Every few weeks someone in the community asks me the same question. "Solo bhai, what's your golden framework for managing all your work?" For years I never had a good…
Review the full workshop on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/live/qkx-6S1pkMs?si=9vJsZjaKqnFEmO0P Networking is not making friends Everyone talks about networking. LinkedIn posts, career advice threads, mentorship calls. "Networking is key to success." "It's not…
This is the fourth article in a series I'm calling Productivity Traps. I've covered motivation (the spark that runs out), discipline (the bridge that gets you through), and rewards (the…
I'm writing this article about motivation while sick. My nose is stuffed. My head is foggy. It's Sunday. I have zero motivation to be doing this right now. But I'm…
This is the second article in a series I'm calling Productivity Traps. The first one was about discipline. I talked about how discipline is biased, how doing hard things only…
This is the first article in a series I'm calling Productivity Traps. The idea is simple. There's a lot of generic advice floating around about productivity, mental health, and getting…
This article is personal for me. It's actually the whole reason I started The Wandering Pro. The whole reason I've put so much effort into building a community, writing these…
The Baseline Has Risen I was complaining to a friend about AI-generated documentation. As someone who writes a lot, I find it annoying. Everything is ten lines of explanation when…
Hunting for Opportunities There are two modes of finding work. When you have money, you buy. Paid job boards. Premium subscriptions. Lead generation tools. Recruiters. You trade cash for access…
When you transition from a corporate job to freelancing, the biggest shift isn't the work itself. It's realizing that working with clients is fundamentally different than working in a company.…
This is part two of a series on writing. If you haven't read the first part on why writing matters and how to get started, start here: The First 100…
Most people consume content their entire lives and never create anything. They read articles. They watch videos. They scroll through feeds. They absorb information constantly. And then they wonder why…
At some point in your career, inspiration dries out. You follow all the right people. You read the newsletters. You watch the videos. You scroll through the feeds. And slowly,…
The greatest confusion in the services industry is not understanding the difference between "how" and "what." The how is where everyone focuses.The how is what's sold to clients. The how…
Been at your job for more than 5 years? Then keep reading. If you're not in Pakistan, go read any Western career advice article about the IC vs Manager track.…
Review the full workshop on YouTube. https://youtu.be/IkIthcBQ9qI?si=55m8d_CZNvagTFSR Luck is not what you think it is Every time someone lands a great job, closes a big client, or gets an unexpected…
Review the full workshop on YouTube. https://youtu.be/BqcvsCK76hQ?si=pJ4rCE8gVWgBQO3X The resume lie Somewhere in university, probably third or fourth year, someone tells you to add a "skills" section to your resume. So…
I used to despise managers. Seniors. Leaders. Domain experts. Anyone who got a title because they'd been around longer. Having found relative success in my career early on, my mindset…
You still don't understand money. A simple question. What is money worth? Money is worth based on how much someone is willing to pay. The issue is most money advice…
Hey there 👋 In today’s post, I want to go over a recent small win if you can call it that. In my preparation to start writing for Substack again,…
