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Just a regular guy on the internet. I write about business, life, mental models, building SaaS businesses and everything else that I have learnt and find fascinating.

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105 from 29 Dec 2019 to 16 Jun 2026
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now and then (3 in the last year)
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personal blog

2026 3

  1. The Four Burners Theory Taught Me That I'm Not SuperhumanJune 16, 2026
  2. Turning my personal blog into a digital playgroundMay 25, 2026
  3. Agent SkillsFebruary 23, 2026

2025 8

  1. What Carl Jung's Shadow Taught Me About VulnerabilityOctober 13, 2025
  2. The Symphony of LifeOctober 8, 2025
  3. Shame and PunishmentAugust 31, 2025
  4. How Surrendering Helped Me Become Consistent With Working OutJuly 17, 2025
  5. The Mule, The Taskmaster, and The ObserverMarch 16, 2025
  6. Men, Logic, and EmotionsMarch 3, 2025
  7. How to Live on 24 Hours a DayMarch 3, 2025
  8. Blocking or BloomingJanuary 1, 2025

2024 1

  1. Fear of FailureJuly 22, 2024

2023 2

  1. The Reflection Spectrum: Meditation, Journaling and ConversationsDecember 15, 2023
  2. The Winding Path: Life is Not a Straight LineJune 20, 2023

2022 1

  1. No Bad PartsJuly 11, 2022

2021 39

  1. I'm taking a breakAugust 8, 2021
  2. Regret Minimization Framework v2.0August 1, 2021
  3. Cohort-Based Courses: The Final Iteration of Online Education?July 11, 2021
  4. How to Make $1,000 Per Month Selling Online CoursesJuly 11, 2021
  5. Always Build an MVP (Minimum Viable Product)June 20, 2021
  6. How To Think: The Most Important Meta-Skill Of Your LifeJune 13, 2021
  7. Via Negativa: Do More By Doing LessMay 30, 2021
  8. Get The Basics Right in Life and BusinessMay 23, 2021
  9. Big Picture Thinking vs Daily ExecutionMay 16, 2021
  10. How To Be Useful During India’s Covid-19 CrisisMay 2, 2021
  11. India's Second Wave With Covid-19April 25, 2021
  12. The 3 Month Year: Get More Done by Shortening Your Execution CycleApril 18, 2021
  13. Micro-SaaS, Shopify Apps, Programmatic SEO with Diego Rios of MarkekoMarch 21, 2021
  14. Why copying is an underrated skillMarch 21, 2021
  15. Start with the problem, not the solutionMarch 14, 2021
  16. Product Lifecycle Development for PMsMarch 14, 2021
  17. SuperLemon story covered on Nathan Latka's Top Entrepreneurs PodcastMarch 14, 2021
  18. Talking Micro-SaaS on The Indian Dream PodcastMarch 14, 2021
  19. Micro-SaaS, Becoming a Creator and more with Prashant of The Internet DreamMarch 14, 2021
  20. Life, Marketing and more with Amar Ghose, co-founder of ZenmaidMarch 14, 2021
  21. AMA with RemoteIndian community: Micro-SaaS, Publishing Online, Lifestyle DesignMarch 14, 2021
  22. Micro-SaaS and Marketplaces with Aderson Oliveira on the Solo Coder podcastMarch 14, 2021
  23. How Early-Stage Startups Can Build a Strong Customer Feedback LoopMarch 7, 2021
  24. Extreme Ownership: Everything is Your FaultFebruary 28, 2021
  25. I haven't started my journey yet. How do I plan my 10 year outcome?February 27, 2021
  26. Evolution Happens via IterationsFebruary 21, 2021
  27. Start SmallFebruary 21, 2021
  28. How to Build a Healthy and Successful Co-founder RelationshipFebruary 21, 2021
  29. Entrepreneurship is a LifestyleFebruary 21, 2021
  30. Write Everyday: How to Write Daily in 2026February 14, 2021
  31. The Dark Side of EntrepreneurshipFebruary 7, 2021
  32. What is my writing setup?February 7, 2021
  33. I aspire to build a lifestyle business. How do I start?February 7, 2021
  34. How to launch your first online course in 7 days (and make $6,622 in pre-orders)January 31, 2021
  35. System of Record vs System of Engagement: How To Apply It To Your BusinessJanuary 24, 2021
  36. Just Do ItJanuary 24, 2021
  37. How To Build Habits: Create Good Habits In 2026January 17, 2021
  38. 42 Questions to Ask Before Starting a BusinessJanuary 10, 2021
  39. Updating my personal blog Preetamnath.com to version 2.0January 3, 2021

2020 49

  1. 2020 Year in ReviewDecember 27, 2020
  2. How to Plan Your Year In 4 Easy StepsDecember 20, 2020
  3. Team Productivity vs Founder ProductivityDecember 13, 2020
  4. Talking Micro-SaaS on the SaaS Talk Podcast by Varun UdayDecember 12, 2020
  5. Distribution vs Product: What should an early-stage tech founder focus on?December 6, 2020
  6. Pain-Point SEO: Create Content That Drives ConversionsNovember 8, 2020
  7. Lessons learned from growing 27 years youngOctober 25, 2020
  8. Flexible Consistency: Combining Contrasting ValuesOctober 18, 2020
  9. Why You Should WriteOctober 10, 2020
  10. SEO vs Social Media MarketingOctober 4, 2020
  11. Obsession is a sprint, life is a marathonSeptember 27, 2020
  12. Startups are a complex multivariable equationSeptember 20, 2020
  13. Momentum and escape velocitySeptember 20, 2020
  14. Together vs Alone: Thoughts on building a teamSeptember 12, 2020
  15. Adjusting to life in a pandemicSeptember 6, 2020
  16. A simple two-layer prioritisation frameworkAugust 30, 2020
  17. The long haul in entrepreneurshipAugust 30, 2020
  18. Focus on what you can controlAugust 15, 2020
  19. Why you should fire your bad customersAugust 8, 2020
  20. I built a Weekly and Monthly Habit Tracker app on Google SheetsAugust 2, 2020
  21. Mental model: Life is a RPG video gameAugust 1, 2020
  22. Guide: Make Money Building Shopify Micro-SaaS AppsJuly 25, 2020
  23. The trapJuly 11, 2020
  24. 15 minutes of fameJuly 7, 2020
  25. How I grew my Shopify micro-SaaS to $25k MRR and 20k users in 14 monthsJuly 4, 2020
  26. Flow stateJuly 2, 2020
  27. Writing 25 blog posts in 25 daysJune 30, 2020
  28. Always be learningJune 27, 2020
  29. G2TH decision making frameworkJune 26, 2020
  30. How to design this image using FigmaJune 25, 2020
  31. How to get luckyJune 24, 2020
  32. Laser-sharp focusJune 23, 2020
  33. Gmail keyboard shortcuts 80/20June 22, 2020
  34. What learning to cook chicken taught me about entrepreneurshipJune 21, 2020
  35. Overnight SuccessJune 19, 2020
  36. CopyingJune 16, 2020
  37. Directional goal settingJune 15, 2020
  38. A day offJune 14, 2020
  39. FreedomJune 13, 2020
  40. Chaos and OrderJune 12, 2020
  41. The ultimate productivity hackJune 11, 2020
  42. Habits should feel like brushing teethJune 10, 2020
  43. Permissionless LearningJune 9, 2020
  44. ConsistencyJune 8, 2020
  45. 3 pillars to building a successful businessJune 7, 2020
  46. Bootstrapping is about freedomJune 6, 2020
  47. Subscription is eating the worldJune 5, 2020
  48. Daily Writing HabitJune 4, 2020
  49. How I feel about TwitterJune 4, 2020

2019 2

  1. 2019 Year in ReviewDecember 31, 2019
  2. How I grew my Shopify micro SaaS to 2000+ users in 40 daysDecember 29, 2019