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I was talking to a friend about stress recently and realized something I’ve always believed isn’t actually that common: I genuinely think that if you keep trying to improve, stay reflective, and don’t give up, you’re basically guaranteed to succeed eventually. Maybe not at the thing you’re working on now, but the skills and mindset read more

If you are not sure what to do, create. I think a lot of us like to keep ourselves busy with consuming because it’s easier. But I believe real growth comes from creating. No matter how many linkedin guru posts you read or twitter threads you scroll through, or even self-help books you finish, it read more

​​People talk a lot about time management. Blocking calendars, optimising schedules, squeezing more into each hour. But I have been thinking more in terms of headspace lately. I personally find it strange when someone says they are working on several things at once. It may sound impressive to most others. To me, it means their read more

I was listening to an MFM episode with Dharmesh Shah where they were talking about hard work. Something they said stood out: in most jobs, not having work-life balance is looked down on, but when a pro athlete or musician spends hours every day practicing, it’s celebrated. That made a lot of sense to me read more

I came across a blog post by Chris Dixon titled What the smartest people do on the weekend is what everyone else will do during the week in ten years, and it perfectly captures a trend I’ve been noticing: things that start in small, “weirdo” circles often go mainstream over time. We have seen it read more

For the longest time, creating a new social media app was impossible. All of the big players we see today started many years ago. Facebook was started 21 years ago. Linkedin 23. Instagram & Pinterest 15.1 By now, they have it all locked down. User needs were largely met, and there was no demand for read more

Everyone knows that we are the average of the 5 people we spend the most time with. While I agree with that, I also believe that we are the average of the 5 activities we spend our time on.  For most people, our top 1 activity (other than sleep) is work. Then, the remainder of read more

I used to think boredom came from external conditions. Like a lack of activity, an unstimulating environment, or simply nothing to occupy the mind. And I believed that we should all be “more bored” because we overstimulate ourselves too much1. But I came across an article about the history of boredom. Turns out boredom is read more

When I was 17, I used to blog because I wanted to turn it into a business. I hated it. I was doing it for all the wrong reasons, burned out, and decided, “I guess I just don’t enjoy writing.” Fast forward to now, and I have zero intention of making money from this. I read more