Sep 21, 2026 · 15 min · 8 segments
Solo episode! We're exploring the Ayurvedic concepts of agni and ama as a lens for understanding modern information overload. Mental exhaustion and brain fog may sometimes just mean that you need…
Rashmi SchrammHost
And that is the idea of how for really most of human history, knowledge, information, they were really, really critical and valuable parts of human evolution and growth because it was really scarce.
It was really hard to get, right? Like a lot of times we may not be able to find the right book.
Our ancestors, I know for sure my ancestors had a deep value on education and on knowledge and finding the right teachers and going to schools for a long period of time and studying something in depth.
But what's really fascinating to me is that knowledge or just information in general, that used to be a bit of a holy grail, right? And things are shifting and they're shifting really rapidly with AI.
And so I want to look at how it is that we can continue to rely on our own wisdom while we interact with the shifting landscape that we're all dealing with, where information is absolutely everywhere.
And that is the idea of how for really most of human history, knowledge, information, they were really, really critical and valuable parts of human evolution and growth because it was really scarce.
It was really hard to get, right? Like a lot of times we may not be able to find the right book.
Our ancestors, I know for sure my ancestors had a deep value on education and on knowledge and finding the right teachers and going to schools for a long period of time and studying something in depth.
But what's really fascinating to me is that knowledge or just information in general, that used to be a bit of a holy grail, right? And things are shifting and they're shifting really rapidly with AI.
And so I want to look at how it is that we can continue to rely on our own wisdom while we interact with the shifting landscape that we're all dealing with, where information is absolutely everywhere.
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