5 situations where you should not say “yes”:

• When agreeing comes at the expense of your dignity.
• When saying yes goes against your principles and beliefs.
• When you know your agreement will encourage the other person to overstep their boundaries.
• When agreeing comes at the expense of your health and peace of mind.
• When what is being asked of you is beyond your capacity, but you feel too embarrassed to admit it.

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why do some apps spread like wildfire while others get zero organic shares? it’s not luck, it’s the 6-part STEPPS framework. 📈🔥👇

every founder dreams of their software "going viral," but most think virality is just random internet luck.

it isn't.

in his research on viral growth, wharton professor jonah berger broke down the exact science behind why people talk about, share, and obsess over certain products. it’s called the STEPPS framework.

if you want to engineer organic word-of-mouth directly into your software architecture, here is the 6-part blueprint:

1. social currency (make the user look good):
people share things that make them look smart, wealthy, cool, or in-the-know.

in software: exclusive beta invites, high-tier status badges, or sharable year-end stats (like spotify wrapped). when sharing your app elevates their status, users will do your marketing for free.

2. triggers (top of mind, tip of tongue):
strong products connect themselves to everyday habits or environmental cues.

in software: associate your tool with a daily recurring event (e.g., morning standups, checking daily streaks, or weekend match recaps). when the real-world trigger happens, your app immediately pops into their head.

3. emotion (when we care, we share):
high-arousal emotions drive action. excitement, awe, amusement, or healthy competition make people hit the "share" button instantly. boring, neutral utility screens get forgotten.

4. public (built to show, built to grow):
if no one can see people using your product, it can’t spread organically.

in software: add visible watermarks, public profile URLs, embeddable widgets, or "sent with [your app]" footers. make usage visible in public spaces.

5. practical value (news you can use):
people love helping their peers save time, save money, or solve hard problems. if your app produces an ultra-useful chart, a clear cheat sheet, or fixes a massive headache, users will pass it along to their group chats just to be helpful.

6. stories (information travels via narrative):
nobody shares raw feature lists or database specs. they share stories and journeys (e.g., "how this solo dev built an app in 2 weeks" or "how this tool saved a team 10 hours"). wrap your core product value inside an authentic story.

the builder’s takeaway:
virality isn't an ad campaign you buy... it’s a set of psychological triggers you design into your product features from day one.

give users social currency, connect to daily triggers, make usage public, and wrap it in a compelling story.

@FlutterBegin

You can beat 99% of people if you can master the shame of rejection, the boredom of repetition, and the pain of feedback

Throughout my years studying and teaching, I’ve met so many genuinely brilliant, razor-sharp people. Back then, I was convinced some of them were destined to do huge things and leave a real mark on the world.

Yet years flew by, and to my honest disappointment, quite a few of them barely made any visible impact at all.

It’s a paradox worth sitting with: How does someone with so much raw brainpower and potential end up with almost nothing to show for it?

Looking back, I think it comes down to five big reasons:

1. Lacking a mentor or guide. You might have all the talent in the world, but if nobody’s there to help you figure out where to aim it or how to invest it wisely, that potential just spins in place.

2. Missing a personal compass and clear, big goals. When you don't know what kind of legacy you actually want to leave behind, your energy gets scattered across a dozen different things. You end up spending years staying "busy" without ever moving forward.

3. Setting the bar way too low. Some people are capable of doing remarkable things, but they get comfortable settling for the bare minimum. They treat small, safe wins as if they’re the finish line.

4. Never finding the spark to go deep. They know a little bit about everything, but never dive all the way into one specific field where they can actually master something and make a unique contribution.

5. Hoarding knowledge without turning it into action. A head full of facts and theories changes nothing on its own. Impact doesn't come from what you know; it comes from what you build, execute, and finish.

Naturally, we can’t forget divine grace and destiny, either. Plenty of people had every advantage and tool handed to them, yet life simply didn’t turn out the way everyone expected.

I actually find myself envying the younger generation today. They have a level of self-awareness and access to guidance around these realities that my generation simply didn’t have growing up.

At the end of the day, being smart might get your foot in the door, but it’s having a clear compass, high ambition, and the willingness to do the actual work that decides how far you go.

(Copied and translated from Arabic)
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there is almost zero point to complaining about virtually anything.

you either change your perspective on the thing, you leave the thing, or you simply accept it.

complaining is usually just the least useful fourth option & high cognitive load to boot.

Work so hard you become every teacher’s top student.

Work so hard you make a losing strategy a winning strategy.

Work so hard, the people who helped you claim your success, because it’s bigger than their own.

Violence is the answer.

@FlutterBegin

Jackson Shuttleworth is a Group PM at Duolingo, where he leads the retention team and the powerful streak feature. The streak feature, which gamifies consecutive days of learning, has been Duolingo’s most important and innovative growth lever and a key driver of their growth to a $14 billion business with almost 600 million users. In our conversation, we dive deep into the history and lessons of this feature:
• The evolution of the streak feature
• Biggest insights from over 600 streak-related experiments
• Biggest specific wins and misses along the way
• Key principles for building effective streak mechanics
• How to operate a high-velocity product team
• Tips for building engaging notification systems
• Much more

watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CCwoQZH5hI

One thing you need to understand about life: Everyone has their own priorities. 👀

Your client, friends, and neighbors all have their own goals. They might encourage you to help them achieve their success, but at the end of the day, you're responsible for achieving yours. Nobody will prioritize your future over theirs.

Don't become a tool for someone else's success while forgetting your own dreams.
I'm not saying be selfish or stop helping others. Be kind, support people, and help when you can. ❤️

Just remember: Put your goals first. Don't forget yourself while trying to help everyone else. 🚀

@hamudi_thoughts

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Dana White sits down with Steven Bartlett on The Diary of a CEO to talk about his journey, the mindset behind his success, leadership, failure, discipline, and what it really takes to build something great.

🎂 Happy Birthday Flutter 🎂

It has been 13 years that this amazing project was born and i'm really happy and proud of our community


The first commit
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What Is a “Harness” and "Agent"?

Today I’m writing about something that sounds a bit complex. A lot of experienced tech folks and junior developers have been asking me about it, and I’ve noticed that many people use these tools every day without really understanding how they work. So I put together this slightly technical post to explain it simply.

let start it :

Humans use interfaces

You don’t write code every time you want your computer to do something. You click buttons, press shortcuts, type commands.

That’s an interface: a terminal, a website, or an app.
You see the buttons, not the code underneath.

LLMs use harnesses

On its own, an LLM can only do one thing: generate text.

It can’t click. It can’t open files. It can’t run anything.

So we give it tools like:
read_file to read files
edit_file to change files
bash to run commands
search to find info online

The LLM “calls” a tool by writing text in a special format, for example:
<read_file name="README.md">

But that’s still just text. Nothing happens until something reads it and runs the real code.

So what is a harness?

A harness is the system that gives an LLM:

Tools that actually do things
A text format for calling those tools
A parser that detects tool calls and runs the code
A way to send the results back to the LLM
A list of available tools and how to use them

That’s the harness.

“Wait, isn’t Claude Code a harness?”

Kind of. Apps like Claude Code and Codex have two parts:

The interface: the terminal UI or desktop app you see
The harness: the engine underneath that runs the tools

Claude Code runs on the Anthropic Agent SDK. Codex runs on the Codex App Server.

The confusion comes from the fact that these apps bake the harness right in. But a harness is a separate piece, and the same one can power other apps too. Cursor’s harness, for example, powers other products besides Cursor.

Think of a harness like a kitchen

A kitchen has pots, pans, knives, and blenders, but no kitchen has every tool every chef needs.

Good harnesses let you bring your own tools.

Claude Code and Codex come with lots of built in tools, and you can add more with plugins like code checkers or computer control.

Neither you nor the LLM can see the tools directly. The harness is what exposes them, to the LLM and to the interface.

Where does MCP fit in?

MCP (Model Context Protocol) is a standard that lets harnesses reach external things.

A tool means “run this code here.”
An MCP means “send a request somewhere else.”

Want Claude to read your emails? MCP.
Want Codex to check your site analytics? MCP.

Simple analogy:
Tools are like Chrome extensions, installed and running on your machine.
MCPs are like websites. No install needed, just the URL.

In kitchen terms, MCPs are like recipes. They describe how to do something, but they aren’t the kitchen itself.

So what is an AI agent?

Here’s the simple formula:

LLM + Harness = Agent

The LLM can think but can’t act.
The harness can act but can’t think.
Together, they become an agent.

This combination is often called the agent loop, because it really is just a loop:

The LLM decides what to do, the harness runs the tool, the tool’s result goes back to the LLM, and it repeats until the task is done.

And most “different agents” out there are really just different harness setups: different tools, instructions, and MCP servers.


Now you know more about harnesses than most people talking about AI agents.

Share this with someone who keeps saying “agent” without knowing what it means!

The Full Stack AI Explained

Google released Gemini 4 Carbon.

it's a big jump over Argon which they released just 2 weeks ago and better in benchmark than GPT-6 Astra and Claude Opus 5.5.

@ImmersiveAi

Binance got hacked. 💀

If building is easier, build harder things.