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There's been one persistent request by power users of twitter: While this sounds like a good idea for some, it's absolutely not for a large social media platform. Platforms like twitter have semi-active users (lurkers) who: might engage with the platform via low effort options - liking, bookmarking, or simply spending time reading tweets. may not be willing to search and find interesting accounts…
If you have any creative inclination, you'll have a lot of ideas, a lot of the time. A pattern seems unique, you decide to explore it, Try to get more context, research in depth. Then you make artifacts, go through the whole design process. Midway, however — it fizzles out, there's no proper structure, no conclusion, just the feeling of being stuck. You take a break, sit on it for a day Maybe a…
About 2 weeks ago, I came upon this tweet by Brian Armstrong: Action produces information . Simple, profound, to the point.
“Hey bro, invite sent for badminton game” My badminton host sends me a whatsapp. “Ok, accepting” I respond, then proceed to open playo. My phone prompts me to update the app citing changes to the look and feel. I let the app update. On opening there are overblown cards everywhere, colors that don't make sense, information except the invite I'm looking for, being shoved at me. After a frustrating…
Made homely food, but took photos like a grandpa :D aesthetics at a later point, accountability first. Basale Kodilu A side for rice with a lentil & coconut base which soaks malabar spinach & sprouts The coconut base also containers coriander seeds, roasted chana dal, jeera and red chilly. All topped up with an oggarane with the right amount of red chilly, garlic and caramelized onions🤤🤤…
Trying out a simple detox for 2 weeks. Phone on DND, except calls from saved contacts. More badminton, runs, and IRL things. Limited Twitter: No tweets, just lurking. Max screen time of 15 mins/ day. Cant cut off the one app I use stay on top of news. Just me, locked in, putting ideas to artifacts. There used to be a version of me - who was infamous for just sending it and getting things done. I'm…
In late 2025 attention spans of most adults are gutted. Most social interactions invariably involve one party pulling their phone and looking at something else. That's fine you have 24 hours in a day, right? Wrong. You have at most 6 focused hours in a day. Rest of them gone — for chores, notifications, calls, favor, meetings. A nice way to say distractions. ~6 hours to do intense work and another…
I've been meaning to reduce the amount of things I own. Time passes, things outlive their utility. The problem is I, like most of my peers, grew up in a resource scarce household. This upbringing makes discarding things difficult. So drastic measures. Every week I'll try to discard things I've not used in a while. Some principles to evaluate stuff below: Has it been used recently? Plastic dabba…
I run my website on Bear because it is the fastest way to publish online while maintaining control. Let me explain... The general expectation, when looking at a product designer's portfolio, is to find something visually appealing. Something that looks like This Nate Baur's folio Or this Obvious Or at the bare minimum this Manuel Solera Turns out if you want to put something visually appealing on…
Some small personal goals made public What? Write 4 long form posts around design When? One every week of Nov 2025 What? Cook 2 meals a day- 50/61 days of healthy cooking. When? Last 2 months of 2025 What? Gain 10kg weight before i hit 30 I've lost a lot of weight after my Himalayan trek in Sep 25. I've to go from skeletal to normal. When? By Apr 16 2026