Azzum Naeem (Oz)

@GeorgeKurdin NYC native designer! azzum.studio

searching for a visual designer who obsesses over their craft - ASAP start - remote or in-person in NYC - email portfolio to george@monk.com

@NoahRyanCo What was the behavioral reason of the male mice constantly grooming?

If you haven't read about Calhoun's Mouse Utopia, do it now. Essentially a test of what happens to a population given ideal living conditions. Unlimited food, water, shelter. Zero predators. First the mice thrived. Then population grew & space became crowded. Social cohesion broke, aggression rose, reproduction rates plummeted. Mothers stopped caring for their offspring. Males compulsively groomed themselves and stopped chasing sex. Even when population numbers fell, they never recovered. The colony went extinct despite having every need met. The takeaway from this study was "behavioral sink". Excess comfort and absence of challenge leads to psychological and social collapse. We are at Phase 4 of the mouse utopia cycle.

@tommyswriting 26 years old now. Lost my dad and brother at 18. I have had similar experiences as yours. It is tough ngl. I have my life somewhat together but not quite. Everyday is a challenge to decide if I want Heaven or Hell.

Men: your 30's, 40's, and 50's are the prime of your life. When I was in my 20's, I was too anxious, too horny, too scattered, too jittery, too wild. No aura or purpose whatsoever. Drunk, stoner, liberal, vaxxed addict. A Marxist Victim. I lost my Dad at a young age, so I was extra fucked up. The stats on men like me are pretty dire and brutal. However, things started to SLOW down when I turned 30. When I turned 30, I was still pretty broke and physically weak. I started to realize that I was going to be a total loser if I didn't get my shit together. Nobody was coming to save me. I learned Sales. I learned how to write. I learned how to cut fat and gain muscle. I learned Spanish. I studied Bitcoin. I've studied the Bible and developed a deep and personal relationship with God. I've studied the Western canon of literature, philosophy, and religion. I've studied Music, Cinema, Photography, and Art. I've sculpted myself into someone who can hold a fluid conversation about many things. As the days turn into weeks and the weeks turn into years, I care less and less about what other people think about me. I don't second-guess myself. I'm able to see through egoic, childish behavior in the people around me. I've got an awesome, global network of entrepreneurs and creators. I attract beautiful women wherever I go... And it's literally just because I decided to work on myself and never stop. All the work compounds. I'm far from perfect. I don't have a wife. I struggle with relationships. I can be prideful and boastful. But for the first time ever, I can actually look myself in the eyes in the mirror and be happy with the man I've become. I can finally feel confident that my Father is smiling down on me proudly

@zachpogrob @jackbutcher Tortuga, Aer if youre interested in 40L backbags.

@jackbutcher what about travel backpacks any recs there

Can someone recommend a suitcase Lol

@RegenaisanceMan Insane lore. I tend to stay away from social media. Reading your story gives me hope that theres use to this platform.

I took first 6 months off work in 2021 to be my brothers caretaker as he had stage IV colon cancer, while also taking care of my dying mother across the hall. I watched my brother be tortured alive from chemo treatments and opioids, watched him die 3 days before his 33rd bday. I withdrew my 401K from IBM, quit and said I’m gonna figure this shit out on my own, following my intuition. Twitter saved my life, I learned about regenerative agriculture in Jan of ‘22., was my lightbulb moment of oh shit I’ve been disconnected from my food my whole life. By the fall I was working on a farm in rural PA, surrounded by the amish. I had my own health scare left the farm early, meanwhile my mom is still dying a slow miserable death. I had to go back to Austin, got the idea for @_Regenaissance , decided to go all in. Launched May 28, 2023, the same day my mom died. Haven’t really stopped since.

@kail_designs Drop shadow too strong on CTA button. Gr8 work overall!

Hero section designed to calm you

@scottdomes This is beautifully put. I am guilty of running my head into a wall fearful of wasting time being idle. Its a shared concern, I’m sure.

when you’re not sure what to do with your life, the best thing you can do is lower your stress here’s why: we all go through periods of stuckness, when we can’t see the path ahead. for most of us, our default reaction is to try really hard to “figure out” what’s next for us depending on your temperament, forcing yourself to figure it out might involve lots of shame, pressure, and mental tension. I certainly know that place well; I spent ~5 years trying to lash myself into clarity but if our path is unclear, it might be because something is gestating within us. a vision is usually starting to emerge, but it’s not quite clear yet trying to force that vision into conscious awareness can destroy it or force it farther underground. so we have to wait. but that doesn’t mean we can’t speed up the process the problem: when our body is in a fear state (aka fight flight freeze), it’s harder to do big picture thinking. we get “tunnel vision” because our nervous system thinks we’re in danger the more pressure we pile on ourselves, the harder it is to do long term thinking… and the harder it is to be creative & decisive when we allow our body to relax… when we provide it with space & abundant energy… that’s when things can start to shift in short: rather than using mental pressure to force clarity, we want to create the best possible conditions for clarity to emerge reducing stress looks like: - daily movement - meditation - eating to support your metabolism - making time to play - walking barefoot on the grass - laughing with friends - reducing screen time - long aimless walks - meeting negative thoughts with love & curiosity - voice note journaling - practicing embodiment / connecting with intuition - releasing the fear around needing to figure it all out the prescription for being stuck isn’t “sit around and do nothing”. the prescription is rather “connect with what’s present, so as to support what’s beginning to unfold” based on my own experience, I suspect that anyone who commits to the above will not remain stuck for long

It’s amazing what actually feeling emotions feels like as opposed to intellectualizing them.

@uxkosta Honestly pretty sound advice. Most ppl overcomplicate seduction way too much

@disarto_max Id reduce the effect. Hard to tell what it was at first. Dont make me think. Solid concept tho 🤙

Trying something new for a login screen

@zachpogrob A double edged sword common in high achievers. Low self esteem pushes delusional desire for extreme output.

I have always felt like I was nothing But always believed I could do anything

@signulll Anyone else more so triggered by the dull knife instead of the content.

@oykun Ur a legend. Cheers mate. I see ur looking forward designers at oykun labs, i’d love to chat if ur still looking 😇🤙

@azzumnaeem As the same goes The best day to start was yesterday The second best day is TODAY here you are 💪

i will die on this hill and keep posting it until you get sick of hearing it!!! “designers, your network is more important than your portfolio!”

@thebeautyofsaas Step 4: dont get overwhelmed LOL. I love it. Cheers mate.

@azzumnaeem x.com/thebeautyofsaa… Enjoy

Blown away by the number of people who have jumped on the opportunity to get the workbook Daily reminder that all it takes is a few months of this (no excuses + effort) and your life will change

@signulll I've been dancing a lot to keep the clouds at bay. Sundancing. You're welcome.

this past 30 days in nyc have been absolutely immaculate weather wise. i guess if it stayed this way you wouldn’t appreciate it.

@BrettFromDJ Finally, i can upscale my anime harem to 8k. God is real!

Hope you found this useful!

The magic behind how you turn AI-generated art into stunning 8k resolution art. I get asked all the time, so here's the secret sauce.

@ComedicBizman I butt chug white monster. It’s not holistic. Its hole-istic. A spiritual experience if i may.

My favorite cure for procrastination: Tell brain “I’m only going to work on x task for 30 seconds.” Then set a timer and start working. Once you start moving, it becomes easier to continue than stop.

@IamProHuman Do you think people who have CPTSD would be better or worse becoming an entrepreneur? Find myself asking this question a lot.

It takes a lot of emotional regulation to be an artist, creator, or entrepreneur: • Inconsistent income triggering deep survival fears • Having to self-promote while feeling vulnerable and exposed • Working in isolation without external structure for regulation • Constant rejection hitting the same neural pathways as physical pain The ones who last aren't the most talented, they're the ones who've mastered their internal state.

@maddiedreese Its almost as if building projects and shipping will enable learning because learning is difficult and struggle is inherent in doing something youve never done before. Wait… it is like this. “Closes Youtube for the 1000x time”

I didn’t learn vibe coding by watching tutorials. I learned it by running into error after error, until I started to understand how to prevent those errors in the first place. 1. Most of the learning honestly happens while fixing errors, not when things go smoothly. It’s like a series of mini lessons! I slow down, read the logs, and figure out what broke and why. That’s where I’ve felt my real skills developing. 2. “Working” doesn’t mean “finished.” When the app technically runs, that’s what I consider to be the halfway point (not the finish line). I always go back through for my final tweaks. That second pass is when you polish everything up. 3. Don’t overlearn before you build. It’s tempting to study first: read docs, watch videos, understand frameworks. I do it in reverse: build first, hit a wall, learn what I can to get unstuck. It’s faster, sticks better, and really fits with how I learn best. 4. Ask better questions. Whether it’s ChatGPT, docs, or forums, good questions make everything easier. Instead of “It’s not working,” reference the exact error logs and provide additional context. You’ll get ten times better help, and learn ten times faster. 5. Save every project, even the bad ones. You’ll come back to them later and realize you understand things you didn’t at the time. Then you can finish them up, and create something you’re proud of. You don’t have to get everything right the first time. But when you treat vibe coding as an opportunity to learn as much as you can, you’ll make big strides and eventually you’ll start to be right more often than not.