Nexus (Tech and Career Blog)

Career

Keep Learning as a Professional

Why do people just suck at learning new things? They are not willing to fail, for a very, very, very, long time I have been...
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Career

Independence of Luck

Am not usually the one to fuel negativity But can’t help but notice the unsurprisingly low energy this past Independence Day As a proponent of...
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Freelancing

SadaPay’s Freelancer Community – A PM’s Perspective

Note: Unfortunately, SadaSchool is no longer with us. After the Papara acquisition, it seems like the server owners have abandoned it.If you're still looking for...
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Business

The World Had A S***** Day

Force Majeure A well laid out section in every cheeky contract ‘unforeseeable circumstances that prevent someone from fulfilling a contract.’ - pandemic - earthquakes -...
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Career

Are You Really Skilled?

Sitting at Quetta cafes and sipping my 8 cups of daily tea I often overhear people talking about upskilling in “insert whatever the fad is...
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Business Career Freelancing

Are you a Product? or a Service?

The iPhone you just bought is 1,500USD+ here The paycheck you got is 10x less for the same role in US? Why are products priced...
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Career

Solving The Struggle With Inspiration

In your career — a day will come — your inspiration will dry out - You will struggle to learn more- You will fail to...
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Freelancing

Are You An Unethical Freelancer

This might ruffle some feathers. As someone who has tiptoed in and out of freelancing in my career, one thing became obvious. You can only...
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Career

Why Professionals Fail

You fail to grow as a Professional, because - You don’t have a portfolio- You don’t document your work- You fail to bring up your...
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Career

Having a Money 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...
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Consumer Electronics

Apple Vision Pro – The Next Generation’s iPhone?

If you aren’t living under a rock and aren’t as slow as me to respond, you should be aware of the latest product released by...
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Career

Be More than a Manager!

Been at your job for more than 5 years? Then keep reading… Individual Contributor vs Manager If you are not in Pakistan, go read this: https://ca.indeed.com/career-advice/finding-a-job/individual-contributor-vs-manager...
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Career

Career Options in Pakistan

Career options can be overwhelming when starting out In Pakistan, as a fresh graduate, it can be quite a challenge to pick your path Most...
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Career

Unlock The Only Skill To Win

Why do we struggle with negotiating - better pay- better terms- better deals- better outcomes The answer is straightforward: If you can’t afford to walk...
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Career

Your Experience is Forever

I despise Managers, Seniors, Leaders, and Domain experts Or I Used to Having founded relative hyper success in my career very early on My mindset...
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Career

The Perks of A ‘Job’

When I made the decision of going solo and leaving my day-to-day job The number one two 3 4 concern everyone seemed to have for...
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Career

Say No, Without Saying ‘No’

Stop saying YES! to EVERYTHING Yes to deadline changesYes to change requestsYes to scope creepsYes to extra milesYes to exploitation As Project Managers, Developers, Designers,...
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Career

Learn To Empower Your Name

Hey there I am Saqib Tahir And my name has good SEO Here’s why: I Don’t have thousands of followers Don’t work at any high...
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Career

How Can You Ever Afford A Mentor?

Mentors and Coaches are important But most of us can’t afford them I replied to a Chris Do tweet today and that made me think:...
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Career

AI Writing Was Never Your Concern

AI IS NOT A THREAT TO WRITERS Most writers are just bad! In the world we live — written content is all about organic reach...
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