For me, productivity means getting (more) results faster in less time. My goals for 2026 are closely linked to the fact that I want to learn a lot of things, which will require a lot of concentration.
Therefore, I think that a large part of what I want to gain will be ensured by:
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
Hello everyone, I'm Christian van Gils, Co-founder of PulseBoard.
For my entire career, I've been a dedicated entrepreneur. I successfully built and ran a media agency for 12.5 years, followed by a software company that I recently and successfully exited after 22 years.
Now, I'm redirecting all of that experience, knowledge, and entrepreneurial drive toward a single mission: making 2026 a healthier year by focusing on people.
Many of you sometimes write to me in DMs asking how to position yourself on Product Hunt.
From the question, I always get the feeling that people want to speed up the process, publish something quickly, get a high position in the ranking of launched products and a badge. But this is a long-term game.
This is a recurring topic here and I recently had many related discussions. So, I wanted to share with you three different stories, three different perspectives and approaches for inspiration.
TL,DR: IMHO There's no perfect day to launch. Just launch it.
Slowly but surely, the Christmas holidays are approaching, which usually means more time at home with family and more movie binge-watching.
Yesterday I watched TV for the first time in a while, and they were playing Bezos: The Beginning (2023). A decent movie overall, even though it could ve been longer or had a sequel.
I ve noticed that many health products have a real chance of getting featured on Product Hunt.
And it makes sense. Health is the most valuable thing we have, so if a product is innovative and genuinely helpful, it should be accessible to as many people as possible.
