Kareem El-Shaffei

Solving for life; continuously learning. Product @amazon MENA. Opinions my own.

[Kareem El-Shaffei @kelshaffei]

New blog post! I wrote about how online communities are filling a void for people looking for a sense of belonging. Social media has declined by 35% over the past 5 years, while participation in online forums has increased by 76%.
#socialmedia #internet

https://t.co/GvJ1ss1yAK

[Kareem El-Shaffei @kelshaffei]

@Nicolascole77 What’s the point behind only selling this once and never again?

[Kareem El-Shaffei @kelshaffei]

Productivity is about energy not time.

I noticed that no matter how well I structured my day, I struggled to get anything done.

So how did I increase my energy?
1. Eating right
2. Moving daily
3. Staying positive
4. Sleeping well

More energy = more time.

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

Researchers studied the effects of a 20-minute walk on the cognitive performance of a group of children.

This is fascinating…

[Kareem El-Shaffei @kelshaffei]

As product managers were constantly rallying teams behind one common goal.

We often don’t have all the answers, but we need to make quick decisions.

Trust becomes our currency.

And in many ways, it can be built by being honest and repeatedly meeting expectations.

[Shane Parrish @shaneparrish]

Think in decades. Act now.

[Kareem El-Shaffei @kelshaffei]

13 years on twitter. 2 years of using it.
#MyTwitterAnniversary

[Kareem El-Shaffei @kelshaffei]

Development happens against resistance.

[Kareem El-Shaffei @kelshaffei]

“Put good out into the world, and good will come back to you.”

[Kareem El-Shaffei @kelshaffei]

Super interesting! Never looked at it that way before.

[Li Jin @ljin18]

This is fascinating and I think why podcast discovery is so hard: the cost of a bad recommendation is high - 40+ minutes of wasted time and the opportunity cost of listening to something that could've been much more entertaining, informative, etc.

[Lillian Li @lillianmli]

After listening to @a16z’s podcast on ‘The Present Future of Audio’ I got curious about Chinese podcast apps and went digging.

A look at the cool features in the Ximalaya app. 🧵

[Kareem El-Shaffei @kelshaffei]

Quick thoughts on the intersection of AI and wearables, and how it’s still lagging behind.
#artificialintelligence #wearables #wearabletech #ai

https://t.co/V9uLBrUU1g

[Kareem El-Shaffei @kelshaffei]

I love the idea of @NotionHQ... but it is just so slow. I keep reverting back to other note taking apps, because of how long it takes to open up the specific area of where I want to add my note.

[Kareem El-Shaffei @kelshaffei]

@Mazloum And I don’t like running.

[Kareem El-Shaffei @kelshaffei]

@Mazloum Currently at 38% - it definitely feels like a marathon.

[Kareem El-Shaffei @kelshaffei]

I don’t understand how or why the App Store still doesn’t have a wishlist feature. Hacked it by creating a wishlist in the notes app, but... ?

[Kareem El-Shaffei @kelshaffei]

Going through a case of information overload the past few days. Can’t get myself to stop. Apparently being addicted to information is a thing.

[Brian Chesky @bchesky]

We funded Airbnb by selling these

[Kareem El-Shaffei @kelshaffei]

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[Kareem El-Shaffei @kelshaffei]

New blog post! I wrote about how online communities are filling a void for people looking for a sense of belonging. Social media has declined by 35% over the past 5 years, while participation in online forums has increased by 76%.
#socialmedia #internet

https://t.co/GvJ1ss1yAK

[Kareem El-Shaffei @kelshaffei]

The future of social media is in online contextual communities. As social media sharing declines, participation in online communities continues to increase supported by trust, privacy, and meaningful connections and conversations.