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How to Run A Remote Team
January 9, 2023
I’ve been working remotely for 8+ years and now running a team distributed at least across five countries. It’s challenging, but it’s also very likely the...
The PARA Method
January 6, 2023
The PARA method, developed by Tiago Forte, is probably the most universal productivity technic you could use. It’s very flexible and can be recreated in any...
How to Remote
December 20, 2022
I’ve been working remotely for nine years now. I wouldn’t say it’s everyone’s future. There are pros and cons. For me personally, the advantages far outweigh...
Switch to a Modern Read-Later App Already
December 15, 2022
Read–later apps are simultaneously popular and outdated. A lot of people use them. They’re now embedded right in our browsers and there's a couple of age-old...
How Would Anti-Instagram Look Like?
August 2, 2022
Reading all those discussions about the updates to Instagram and how people are turning disillusioned with the app, I began thinking: what would an ideal...
Crypto Preachers vs Crypto Skeptics
July 30, 2022
Social networks incentivize people to take on radical positions as that brings engagement and followers. Yet in most areas, a reasonable centrist take is...
Workflowy is The Platform to Build Your Ideal Notes System
June 4, 2022
Time and time again, I’m getting back to WorkFlowy as my primary system for notes and knowledge storage. It is truly a bicycle for the mind that helps you...
Your Inner Voice and the Value of Silence
May 30, 2022
Despite my interest in certain genres of music throughout my life, I’ve slowly realized that I don’t really like listening to music much. I do listen to it...
The Updated Guide to Workflowy
May 23, 2022
I’ve updated my guide to Workflowy, the king of outliners, that I wrote almost two years ago. Since then, Workflowy has added many great features, including...
All the Ways to Keep Tasks
May 19, 2022
I’ve always been interested in learning all the various ways and workflows people have for their notes and tasks. There’s a reason why software in this...
Why I Dropped Apple Watch for a Mechanical Watch
January 12, 2022
I’ve always been into watches and for the last 5 years, since Series 2, I’ve been almost exclusively wearing an Apple Watch. Recently I pulled a trigger on a...
Mailbrew: Get Personalized Email Digests of News and Content
March 17, 2021
Mailbrew is an app that aims to offer you a healthy information diet. It allows you to receive news and content from the web in the form of regular digests....
Why You've Dropped Your Task Manager
March 4, 2021
I’ve always been one of the people who religiously live by their task manager – I can’t survive without one. That’s why I’m always surprised when I see...
One App to Consume All Content
February 21, 2021
I had periods in my life when I was a news junkie signed up to hundreds of websites and moments when I’d delete all news and social media apps from my phone....
Why Apple Has to Allow Sideloading
February 8, 2021
I think the lack of sideloading has been a tremendous advantage for iOS and Apple’s ecosystem overall. I also need Apple should open it up. The fact you can...
Browsers Are Outdated And Somebody Has To Do Something
December 13, 2020
Our browsers are astoundingly outdated and their developers seem to be oblivious to that. We went from basic Hacker-News-style HTML pages sprinkled with a...
A Controversial Opinion: Online Ads Are Good
December 8, 2020
Probably, one of my most controversial opinions is that online ads are actually great for the society and the public narrative shifting to paid subscription...
There Is An Empty Space In Team Productivity
October 15, 2020
Despite all kinds of productivity startups bidding for the same query in Google, there’s a glaring hole of opportunity in the productivity space. I’m talking...
How to Write Helpful Investor Updates
October 1, 2020
Almost every tech startup that raised funding from venture capital funds periodically sends them an investor update to showcase the latest numbers, trends...
A Comparative Review of iOS Browsers
September 20, 2020
iOS 14 has finally added an option to set third-party browsers and email clients as the default. Unfortunately, iOS still imposes certain limitations on all...
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