Since I haven't been able to meet my work goals very well in the last few quarters, I now plan to approach them more systematically and not push myself too hard on work goals, as that ultimately led to problems that made my plan less sustainable.

So here is my structure and list:

As one year comes to an end and a new one begins, I find myself pausing to reflect. If you had the chance to say something to your future self to the version of you in 2025 and 2026, what would it be?

Looking back, I want to thank myself for how much I pushed through this past year:

• For finding a job I genuinely value, even after going through a long period of stress and fear of unemployment

• For speaking up and sharing my own perspectives at work

• For choosing action over just talking

• For walking away from toxic and unnecessary work relationships

• For daring to learn new things outside my original field of study

• For letting go of some comforts and entertainment to focus more on my health

Hi PH fam,

As 2025 comes to a close, it s time to pause and reflect.

Every journey has its milestones. Some loud, some quiet. Some planned, some unexpected.

What was your biggest achievement of 2025?
It could be a goal you finally reached, a habit you built, a fear you overcame, or simply not giving up when things got tough.

365 days is more than enough time to get burned, mess things up, and (most importantly) learn some hard lessons.

My biggest wake-up call this year was neglecting my health until it completely derailed my business I had to turn down collabs, miss conferences, meetups, and a ton of opportunities.

I absolutely love seeing people still launching stuff even during the holidays. In my opinion, every true founder is a workaholic (a little bit).

I m pretty sure half of us are secretly thinking about business during Christmas.

Is there something you feel you missed and if you could go back, would you make the same decision, or choose differently?

I ve only recently started my professional journey, working at a startup that builds an app. I don t have a long or glamorous career yet, nor a lot of experience. But one thing I do regret is not trying to work earlier, and instead spending most of my time buried in academic studies.

When I finally entered the workplace, I realized that much of what I learned in school was no longer aligned with the market or the speed at which things evolve. The job required soft skills that textbooks and theory never taught. I learned quickly that without self-learning and constant adaptation, it s easy to fall behind.

Ten years ago, if a Facebook post didn t receive enough reactions, I would delete it immediately.

Yep, 18-year-old Nika was terrified that people would notice her failure. Reality check: when a post flops, almost nobody sees it anyway. The only person who actually suffers from the low engagement is the original poster.

I bet you learned and experienced a ton over the past 365 days. All those lessons are pure gold you can carry into the future, especially into 2026.

So, what s the single most valuable piece of business advice you would give your 2026 self right now?

I ve been using Google s @NanoBanana image tools for a while now for quick visuals, edits, and the occasional cursed meme. They ve been good enough that I haven t really felt a big urge to switch.

But I m seeing a ton of buzz around @ChatGPT Images and how much better they are for real-world stuff like thumbnails, product shots, and UI mocks.

What are three things you re grateful for every day?
Are they the same, or do they change over time?

For me, the three things I m grateful for most days are:

• Having the health to keep working

• Having work that I can pursue and grow with

• Having a family that cares about me and supports me from behind the scenes

Of course, each day brings different moments, small wins, or reasons to feel grateful.
But at the core, it often comes back to the same things: health, work, and family.

Some of you set resolutions for this year, and soon you ll be looking back to see how well you did.

Before that moment comes, what do you want to finish or achieve in this final month?

Everywhere I look, I see founders and operators investing heavily in their personal brand:

• LinkedIn posts every day

• X threads

• Podcasts, YouTube, newsletters and substacks too

Meanwhile, their CV or portfolio gets updated maybe once a year.

I m wondering if we re heading into a world where your online signal (what you say, who engages with you, what you ship publicly) will matter more than any formal CV or resume.

1097 days = 3 years.

That's exactly how long I've been on this platform, discovering products and new people.

When you're a 9-5 employee, it's relatively easy to determine when your work starts and ends.

But what about when you work for yourself?

Single people probably have no boundaries in this, but a completely different scenario occurs when you have a family.

Let's get to know each other, but in a more challenging way Only 3 words to describe yourself.

No more, no less.

I ll go first

I remember reading an essay by @rrhoover about how he moved from his native Oregon to San Francisco after university studies, where doors full of networking opportunities opened up for him.

I saw the same thing in my country after graduation. About 80% of my classmates went to the capital, where there are the most opportunities in marketing and tech. (Or they went abroad.)

This US ban was supposed to be on Jan 19 2025  but it lasted only 24 hours then people could use it again because Trump's administration gave the ByteDance company some time to find any other solution.

ByteDance has until April 5th to decide whether to sell TikTok to a US entity or leave the US.

I found faces of famous personalities on Product Hunt.

For example,

SnoopDogg

I would like to warn you in advance that I do not want to offend any culture or country with this post. It only demonstrates observations from my own experience.

6 months ago, I had a conversation with a friend and we got to the topic of money.