Anurag Agnihotri

Anurag Agnihotri

Making soft skills fun @ SkillMint
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Building SkillMint to make career growth practical, daily, and measurable. DevEx leader obsessed with better developer and learning experiences.

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  • SkillMint
    SkillMintMaster soft skills in just 5 min a day
    Feb 2026
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    Joined Product HuntFebruary 23rd, 2026

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2mo ago

The 3 soft skills that actually decide promotions (and how to practice them)

After researching hundreds of workplace scenarios while building SkillMint, I noticed a pattern the same 3 skills kept showing up in every why didn t I get promoted story:

1. Assertive communication

Not aggressive. Not passive. The ability to say I disagree, here s why without burning bridges. Most people default to silence or confrontation the sweet spot is a skill you can train.

Quick test: When your manager gives vague feedback like be more proactive, do you nod and walk away, or do you ask can you give me a specific example of when I wasn t?

Anurag Agnihotri•

2mo ago

SkillMint - Master soft skills in just 5 min a day

You’ve read the books and watched the TED talks. But when it’s time to give tough feedback or lead a hard conversation — you freeze. Soft skills are learned by doing, not reading. SkillMint gives you daily 5-min drills — real workplace scenarios where you make decisions, get AI feedback, and reflect on how to apply it at work. Your daily career flight simulator.
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