Suhail Idrees

Building in public - Project #1

Today's a special newsletter and I think you'll find it interesting if you want to show your work in public / online. I'm going to spend the next week "building in public" a tool I could really use. I'll be posting daily updates on the website and my Twitter (but I

How to not procrastinate

If you’re anything like me you have probably had moments of inspiration where you decide you want to do something productive. But then it’s a week later and you’re wondering why you haven't gotten to it yet – and you realise you just didn’t have the time.

Thriving in a demanding job - Part 2

Continuing from where we left off, here are a few more tips that really help me deal with 60+ hour working weeks. (link to Part 1 if you missed it) 3. Make a good first impression I believe that the more your manager trusts you to do your job independently,

Thriving in a demanding job - Part 1

When a demanding job is part of your daily life, it's easy to get desensitised to the absurd hours and workload over time. How do you take control of your life?

The Competition Trap

Outside of your friends, when you see a person, do you think of them as more of a "friend" or more of an "enemy"?

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