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The heavy emphasis on (growth) pace is probably an "issue" in itself 🙂. Many business issues out there require lengthy R&D/thinking/design, and the most important issues out there (e.g. social, environmental) require forgetting about the race/pausing/rethinking the whole thing.

Nope, the word sounds pompous for no reason 😅. "I do software" feels more natural.

Brilliant! I like how fast it is to get to actual results!

Great! Spreadsheets are here to stay, so making them smarter is the way forward!

Very useful! Spreadsheets are the present and the future, so making it easily accessible is GREAT!

Very useful! Manual data cleaning is a universal headache

I would say Excel for large, complex modeling - simply for the amount of shortcuts and the reactivity. Otherwise, Google Sheets when collaboration matters more than the model.

Using Spotify every single days for a couple of hours - social time, work time, gym. Only for music - not for podcasts (their recent push for podcasts content is quite obvious). Their music exploration algorithms is still great (getting from known songs to unknown territories) but has grown more comfortable than exploratory lately.

Hi Mayur, I would first suggest to get a fresh look into the broad range of back-end possibilities. I found https://roadmap.sh/backend to be a great overview. Regarding NodeJS in particular, I would suggest to: - get an initial target output (e.g. a small API or a small website that you want to build) - get a mix of YouTube videos / free online classes / free online resources (in order to...

I don't see the need for other tools as we speak - except for very specific diagrams that are better designed at speed with other tools (including the might PowerPoint hehe). The pace at which Figma releases new features + their focus on making design faster make it difficult to beat.

Good Luck: Create the Conditions for Success in Life and Business (original title in Spanish: La Buena Suerte) It shifted my perspective on luck, fate and, more broadly, how our actions shape future opportunities.

Slack, Notion and Figma!

Complete the UX design of the boring, un-sexy screens of my app: settings, user invites, etc. It does not sound rewarding, but there is a ton of value to be unlocked by creating an efficient experience.

"Thinking, Fast and Slow" by Daniel Kahneman. It shows that we are not as smart and reasoned as we think we are.

Understand the profound drivers of your motivation. Prioritize drastically. Get free from mainstream thinking. Establish a daily routine for execution.