhi.nyc/storytelling/What does pitching a business have in common with telling a joke?Thu, 05 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMTExperienceGrowthIdeasPeopleStartupshttps://abhi.nyc/shiny-objects/https://abhi.nyc/shiny-objects/Most time spent in the creative process is actually spent in the discovery phase.Tue, 03 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMTIdeasMakingPeopleStartupshttps://abhi.nyc/the-cost-of-growth/https://abhi.nyc/the-cost-of-growth/Do you recognize yourself from a year ago?Mon, 02 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMTGrowthPersonalhttps://abhi.nyc/imperfect-thoughts/https://abhi.nyc/imperfect-thoughts/In the earliest stages of articulating a thought it’s fragile. We add additional thoughts before and after to convey a point. Based on the feedback we get from a reader or…Sat, 30 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMTIdeasPersonalhttps://abhi.nyc/when-influencers-become-teachers/https://abhi.nyc/when-influencers-become-teachers/I recently heard something that I can’t stop thinking about, “I don’t attempt to predict the future. I’m just trying to understand the present first.”Sat, 30 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMTIdeasPeopleProductSchoolhttps://abhi.nyc/technological-breakthroughs/https://abhi.nyc/technological-breakthroughs/My family immigrated to the US when I was about 2 or 3 years old.Thu, 28 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMTExperienceGrowthIdeashttps://abhi.nyc/the-founder-skill/https://abhi.nyc/the-founder-skill/Your world view is shaped by the experiences you’ve had, things you’ve learned, and people you’ve surrounded yourself with.Thu, 28 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMTExperienceIdeasPeopleStartupshttps://abhi.nyc/boundless-creativity/https://abhi.nyc/boundless-creativity/Making things is hard.Wed, 27 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMTIdeasMakingStartupshttps://abhi.nyc/the-experience-of-you/https://abhi.nyc/the-experience-of-you/Whether we realize it or not every interaction we have is an experience for us and the other person involved.Mon, 25 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMTExperiencePeoplehttps://abhi.nyc/making-the-future/https://abhi.nyc/making-the-future/Gandhi once said, “be the change you wish to see in the world.”Sat, 23 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMTIdeasMakingStartupshttps://abhi.nyc/why-im-here/https://abhi.nyc/why-im-here/One thing people who know me will tell you is how curious I am.Sat, 23 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMTExperiencePersonalSchoolWorkhttps://abhi.nyc/experience-mining/https://abhi.nyc/experience-mining/In the earliest phases of starting a company, first-time founders are often told to meet with 100 people before raising money.Thu, 21 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMTExperienceStartupshttps://abhi.nyc/brb-chat/https://abhi.nyc/brb-chat/When was the last time you were delighted when using a product or service someone else created?Tue, 19 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMTExperienceProducthttps://abhi.nyc/constructive-feedback/https://abhi.nyc/constructive-feedback/When you pitch a new idea to someone, often, their first instinct is to tell you all the reasons that it won’t work.Tue, 19 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMTGrowthPeopleStartupshttps://abhi.nyc/the-backend-of-society/https://abhi.nyc/the-backend-of-society/Software engineers are often referred to as frontend or backend specialists. Briefly, frontend engineers deal with web design while backend engineers focus on servers.Mon, 18 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMTExperiencePeopleStartupshttps://abhi.nyc/lose-yourself/https://abhi.nyc/lose-yourself/Had it not been for Dr. Dre’s belief in Eminem, we may never have heard this song.Sun, 17 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMTNewsletterhttps://abhi.nyc/writing-is-thinking/https://abhi.nyc/writing-is-thinking/Writing a post everyday has helped me become a better thinker.Fri, 15 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMTGrowthPeoplehttps://abhi.nyc/belief/https://abhi.nyc/belief/The words “I believe in you” mean more to me than “I love you.”Wed, 13 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMTExperiencePeoplePersonalhttps://abhi.nyc/how-to-network/https://abhi.nyc/how-to-network/When you’re in college everyone tells you that you need to network and meet as many people as possible. What’s often not spoken about is how to actually do it.Wed, 13 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMTExperiencePeopleWorkhttps://abhi.nyc/letting-go/https://abhi.nyc/letting-go/What do a breakup and a lost backpack have in common?Tue, 12 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMTPeoplehttps://abhi.nyc/break-out/https://abhi.nyc/break-out/Yesterday, I was invited to mentor students at RISE weekend an event held by the Rutgers Entrepreneurial Society. Attendees are asked to form teams, build an MVP, and pitch to…Sun, 10 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMTExperiencePersonalSchoolhttps://abhi.nyc/making-lines/https://abhi.nyc/making-lines/Most college students struggle with the job and internship search. The process is mostly inefficient, stressful, and often lacks transparency.Sat, 09 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://abhi.nyc/teach-me-something/https://abhi.nyc/teach-me-something/A few months ago I was interviewing for a role at a startup in SF. One portion of the interview process was making an informal presentation about a topic that I cared about to…Fri, 08 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMTGrowthPersonalStartupshttps://abhi.nyc/baked-chips/https://abhi.nyc/baked-chips/Yesterday I went to this café called MudSpot with some friends.Thu, 07 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMTExperiencehttps://abhi.nyc/step-by-step/https://abhi.nyc/step-by-step/When starting a company people often say, “execution is king.”Wed, 06 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMTGrowthPeoplehttps://abhi.nyc/first-time/https://abhi.nyc/first-time/The feeling of doing something new for the first time is awesome. Whether it’s making a new recipe, a design for a product, or hacking together a solution to a problem.Tue, 05 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMTMakingPeoplehttps://abhi.nyc/learn-by-doing/https://abhi.nyc/learn-by-doing/People who do things rarely ask, “where should I start?”Mon, 04 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMTGrowthPersonalhttps://abhi.nyc/misfits/https://abhi.nyc/misfits/Misfits fascinate me, they zig when others zag.Sun, 03 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMTGrowthPeoplehttps://abhi.nyc/dreams/https://abhi.nyc/dreams/Last night, I had a dream. I vividly remember myself sitting in a subway pitching ZenAdvisor to someone. At the end of my pitch, he looked back at me and said, “for the first…Sat, 02 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMTGrowthPersonalhttps://abhi.nyc/flaneur/https://abhi.nyc/flaneur/Recently, I’ve been living at home while working at Rutgers.Fri, 01 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMTGrowthPersonalhttps://abhi.nyc/planning/https://abhi.nyc/planning/All plans are useless until you implement them.Fri, 01 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://abhi.nyc/bending-reality/https://abhi.nyc/bending-reality/Reality is not what you see, it’s what you make.Thu, 31 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://abhi.nyc/inaction-vs-action/https://abhi.nyc/inaction-vs-action/Most people talk about how action leads to outcomes.Wed, 30 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMTGrowthhttps://abhi.nyc/fearless/https://abhi.nyc/fearless/Imagine a world where you’re not afraid. Instead, you feel empowered to do the things you want.Tue, 29 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMTPeoplePersonalhttps://abhi.nyc/fitting-in/https://abhi.nyc/fitting-in/People who don’t fit into a box fascinate me.Mon, 28 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMTPeoplehttps://abhi.nyc/hacking-school/https://abhi.nyc/hacking-school/As a first-generation college student, I had absolutely no idea of what to expect after high school. At the time, my friends were working hard to get into “ivy league…Mon, 28 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://abhi.nyc/making-things/https://abhi.nyc/making-things/Making things is unnatural.Mon, 28 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMTWorkhttps://abhi.nyc/models/https://abhi.nyc/models/The world is complex. To deal with complexity, humans have made models to better understand what’s happening around them. They come in both abstract and tangible forms. Whether…Mon, 28 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMTPeoplehttps://abhi.nyc/work-is-play/https://abhi.nyc/work-is-play/One of my favorite things in the world is watching others do what they love.Mon, 28 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMTWork