“The life that is worth living, and the only life that is worth living, is the life of effort, the life of effort to attain what is worth striving for“
-Theodore Roosevelt
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“Let the future tell the truth and evaluate each one according to his work and accomplishments. The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine.”
-Nikola Tesla
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If you lead a team of product managers, remember that these are the two most important things you provide for them each day:
- psychological safety
- hope for a better tomorrow
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Product management is a rapidly evolving role within a competitive market environment.
Stay educated. Read industry reports. Attend workshops. Take courses.
Your learning never stops.
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Top 5 Books that made made me a better Product Manager in 2023
- Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future by Peter Thiel
- Good Strategy Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters by Richard P. Rumelt
- A tie between Make Something Wonderful by Steve Jobs and [Small Fry: A Memoir] (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39218044-small-fry) by Lisa Brennan-Jobs - which I was lucky enough to read back to back
- The Practice: Shipping Creative Work by Seth Godin
- Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don’t by Simon Sinek
Top 5 open-source tools I discovered in 2023
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Oh My Zsh - a framework for managing your ZSH configuration
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Powerlevel10k - an amazing theme for ZSH
bonus: a great article on Using the two together
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btop - a modern replacement for the very old ‘top’ resource monitoring command
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amethyst - a tiling window-manager for Mac OSX power-users (I wanted to like StageManager. I really did.)
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exa - the modern replacement for the ls command I didn’t know you needed
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“A lovely thing about Christmas is that it’s compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together.” -Garrison Keilor
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“All that is human must retrograde if it does not advance.”
- Edward Gibbon
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“The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair.” -Douglas Adams
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90 Hours of Python with DataCamp: a review
In which I discover DataCamp, start learning Python, hit the Wall, and remind myself that learning new things can be hard
The 2nd most seductive waste of time and energy:
Downloading a bunch of new task-tracking apps in hope of discovering that one EXTRA feature that will finally make you productive.
Unlike the app you already use.
As a product manager, you sometimes connect dots from entirely different worlds.
Never underestimate the power of learning from unrelated industries. The best ideas can come from where you least expect them.
Insights from different fields can transform your product’s direction in amazing ways.
Holiday breaks are crucial for recharging.
But the real relaxation starts when you know everything is in place at work.
A little extra effort can make a huge difference here.
Remember to finalize those pending tasks. A clear to-do list means a clear mind, enabling a fresh start at your return.
There’s just no substitute for direct client discovery sessions.
Client feedback turns educated assumptions into actionable insights.
Leverage these invaluable perspectives to create products that truly matter to people.
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“One can furnish a room very luxuriously by taking out furniture rather than putting it in.”
-Francis Jourdain
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“No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man.”
-Heraclitus
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“Don’t fight forces, use them.”
-Buckminster Fuller
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Whenever you celebrate together as a product team, you foster a culture of gratitude and continuous improvement.
Innovation thrives in this type of supportive, celebratory environment.
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You must continually work to strike a balance between providing comprehensive information to your clients while also keeping product documentation relatively concise.
Too much detail can overwhelm users.
Too little detail leads to confusion.
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“If you’re going through hell, keep going.”
-Winston Churchill
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