I Am the Source Material
Twenty years after my cancer diagnosis, the version of me still circulating isn't mine. On long-term survival, one article, and losing control of your own story.
Amit Vaidya
Confessions of a Fan, a Critic & an Economist
Confessions II is a stellar dance record with healing threaded through its spine. It is also the case I have spent twenty-five years trying to make.
Amit Vaidya
The Voice That Refused to Be Second
Asha Bhosle didn’t just sing for eight decades. She rewrote what it means to last.
Amit Vaidya
I've Lived Inside the Attention Economy. What Am I Actually Worth?
Being seen and being remembered are not the same thing
Amit Vaidya
When Likeability Becomes a Stand-In for Value
I smile and say thank you a lot. Often more than the moment seems to require. To an Uber driver when the ride ends. To a flight attendant handing me a glass of water. To a nurse doing something that...
Amit Vaidya
Getting Better By Doing Less
On restraint, recovery, and the discipline of stepping back
Amit Vaidya