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How deliberate practice solves for the doing deficit by providing a way to focus on the process of active doing instead of passive thinking.

Overfunctioning refers to feeling overly responsible for family, friends, and coworkers, which leads to trying to proactively solve problems and taking on too many tasks, even if the other person is perfectly capable of doing those tasks themselves.

You should start before you feel ready. Getting prepared feels good, there’s a thin line between preparation and overpreparation.

When the mind is fully immersed in a creative task, it can reach a state of heightened awareness where the only thing that matters is the work itself. How do you get into that state of creative flow?

There’s lots of debate around the best way to do stuff—what’s most efficient, scalable, and sustainable. But what about when you don’t feel like doing anything… When you’re in Slump Mode?

Blog :: Advice that will make you think from Steven Pressfield, Kurt Vonnegut, Martha Graham and more.

The key to reducing analysis paralysis and amplifying evidence-based decisions is knowing when to let an idea go.

As the pandemic has taken a grip, so have the misinformation spreaders. Here are five ways to spot the holes in their logic

Staff Engineer was one of the more impactful books I've read in recent months. Went through the audiobook soon after becoming tech lead so the timing was perfect.

Book notes: Staff Engineer: Leadership beyond the management track by Will Larson Summary How strongly do I recommend Staff Engineer? 8 / 10 Favorite part: Interviews with actual staff …

I’ve taken to using the word “energized” over “impactful.” “Impactful” feels company-centric, and while that’s important, “energized” is more inwards-looking. Finding energizing work is what has kept me at Stripe for so long, pursuing impactful work. - Michelle Bu We all have a finite amount of time to live, and within that mortal countdown, we devote some fraction towards our work. Even for the most career-focused, your life will be filled with many things beyond work: supporting your family, children, exercise, being a mentor and a mentee, hobbies, and so the list goes on. This is the sign of a rich life, but one side-effect is that time to do your work will become increasingly scarce as you get deeper into your career.

Virality is one of the most promising marketing channels. But what is virality, really? Learn more about what it is and how to apply it to your business.

9 Ways to Build Virality into your Product If your startup is building a consumer product, your product has to be viral. For consumer products, the average revenue per user tends to be relatively …

Jobs To Be Done (JTBD) is a framework that helps you understand why and how people buy products. Let us show you how to learn how to apply it.

What is Jobs-To-Be-Done Framework? Learn more about Jobs-To-Be-Done Framework and other product management terminology in our resources library.

In this article, I share the 4-step framework I've used to validate plenty of startup ideas using pre-sales (along with +10 examples of startups using it).

Master startup validation with this comprehensive 2024 guide. Learn proven frameworks, avoid costly mistakes, and validate your idea before writing code.

Previously, I wrote about how debugging, whether done by humans or AI powered tools, depends on context. Without it, even the most capable systems can only tell...

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It’s never been easier to build software products. But if it’s easy for you, it’s easy for the next guy, too.

One often-overlooked aspect of great software is that it feels like it was designed by a single person through & through. Or so it seems.

You're a first-time manager, your team mate has made a mistake, and you need to tell them so. How do you go about it?

What is Product-Led Growth? What does it entail as a GTM strategy? We gathered learnings, metrics, benchmarks, and KPIs to help your organization get there.