<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>aq.wtf</title><description>Abdul Qadir — Marketing technologist. Writing about marketing, technology, and craft.</description><link>https://aq.wtf/</link><item><title>The Clock With No Hands</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/the-clock-with-no-hands/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/the-clock-with-no-hands/</guid><description>The hidden cost of not seeing time</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>We Built the Tiger Cub. Now What?</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/we-built-the-tiger-cub-now-what/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/we-built-the-tiger-cub-now-what/</guid><description>Why Geoffrey Hinton thinks we’re raising a digital tiger cub—and what leaders must do before it grows up.</description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Fisherman&apos;s Choice</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/the-fishermans-choice/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/the-fishermans-choice/</guid><description>What&apos;s worse: the danger or the fear of danger? Give me reality, the danger itself.</description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Bounce Back Blueprint</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/the-bounce-back-blueprint/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/the-bounce-back-blueprint/</guid><description>Failure isn&apos;t the opposite of success. It&apos;s the raw material</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Shrinking Monster</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/the-shrinking-monster/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/the-shrinking-monster/</guid><description>The monster is always biggest in the dark.</description><pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Laboratory of Life</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/the-laboratory-of-life/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/the-laboratory-of-life/</guid><description>Why your &quot;failures&quot; are actually research data - and how changing one word can change everything</description><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Results Economy</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/the-results-economy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/the-results-economy/</guid><description>Nobody pays for your sweat.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Emperor Moth Treatment</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/the-emperor-moth-treatment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/the-emperor-moth-treatment/</guid><description>We crack open their cocoon because we can&apos;t bear watching them struggle.</description><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Free Giveaway - Free 12 months of Perplexity Pro</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/free-giveaway-free-12-months-of-perplexity/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/free-giveaway-free-12-months-of-perplexity/</guid><description>The best tools don&apos;t just solve problems. They change how we see them.</description><pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Beyond Chat</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/beyond-chat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/beyond-chat/</guid><description>ChatGPT isn&apos;t the revolution. It&apos;s just the first raindrop.</description><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The AI Toolbox</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/the-ai-toolbox/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/the-ai-toolbox/</guid><description>Tools are just tools. What matters is what you build with them.</description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>OpenAI&apos;s O3: The Leap We&apos;ve Been Waiting For</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/openais-o3-the-leap-weve-been-waiting/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/openais-o3-the-leap-weve-been-waiting/</guid><description>When AI Finally Delivers on Its Promise</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Someday Trap</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/the-someday-trap/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/the-someday-trap/</guid><description>Life has no waiting room</description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Mirror Makers</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/the-mirror-makers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/the-mirror-makers/</guid><description>When AI learns to create itself, what becomes of us?</description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Joy of Tiny Steps</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/the-joy-of-tiny-steps/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/the-joy-of-tiny-steps/</guid><description>Why celebrating the smallest victories might be your secret weapon</description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Turing Line Has Been Crossed</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/the-turing-line-has-been-crossed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/the-turing-line-has-been-crossed/</guid><description>When machines cross the humanness threshold, the important question isn&apos;t whether they passed the test, but whether we&apos;re ready for what comes next</description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Discipline Is Cheaper Than Regret</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/discipline-is-cheaper-than-regret/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/discipline-is-cheaper-than-regret/</guid><description>Why paying the small price today prevents the massive bill tomorrow</description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Results Trap</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/the-results-trap/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/the-results-trap/</guid><description>Stop Confusing Busy with Productive: Why Results Always Beat Effort</description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Stubborn Mind Paradox</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/the-stubborn-mind-paradox/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/the-stubborn-mind-paradox/</guid><description>Why the strongest thinkers are those willing to change their beliefs</description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Certainty of Uncertainty</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/the-certainty-of-uncertainty/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/the-certainty-of-uncertainty/</guid><description>The Two-Step Dance That Replaces Perfect Planning</description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Careful Speaker</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/the-careful-speaker/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/the-careful-speaker/</guid><description>From first voice to thoughtful choice, the value of strategic silence in a noisy world.</description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Why I moved from Ghost to Substack in 2025?</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/why-i-moved-from-ghost-to-substack/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/why-i-moved-from-ghost-to-substack/</guid><description>Ghost is great, but Substack is a community that gives you so much more.</description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Volume Is the Secret Sauce</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/volume-is-the-secret-sauce/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/volume-is-the-secret-sauce/</guid><description>Why Quantity Beats Perfection Every Time</description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Argument Tax</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/the-argument-tax/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/the-argument-tax/</guid><description>Here&apos;s what winners know: The argument tax is too expensive.</description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Choice at Every Crossroad</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/the-choice-at-every-crossroad/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/the-choice-at-every-crossroad/</guid><description>It&apos;s never just once. It&apos;s a thousand tiny crossroads every day.</description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Only Productivity Tool You&apos;ll Ever Need</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/the-only-productivity-tool-youll-ever-need/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/the-only-productivity-tool-youll-ever-need/</guid><description>The most powerful productivity tool ever invented is simply the word &quot;no.&quot;</description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Hard Work Trap</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/the-hard-work-trap/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/the-hard-work-trap/</guid><description>Truth about hard work: direction matters more than effort.</description><pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Imagination Tax</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/the-imagination-tax/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/the-imagination-tax/</guid><description>The amount a person uses their imagination is inversely proportional to the amount of punishment they will receive for using it.</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Book Summary: But What If We&apos;re Wrong by Chuck Klosterman</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/book-summary-but-what-if-were-wrong/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/book-summary-but-what-if-were-wrong/</guid><description>Book Summary for But What If We&apos;re Wrong by Chuck Klosterman</description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>7 Unflinching Rules of Showing Up</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/7-unflinching-rules-of-showing-up/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/7-unflinching-rules-of-showing-up/</guid><description>Discover the 7 unflinching rules of showing up that separate success from failure.</description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Collector of Laters</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/the-collector-of-laters/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/the-collector-of-laters/</guid><description>What happened to all those carefully preserved &quot;laters&quot;?</description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Better Trap</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/the-better-trap/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/the-better-trap/</guid><description>Greatness comes not from believing you&apos;re great, but on the contrary, from an obsession on how to be better.</description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Excuse Fork in the Road</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/the-excuse-fork-in-the-road/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/the-excuse-fork-in-the-road/</guid><description>The winners aren&apos;t the ones with fewer problems or better circumstances. They&apos;re the ones who chose a different relationship with their excuses.</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Extra Mile Has No Traffic</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/the-extra-mile-has-no-traffic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/the-extra-mile-has-no-traffic/</guid><description>There are no traffic jams on the extra mile.</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Castle Builders</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/the-castle-builders/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/the-castle-builders/</guid><description>We&apos;re really good at building things that don&apos;t exist.</description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ignore the Noise, Do the Thing</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/ignore-the-noise-do-the-thing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/ignore-the-noise-do-the-thing/</guid><description>Screw the critics, do the damn thing.</description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Size of Now</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/the-size-of-now/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/the-size-of-now/</guid><description>The gap between dreaming and doing isn&apos;t measured in distance. It&apos;s measured in nows.</description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Claude 3.7 Sonnet: The Two Speeds of Thought</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/claude-3-7-the-two-speeds-of-thought/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/claude-3-7-the-two-speeds-of-thought/</guid><description>Instant responses and extended reflection – living side by side.</description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Lazy Theory Test</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/the-lazy-theory-test/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/the-lazy-theory-test/</guid><description>Your mind is a brilliant defense attorney, building perfect excuses for inaction. Here&apos;s the simple test that exposes its favorite lie.</description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The AI Mirror</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/the-ai-mirror/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/the-ai-mirror/</guid><description>What will your AI mirror reflect?</description><pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Two-Minute Revolution</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/the-two-minute-revolution/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/the-two-minute-revolution/</guid><description>Two minutes. That&apos;s all it takes to start a revolution in your work, your art, your life. Not two hours. Not two days. Two minutes.</description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Your Employees Are Not Vending Machines</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/your-employees-are-not-vending-machines/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/your-employees-are-not-vending-machines/</guid><description>You thought you just had to put money in and value would come out? Cute.</description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>What does great look like?</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/what-does-great-look-like/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/what-does-great-look-like/</guid><description>Define what &quot;great&quot; looks like, then deliberately aim for 80% of it. The path to excellence often starts with giving yourself permission to be good before becoming great.</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Confessions of a Recovering Micromanager: How I Learned to Let Go and Watch My Team Soar</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/confessions-of-a-recovering-micromanager/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/confessions-of-a-recovering-micromanager/</guid><description>Here&apos;s the thing, fellow agency owners: your team is probably way more capable than you give them credit for. By loosening the reins, you&apos;re not just making their lives better – you&apos;re unlocking potential you never knew existed.</description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Building an agency is hard.</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/building-an-agency-is-hard/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/building-an-agency-is-hard/</guid><description>It&apos;s 5:43 a.m. - and I&apos;m still at it. I have been cracking hard for the last 18 hours, and I still have a to-do list longer than when I started the day. WTF!</description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>A Soul’s Whisper Across Time: A Letter to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) from 2023</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/a-souls-whisper-across-time-a-letter-to-prophet-muhammad-pbuh-from-2023/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/a-souls-whisper-across-time-a-letter-to-prophet-muhammad-pbuh-from-2023/</guid><description>Writing my feelings in a letter to Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) on his Birthday in 2023.</description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Discipline or Regret: Pick Your Poison</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/discipline-or-regret-pick-your-poison/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/discipline-or-regret-pick-your-poison/</guid><description>Explore the impact of choosing discipline over regret in the business realm through personal anecdotes. Discover how a disciplined approach paves the way for success and how we can turn regret into stepping stones for growth.</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Lessons from &quot;If—&quot;: A Personal Reflection on Rudyard Kipling&apos;s Timeless Wisdom</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/lessons-from-if-a-personal-reflection-on-rudyard-kiplings-timeless-wisdom/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/lessons-from-if-a-personal-reflection-on-rudyard-kiplings-timeless-wisdom/</guid><description>Exploring life&apos;s challenges with Kipling&apos;s &apos;If—&apos;, Quranic wisdom, and Biblical insights. A journey of resilience, guided by timeless verses.</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Slippery Slope of &quot;Just a Joke&quot;</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/the-slippery-slope-of-just-a-joke/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/the-slippery-slope-of-just-a-joke/</guid><description>You think it’s just a joke but eventually it becomes a stereotype, a kind of bigotry that’s accepted in a society.</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Midnight Musings</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/midnight-musings/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/midnight-musings/</guid><description>In the stillness of midnight, challenges transform into lessons, and setbacks become stepping stones. Through introspection, the darkest moments offer clarity and strength, paving the way for a new dawn.</description><pubDate>Sun, 20 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Blind Men and The Elephant</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/the-blind-men-and-the-elephant/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/the-blind-men-and-the-elephant/</guid><description>The parable of The Blind Men and The Elephant dates back to the Tittha Sutta, a Buddhist text from ~500 B.C. It appears across a variety of Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain texts from those years.</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>We waited 21 years for a train...and missed it!</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/we-waited-21-years-for-a-train-missed-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/we-waited-21-years-for-a-train-missed-it/</guid><description>Have you ever heard of curiosity gaps? That sense of a lingering question, an unfulfilled curiosity, an open loop that needs closing? This ad is a textbook example.</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Doing a good job on an unimportant task</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/doing-a-good-job-on-an-unimportant-task/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/doing-a-good-job-on-an-unimportant-task/</guid><description>The most invisible form of wasted time is doing a good job on an unimportant task.</description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>One Single, Powerful Thought</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/one-single-powerful-thought/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/one-single-powerful-thought/</guid><description>Explore the transformation from complexity to simplicity in strategy. Learn from personal experiences, and valuable insights from Jobs, Holmes, and Buffet&apos;s 5/25 rule.</description><pubDate>Wed, 17 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Saying yes benefits others, saying no benefits you</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/saying-yes-benefits-others-saying-no-benefits-you/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/saying-yes-benefits-others-saying-no-benefits-you/</guid><description>Finding the balance when saying &quot;yes&quot; and &quot;no&quot; in our everyday lives is very important. You know, striking that perfect harmony that benefits both you and others.</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Curse of Knowledge: A Marketer&apos;s Worst Enemy</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/the-curse-of-knowledge-a-marketers-worst-enemy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/the-curse-of-knowledge-a-marketers-worst-enemy/</guid><description>The curse of knowledge a cognitive bias that occurs when we overestimate our audience&apos;s understanding of a particular topic or subject.</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Marketers have forgotten their first name.</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/marketers-have-forgotten-their-first-name/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/marketers-have-forgotten-their-first-name/</guid><description>Why is marketing losing its clout? Because it forgot its first name: product.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Ten Commandments of Laughing at Your Failures and Moving On</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/the-ten-commandments-of-laughing-at-your-failures-and-moving-on/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/the-ten-commandments-of-laughing-at-your-failures-and-moving-on/</guid><description>Laugh at your failures with these ten commandments. Embrace failure, find the humor, and use it as a stepping stone to success. Keep trying, keep learning, and keep laughing. Join us as we explore the dark humor behind moving on from failure.</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Who the fuck am I?</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/who-the-fuck-am-i/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/who-the-fuck-am-i/</guid><description>I&apos;ve procrastinated on everything, made awful decisions, broken so many promises to myself and others, and done everything I could to fuck up my life, causing so much trouble to my mental, physical, and financial health.</description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hang your children&apos;s pictures</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/hang-your-childrens-pictures/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/hang-your-childrens-pictures/</guid><description>An old advertising maxim says you’ve got to spell out the benefit of the benefit. </description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The flower that once has blown forever dies</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/the-flower-that-once-has-blown-for-ever-dies/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/the-flower-that-once-has-blown-for-ever-dies/</guid><description>Oh, come with old Khayyam, and leave the Wise To talk; one thing is certain, that Life flies; One thing is certain, and the Rest is Lies; The Flower that once has blown forever dies.</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How I plan to make money by selling data</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/how-i-plan-to-make-money-by-selling-data/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/how-i-plan-to-make-money-by-selling-data/</guid><description>How I plan to make money by selling data</description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>You can either build your dream or help someone build theirs.</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/you-can-either-build-your-dream-or-help-someone-build-theirs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/you-can-either-build-your-dream-or-help-someone-build-theirs/</guid><description>You can either build your dream or help someone build theirs.</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Don&apos;t use authority, use data</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/dont-use-authority-use-data/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/dont-use-authority-use-data/</guid><description>Don&apos;t use authority, use data</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Everything will break in 6-9 months</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/everything-will-break-in-6-9-months/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/everything-will-break-in-6-9-months/</guid><description>Everything will break in 6-9 months</description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Want better results? Feed your team well!</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/want-better-results-feed-your-team-well/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/want-better-results-feed-your-team-well/</guid><description>Want better results? Feed your team well!</description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Competition is awesome</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/competition-is-awesome/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/competition-is-awesome/</guid><description>Competition is awesome</description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Remember you chose this path</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/remember-you-chose-this-path/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/remember-you-chose-this-path/</guid><description>Remember you chose this path</description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Don&apos;t be a bottleneck</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/dont-be-a-bottleneck/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/dont-be-a-bottleneck/</guid><description>Don&apos;t be a bottleneck</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Twitter MBA</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/twitter-mba/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/twitter-mba/</guid><description>Twitter MBA</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>I&apos;m on a news detox, and I&apos;m loving it</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/im-on-a-news-detox-and-im-loving-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/im-on-a-news-detox-and-im-loving-it/</guid><description>I&apos;m on a news detox, and I&apos;m loving it</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Any decision is better than no decision</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/any-decision-is-better-than-no-decision/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/any-decision-is-better-than-no-decision/</guid><description>Any decision is better than no decision</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tenacity is the most important trait for building a company.</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/tenacity-is-the-most-important-trait-for-building-a-company/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/tenacity-is-the-most-important-trait-for-building-a-company/</guid><description>Tenacity is the most important trait for building a company.</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Employee Handbook - Valve</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/employee-handbook-valve/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/employee-handbook-valve/</guid><description>Employee Handbook - Valve</description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Work Hard, Stay Focused, Surround Yourself with Talent, Let the Mamba Rule</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/the-mamba-mentality/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/the-mamba-mentality/</guid><description>Work Hard, Stay Focused, Surround Yourself with Talent, Let the Mamba Rule</description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>I just had my mind blown by the Factfulness book</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/factfulness-by-hans-rosling/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/factfulness-by-hans-rosling/</guid><description>I just had my mind blown by the Factfulness book</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Success, like happiness, cannot be pursued. It must ensue.</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/success-like-happiness-cannot-be-pursued-it-must-ensue/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/success-like-happiness-cannot-be-pursued-it-must-ensue/</guid><description>Success, like happiness, cannot be pursued. It must ensue.</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Procrastination: How to Crush This Time-Sucking Enemy</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/procrastination-how-to-crush-this-time-sucking-enemy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/procrastination-how-to-crush-this-time-sucking-enemy/</guid><description>Procrastination: How to Crush This Time-Sucking Enemy</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Be happy with what you have, while you work for what you want</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/be-happy-with-what-you-have-while-you-work-for-what-you-want/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/be-happy-with-what-you-have-while-you-work-for-what-you-want/</guid><description>Be happy with what you have, while you work for what you want</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>You&apos;re a cost until you become an asset</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/youre-a-cost-until-you-become-an-asset/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/youre-a-cost-until-you-become-an-asset/</guid><description>You&apos;re a cost until you become an asset</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Consuming information won&apos;t make you smart, applying it will.</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/consuming-information/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/consuming-information/</guid><description>Consuming information won&apos;t make you smart, applying it will.</description><pubDate>Sun, 12 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Excuses or Dreams</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/excuses-or-dreams/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/excuses-or-dreams/</guid><description>Excuses or Dreams</description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>5 Points that sum up the psychology behind copywriting</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/5-points-that-sum-up-the-psychology-behind-copywriting/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/5-points-that-sum-up-the-psychology-behind-copywriting/</guid><description>5 Points that sum up the psychology behind copywriting</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Leaving BionicWP</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/leaving-bionicwp/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/leaving-bionicwp/</guid><description>Leaving BionicWP</description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Spending time on things you can&apos;t control, takes time away from things you can.</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/things-you-can-control/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/things-you-can-control/</guid><description>Spending time on things you can&apos;t control, takes time away from things you can.</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Timeboxing - It just works!</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/timeboxing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/timeboxing/</guid><description>Timeboxing - It just works!</description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Writing every day for 30 days</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/writing-everyday-for-30-days/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/writing-everyday-for-30-days/</guid><description>Writing every day for 30 days</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Questions open the mind, statements keep it closed</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/questions-open-the-mind-statements-keep-it-closed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/questions-open-the-mind-statements-keep-it-closed/</guid><description>Questions open the mind, statements keep it closed</description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Having experience is more important than having an opinion</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/having-experience-is-more-important-than-having-an-opinion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/having-experience-is-more-important-than-having-an-opinion/</guid><description>Having experience is more important than having an opinion</description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Day 209 at BionicWP</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/day-209-at-bionicwp/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/day-209-at-bionicwp/</guid><description>Day 209 at BionicWP</description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Day 204 at BionicWP</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/day-204-at-bionicwp/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/day-204-at-bionicwp/</guid><description>Day 204 at BionicWP</description><pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Day 203 at BionicWP</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/day-203-at-bionicwp/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/day-203-at-bionicwp/</guid><description>Day 203 at BionicWP</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Day 202 at BionicWP</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/day-202-at-bionicwp/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/day-202-at-bionicwp/</guid><description>Day 202 at BionicWP</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>It happened again</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/it-happened-again/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/it-happened-again/</guid><description>It happened again</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>I can’t say NO</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/i-cant-say-no/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/i-cant-say-no/</guid><description>I can’t say NO</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>It couldn’t be done</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/it-couldnt-be-done/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/it-couldnt-be-done/</guid><description>It couldn’t be done</description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Trying out this post from my new iPad</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/trying-out-this-post-from-my-new-ipad/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/trying-out-this-post-from-my-new-ipad/</guid><description>Trying out this post from my new iPad</description><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Courage and Misery</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/courage-and-misery/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/courage-and-misery/</guid><description>Courage and Misery</description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Let the more loving one be me</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/let-the-more-loving-one-be-me/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/let-the-more-loving-one-be-me/</guid><description>Let the more loving one be me</description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Failed...Again</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/failed-again/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/failed-again/</guid><description>Failed...Again</description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Discovering your calling</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/discovering-your-calling/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/discovering-your-calling/</guid><description>Discovering your calling</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>BionicWP - MHP Launch Date</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/bionicwp-mhp-launch-date/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/bionicwp-mhp-launch-date/</guid><description>BionicWP - MHP Launch Date</description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Truth and Patience</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/truth-and-patience/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/truth-and-patience/</guid><description>Truth and Patience</description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Vultr, Why?</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/vultr-why/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/vultr-why/</guid><description>Vultr, Why?</description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>My desk is a mess</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/my-desk-is-a-mess/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/my-desk-is-a-mess/</guid><description>My desk is a mess</description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>July Goals Update</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/july-goals-update/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/july-goals-update/</guid><description>July Goals Update</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The missing off switch</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/the-missing-off-switch/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/the-missing-off-switch/</guid><description>The missing off switch</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fear vs Reality</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/fear-vs-reality/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/fear-vs-reality/</guid><description>Fear vs Reality</description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Migrating 40 sites in a day with Migrate Guru</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/migrating-40-sites-in-a-day-with-migrate-guru/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/migrating-40-sites-in-a-day-with-migrate-guru/</guid><description>Migrating 40 sites in a day with Migrate Guru</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sleep Deprived. Yet Excited!</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/sleep-deprived-yet-excited/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/sleep-deprived-yet-excited/</guid><description>Sleep Deprived. Yet Excited!</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Shortness of Life - Yet we are wasting it. Seneca was right!</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/the-shortness-of-life/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/the-shortness-of-life/</guid><description>The Shortness of Life - Yet we are wasting it. Seneca was right!</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>I wrote myself a cheque for $1 Million Dollars</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/i-wrote-myself-a-cheque-for-1-million-dollars/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/i-wrote-myself-a-cheque-for-1-million-dollars/</guid><description>I wrote myself a cheque for $1 Million Dollars</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>My goal of 50 posts on this blog to treat myself with an iPad Pro</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/my-goal-of-50-posts-on-this-blog-to-treat-myself-with-an-ipad-pro/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/my-goal-of-50-posts-on-this-blog-to-treat-myself-with-an-ipad-pro/</guid><description>My goal of 50 posts on this blog to treat myself with an iPad Pro</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Life Is A Series Of Baby Steps</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/life-is-a-series-of-baby-steps/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/life-is-a-series-of-baby-steps/</guid><description>Life Is A Series Of Baby Steps</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Shutting the procrastinator in me</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/shutting-the-procrastinator-in-me/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/shutting-the-procrastinator-in-me/</guid><description>Shutting the procrastinator in me</description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hiring 20 Developers in 3 months during Covid-19</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/hiring-20-developers-in-3months-during-covid-19/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/hiring-20-developers-in-3months-during-covid-19/</guid><description>Hiring 20 Developers in 3 months during Covid-19</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>1001th attempt at blogging....let&apos;s go</title><link>https://aq.wtf/blog/1001th-attempt-at-blogging-lets-go/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aq.wtf/blog/1001th-attempt-at-blogging-lets-go/</guid><description>1001th attempt at blogging....let&apos;s go</description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>