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  • It is not always the stroke (habit) that you judge as worst which is the most ready for change. It is good to pick the stroke (habit) you most want to change.—Timothy Gallwey  

  • Using your intuition to make product design decisions is harder than you think. It’s harder because you are the only one thinking that way. Unlike making decisions based on market research where you have lots of data to support you. What customers seek though is your intuition. Because that’s unique. One way to hide from…

  • What it’s like making games in Pakistan

    This gave me new information about the ecosystem I thought I knew. But it also made me sad because of reasons that I have to fight myself with on daily basis. Like so many things, market does not seem ready for games business in Pakistan.

  • When everyone has a mega phone, Influence is not something you have. It’s something you earn.

  • Why Facebook copying Snapchat everywhere feels wrong?

    I actually admired when they first did it i.e. Instagram stories. It was a much cleaner version of Snapchat and there was real business opportunity—Instagram’s large user base compared to Snapchat. But since then it has become a cesspool. By focusing too much on Snapchat, Facebook is forgetting what they are good at. They are good…

  • What Ben Thompson gets right?

    I love Stratechery. For one, I like reading good stuff. Second, I believe I have a fair amount of interest in businesses in general and tech in specific. So you can say that I am the niche he is targeting. But what else? What are the elements of his writing that got me hooked and…

  • Design in Tech Report 2017

  • “It’s not that I don’t know what to do, it’s that I don’t do what I know!”—Timothy Gallwey

  • Products need placebos

    Seth Godin: “Placebos work because our brain picks up where our belief begins. Without some sort of conscious or subconscious trigger, the placebo effect never kicks in. But when it does, it’s astonishingly effective. Placebos change performance, cure diseases and make food taste better.” … “If you want your medicine to be more effective, consider making it…

  • Advice vs Feedback

    While I agree with the conclusion of this article, I differ on the proposition. I think there is difference between advice and feedback. Advice is personal. Feedback is mostly on the work you do. Also feedback is given on something you have done. And advice is taken in advance.