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Be your own Hakeem
I was talking to my grandfather the other day, explaining the precautions he needs to take to be safe from COVID-19. He is above 80 and has asthma. He partially agreed to change some of his habits and then gave a long speech on how things were simpler when he was young. I have heard…
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COVID-19 makes the case for progress
From The Roots of Progress: We need progress not only because of the poor. We need it for everyone. Because we are all poor—compared to where we can be and should be in the future, if we can keep progress going. We still get cancer and heart disease. We still waste time commuting and shopping—and…
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How to increase the effectiveness of engineering teams, lessons from Twitter
Steve Jobs once said, a line of code you don’t have to manage is a line of a code you didn’t write. What he meant was less code that does the same job is better than more code. But how do you make sure, as an engineering or product manager, that your developers are following…
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No Schedule Vs Pinned Tasks
Naval says (loosely paraphrased), it’s not about the book. It’s about the reader. Meaning one book can mean different to two people. And even to same person depending on when he/she reads it. I first read Marc Andreessen’s productivity guide at least two years ago (don’t remember the exact date but it wasn’t the last…
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What’s missing from remote work
I am living in a remote village in Pakistan. And to almost everyone around me, the idea that I am working with a company based in Seattle, USA is absurd. Even more perplexing is my CEO does not go to the office either. He mostly works from home as well. I have this nagging feeling…
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How to Get Startup Ideas by Paul Graham
I have read the famous essay more than once. Below is the summary based on my notes. I also posted it as tweetstorm here. A great idea is: A problem you have. A real one mind you, not a hypothetical one you invented to fit your model of the world. It’s something you can build…
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TV Shows I Watch and Recommend
I was not even a mild watcher till 2 years ago. TV for me has always been sports. And by sports, I mean tennis, pro wrestling (if you can call it sports) and cricket.
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Book List 2018
2018 was a weird year for me when it comes to reading. I was unable to enjoy/read books that I wanted to read e.g. Black Swan, The Rational Optimist etc. That made me fundamentally unhappy. How come I am not reading books recommended by Naval? Out of frustration, I started reading ones I knew I…
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On Working Less and Other Productivity Ideas from Twitter
Be productive by having less work. Being a freelancer gives you room to work with more than just one company.
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Book List 2017
Last year I promised myself I won’t get stuck in any one book. If I am not enjoying a particular book, I will move on. Since I am a slow reader, this single act has enabled me to read whole a lot more books then I imagined. But again I didn’t read all these from page…
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