2020 – My Year in Review

2020 has been one heck of a year, for some obvious and some not-so-obvious reasons. Yes, we were hit by a pandemic that no one saw coming.

For me, it was terrible in the beginning but things started to get better, a lot better as time passed by. And the year ended on a very special note. There’s a lot I want to share with you in this yearly review. So, let’s get to it.

• Lost my job at Contentful
• Joined GraphCMS as their first product designer
• Started writing a book about cracking a product design interview
• Launched Product Disrupt 2.0 – #2 on Product Hunt
• Made $1,853 ($1,565 Sponsorships + $288 Affiliates) in revenue from Product Disrupt
• Published 100th story on Product Disrupt Blog and started moving it to WordPress from Medium
• Added 1,412 new subscribers to the Product Disrupt newsletter and created an archive
• My girlfriend helped me create a typography poster design for “Consistency Outplays Talent”. Put it for sale on Gumroad and also ordered charms and pins
• Appeared on 8 interviews and podcasts
• Spent 5 months with my girlfriend in Berlin and later got married to her in Dec in Gujarat, India
• Gained a lot of lockdown weight and went out of shape
• Learned cooking after moving to Berlin
• Grandma tested +ve for COVID which put my family in a very stressful situation. Glad she recovered well
• Traveled to 11 cities in Europe and India. Also went on my first road trip in the countryside of Germany

It was a tough year, that’s without a doubt. But I’m glad I ended it on a very positive note.

I’m going to remember 2020 for a very special event in my life of getting married to the love of my life and for finding a great place to work at.

I’m grateful for the opportunities and thankful for the happiness I received.

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Wishing you a very happy and successful new year. Keep creating and keep inspiring ✨