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I’ve spent nearly 30 years building, testing, selling, and managing software. If there’s one lesson I’ve learned, it’s that software isn’t just about code—it’s about people. Beyond the lines of code are emotions, egos, expectations, and dreams. Every feature, bug, and release is

You can’t learn what you think while focused on what you see, so periodically retreat from all stimuli and dwell a while in darkness, for the dark will cast your thoughts into sharp relief, exposing a hidden inner world, just as night obscures the earth but reveals the galaxy.

“I didn’t feel like going to the gym so I skipped it” Interesting. So if you don’t feel like brushing your teeth you skip that too? Exercise is a form of hygiene. This is not a hobby. It’s a lifestyle.

“When your in a hole, stop digging.” When you find yourself in a difficult situation, the first step to getting out is to stop making it worse. Sometimes the bravest and most effective move is to pause, reassess, and resist the urge to keep pushing in the same direction. True

“A reliable way of making people believe in falsehoods is frequent repetition because familiarity is not easily distinguished from truth.” — Daniel Kahneman

Context switching is a killer. I use a simple table in OneNote that is my single source of truth. I keep it up to date.

"A rational person can find peace by cultivating indifference to things outside of their control." Naval

A dropped internet connection today is as devastating as a messenger in ancient Greece losing their scroll.

I find it weird that some product teams defer crucial risk assessments to routine meetings like stand-ups or planning sessions. It feels like we're treating potential problems as just another agenda item. Risk management should be a continuous and immediate priority.

This man took a leap of faith...but not before he knew that he had sufficient cushioning. That's what we called calculated risks. Aakash Gupta is a fantastic writer and of course, a great coach.

“I therefore see AI as a personality amplifier; it will give more agency to those who already have it, and take more from those who already lack it.” Very excited to share a conversation between me and the amazing Gurwinder: freyaindia.co.uk/p/the-agency-c…

I don’t watch streaming TV shows. This essay by Trung Phan says everything that I've been willing to say for a while. •They drag on longer than movies. •You can’t finish them in one go. •Wait a week, and you’ve lost the flow. •Most are stretched thin and forgettable. •Few

The real reason behind Machiavelli's love of reading: he did not have access to Internet. 😁

You waste precious time dreaming of the future instead of engaging in the present.

"If you think learning is expensive, try ignorance.”

Recently I was targeted by an extremely sophisticated phishing attack, and I want to highlight it here. It exploits a vulnerability in Google's infrastructure, and given their refusal to fix it, we're likely to see it a lot more. Here's the email I got:

Your Brilliance Is Why No One Understands You - The Hidden Cost of Being Smart open.substack.com/pub/rajeshmath…

I stopped checking MS Teams for one full hour. Now I have 17 missed messages, 4 meetings I wasn’t in, and… …inner peace. Follow me for more corporate rebellion tips.

I put “relax” on my to-do list. Then I scheduled it. Then I missed it. So, I rescheduled it. Now I’m stressed about relaxing. Follow me for more productivity advice.

Culture is not something you are; It is something you do. - Daniel Coyle, The Culture Code