An occasional newsletter where I share thoughts on web development, design, productivity and being a good human.
Introducing Frontend Mind (and a quick life update)
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Hey friends, It’s been a while — almost two years in fact — since my last newsletter. Life got busy: work stepped up, family life needed more of me, and I also spent time making more music. Something had to pause, and the newsletter ended up being it. But I’ve missed writing, and it feels good to be back, with a fresh new name. Say hello to “Frontend Mind” What do you think of the new name? Hit reply and give me your thoughts. Ajay |
Frontend Mind
An occasional newsletter where I share thoughts on web development, design, productivity and being a good human.
Take a second step Read more on ajaykarwal.com The Chinese philosopher Laozi says, "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step" Taking a single step puts one foot in front of the other. You get a taste of what’s ahead of you but you don’t make any real progress. You need to take a second step to actually move forward, and then rely on momentum to keep moving. Put in the effort. Take a second step. And a somewhat related quote to think about: "If you do not change direction, you...
A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of meeting Matthew Syed, author of the Sunday Times No.1 bestseller "Rebel Ideas: The Power of Thinking Differently". Matthew was the guest speaker at our company’s annual kickoff meeting where we were looking back on the successes and failures of 2023 and laid out the plans for the year ahead. During his talk, Matthew spoke about the differences of a fixed mindset vs a growth mindset, innovation, echo chambers, and a little about table tennis 🏓. — A...
Before we get started... You may have noticed that I’ve been a bit quiet on the newsletter for the past couple of weeks. Sometimes life gets in the way and priorities need to be shifted around but hopefully I’ll return to a more regular schedule going forward. I might just switch the newsletter from being ‘weekly’ to a more irregular schedule. — This week I’d like to talk about forming habits, and the 7 steps you can take to make them last. I first came across this idea on an old episode of...