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February 26, 2022

Book Notes

Hatching Twitter by Nick Bilton | Book Summary

Hatching Twitter is a thriller-like journey through Twitter's initial few years – from naming the company to power struggle for the leadership.

February 20, 2022

Tech

The Story Behind Twitter’s Origin and How It Was Almost Called Twitch

Twitter was conceived as a desperate measure to save a failing company and the company's name came up through dictionary-browsing by one of the co-founders.

January 23, 2022

Design

Areas Where Design Thinking Doesn't Work

Design thinking helps when both the problems and solutions are less known. It works when human emotions are involved. But where does it not work?

December 22, 2021

Book Notes

Miracle in the Andes by Nando Parrado | Book Summary

“Miracle in the Andes” is a first-person account of the Andes crash and rescue after 72 days written by Nando Parrado, one of the survivors and hero of the story.

October 23, 2021

Book Notes

Creative Selection by Ken Kocienda | Book Notes

Ken Kocienda writes about Apple's design and development process behind one of the most iconic products – the iPhone. He also describes his experience working on Safari and other projects.

October 20, 2021

Design

The Secrets Behind Apple's Product Development Process

Apple has been the company behind some of the most iconic products in the past few decades. But what are the secrets that lead them to produce with such efficiency?

October 16, 2021

Design

Algorithms vs Heuristics

Writing about the difference between algorithms and heuristics, and how a combination of both leads to the best results

September 30, 2021

Book Notes

How to Take Smart Notes by Sonke Ahrens | Book Notes

One of the best books on learning how to take better notes, instead of hoarding them. The note-taking philosophy is based on Niklas Luhmann's method, adapted to the modern world and tools.

September 27, 2021

Book Notes

Insanely Simple by Ken Segall | Book Notes

Ken Segall writes about the advertisement and marketing side of Apple's and Steve Jobs' journey. He also writes about how simplicity was the key to Apple's success.

September 19, 2021

Design

What Is System Feedback And Why Designers Should Care About It?

Every action we take requires proper feedback. But what is system feedback and how it affects our interactions with the product and our daily lives?

August 31, 2021

Finance

How To Stay In Your Financial Lane And Avoid Over-Spending

Knowing and sticking to your financial lane is crucial to stay in a healthy shape financially. I've used some principles I describe in this piece to keep my finances in check. So far so good.

August 29, 2021

Finance

The Evolution of My Spending Habits on Stuff I Want But Don't Need

When I started earning some money, I spent lavishly on electronics and gadgets that I didn't need. Over the last couple of years, that habit turned on its head. But I have some purchases lined up.

August 2, 2021

Tech

How Silicon Valley Got Its Name, And The Origin Story

Silicon Valley is home to the biggest Tech Giants on the planet. But how did the valley get its iconic name? How did the region shape up over the years to become the Silicon Valley?

July 1, 2021

Design

Designing Cover Images for Book Notes for my Blog

A short backstory of me designing the much needed cover images for the book notes I publish on this blog.

June 30, 2021

Design

How Can Designers Avoid Shallow Work and Protect Their Productivity?

Shallow work is the work that can be done without our complete attention. To eliminate shallow work, designers should improve documentation process, use plugins, and quit social media.

June 8, 2021

Book Notes

Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialised World by David Epstein | Book Notes

A great reading on how generalists thrive in a world that keeps evolving with time, while specialists are efficient in a narrow field which remains the same over time.

May 30, 2021

Productivity

How I Capture Everyday Moments with Daily, Monthly and Yearly Journaling

I use daily journaling to capture my thoughts, ideas and everyday moments. In addition, I create monthly and yearly journals to create a zoomed-out versions of my life.

May 26, 2021

Book Notes

Life to the Limit: My Autobiography by Jenson Button | Book Notes

In this book, Jenson Button describes his journey in Formula 1, finally winning the World Drivers Championship in 2009 with Brawn GP.

May 21, 2021

Book Notes

Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday | Book Notes

This book really hit home as it highlighted the perils of ego, something that I had to learn to let go as a designer.

March 31, 2021

Book Notes

The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel | Book Notes

A brilliant book explaining what money means to everyone, based on the learned experiences.

March 14, 2021

Design

Whimsical Docs – A Designer and PM's New Best Friend?

Whimsical Docs, the latest addition to the Whimsical suite of products is the perfect documentation and thinking tool for Product teams, Designers and PMs especially.

February 28, 2021

Sports

What Happens in a Formula One Race Weekend?

A 3-day race weekend at an F1 Grand Prix consists of practice sessions, qualifying and the finale on Sundays. What's the breakdown of each day, though?

February 18, 2021

Book Notes

Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon | Book Notes

Nothing is original. Austin lays out how creativity thrives on mixing and matching the works of art that came before

February 14, 2021

Book Notes

Show Your Work by Austin Kleon | Book Notes

In this bestseller, Austin talks about sharing work online and things to take care of while doing so

January 29, 2021

Design

Why I Built my Personal Website From Scratch – Design + Development with Webflow

Instead of using a makeshift website builder, I designed and developed my personal website from scratch with Webflow. But why did I do that?

January 15, 2021

Design

Personal Websites as a Proof of Work

The benefits of a personal website acting as a proof of work.

January 8, 2021

Productivity

My Reading Tech Stack – Devices and Apps I Use to Read Books, Blogs and Articles

In this post, I describe how I use devices and applications to read blogs and books. I use Kindle, iPad and Macbook as my primary devices to read. And also Goodnotes, Reeder, Raindrop etc.

January 2, 2021

Design

144 People Visited My Website in One Day Thanks to a Tweet

Thanks to a reply to Brian Lovin's tweet, my website received 140+ visits in one day. In this post, I drew some insights from Google Analytics. It was a pretty fun last day of 2020.

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