ICYMI we just announced the Golden Kitties 2020 edition. We have seen so many amazing products launch during what has been a wild year and it's tough to pick. You can now nominate your favorites to win the coveted Golden Kitty trophy. Winners will be announced at our special live event hosted by Casey Newton on the 28th of January. You can also submit a video here

Hey everyone! I am the developer of Lively, an app aiming to help procrastinators take back control of their lives through positive reinforcement, a first for productivity apps. In light of doing so, I was curious to know how some of you get around being productive and how you overcome procrastination. What has been your experience with procrastination and how did you overcome it?

I'll go first. "Creating content that adds value."

Do you do anything special or just treat it like every other day?

This could be those who are currently in one or have been in a lockdown before. Any suggestion counts!

Knowing keyboard shortcuts is literally a super-power. I have been trying to avoid the mousepad and use shortcuts wherever possible. For the last few days, I've got habitual to ( + + / ) for shuffling through Brave tabs. It's super convenient! Share your favourite keyboard shortcut or a productivity hack shortcut that very few people know

I swear I'm getting more connects more recently and found myself just declining heaps. When do you accept/decline an invitation?

My name is Bertha, I hail from Johannesburg in South Africa. I initially started my career as an Engineer, I had been doing it for over 15years when I decided to completely switch careers and start programming and coding. I am completely self-taught from online courses, programs, and on-the-job training. With that said, the dev house I founded has developed pretty amazing software over the years (in my mind). One of our latest products is Skhokho - https://skhokho.io/ Our Ship, upcoming page can be found here - https://www.producthunt.com/upco... have been learning a lot from this community, I read a lot of threads - trying to figure out how to get the most out of Product Hunt and prepare for a good enough product launch in the next couple of weeks. One of the things that comes out a lot in the discussions is - Building a Community. You hear it all the time - build your community, mailing list, and following. I would like to ask the guys who have been doing it for a long time or guys who have managed to build successful communities - how? How do you start from scratch Which platforms have worked best How do you keep your community engaged What daily, weekly practical steps do you take to actively build your community What worked, what did not work

Hey Product Hunt! I'm a designer, full-stack developer, and entrepreneur with a passion for building all sorts of products. Over the past few years I've built a real-time collaborative map tool, one of the most popular flowcharting libraries

Albums, podcasts, rain noises? What's your current auditory obsession :)

Do you set personal or professional goals at the beginning of the week? If so, how does it seem to help you?

Test test Edit: I've learnt my lesson today: Don't test in production Thanks, @devladinci Take over this discussion post to share your wildest 'test in production' story

We all make plenty of mistakes building our first startup. Share only one single piece of advice you think is the most important for first-time founders.

Bonus points if you say what you love about the game the most. Let the games begin

Hey community builders, I'm curious to hear your thoughts on paid communities. In a world where you could connect with people for free, what makes you pay for communities? What are some of the most valuable paid communities out there?