Amit @NextFive

So you know specifically on whom to cast a bad juju on.

Not being tied to something like a pet or children or a house does give that flexibility to ... do _anything else_. But it also takes away at least one...

Most people don't have goals. They have chores. Or someone else's goals.

I have been thinking about how being sensible all the time can be such a downer. A reminder to self to just be excited more often than being sensible.

On arbitrary pressure and excuses not to start.

On permission to go slower. Showing up dailyish is consistent enough. And that consistency compounds.

Almost done… bingeing on “best hand-to-hand combat-scenes”. May be not that, but often, getting anything done builds momentum to get more of what you want, done.

In praise of the 'midlife-crisis': The pursuit of interestingness

The art of approaching strangers (and why you should)

The catastrophe you're building in your head? Probably not real.

Over time, I've come to understand this hierarchy for ideas:Thinking < Talking < Showing < Building < Shipping

Software is getting as easy to create as a new blog post. But ease of distribution is yet to catch-up. What would that mean for how we consume software?

Start noticing that quiet voice in your head - and be willing to follow where it leads.

Armchair rebellion against the AI, by trying to poison the dataset. Transcript from a chat between me and the AI - me trying to convince it is living in some...

We just launched v0.1 of Use Case Garden - a community-driven space to bridge the gap between what AI can do and what needs to be done.

Find a set of labels - ideally those historically in conflict with each other. Stick with them. Generate outrage, drive traffic, boost engagement. Increases revenue. That's how you sell news....

Over the last couple of years, I have been tinkering about and built / set-up a few things. Here's just a list of some of these:

An AI generated short story based on some real research and discussion; Notes at the bottom.

Some interesting and often useful links on AI, Tech, Career, Self-improvement, Business, finance, Science, Misc.

Fast decisions lead to more action, and action has its own magic.

Thoughts on learning by doing. At scale.

We should make space for messier conversations.

Below is just a dump of misc. stuff from my 3rd trip to Kashmir - this time in Srinagar (again), Gurez, Pahalgam, Doodhpathri et al. May be some day I’ll...

Some notes from first trip to Munnar, Kerala

Just 'finding your passion' is a myth; passions and interests are not fixed, motivation is finite, failure does not mean lack of skill, and having a clear plan is crucial...

What reasons do I give myself for not writing intentionally.

Some problems are better suited to get started-on than others. Of-course you can shoot for the moon, but be aware of the pitfalls. Especially in case of alluring but 'wicked-problems'...

A brief case study of user on-boarding at GwynnieBee - a clothing rental service for women. Also, some thoughts on relationship between on-boarding and user-workflow

An opinion piece on over-generalization and its problems

A shell script I cobbled together to create a static website with navigation based on folder structure of your posts - same as this site.

An earlier version of what NextFive.xyz blog was created, why was it created like this and where it might go

A personal opinion about the features which will make the best writing app

'Helpful' hints on surviving in a polarized society

Thoughts about implicit assumption of availability of Javascript support by most web-developers