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The opposite of accuracy is not inaccuracy but speed. Expertise or throwing more people at the problem can narrow the gap between the two, but you’ll…
There’s a new war out there, but you and I? We’re fine. Can you feel the existential guilt? Can you look at yourself in the mirror, wade your way…
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Once again, I worked for free. Sometimes I work for free because I like you and it’s a small ask. Sometimes I work for free because there’s something I…
How much is too much? You think you’ll know it when you see it, and yet people keep smoking after their second heart attack, get stuck in jobs they…
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Hey, it’s me. Don’t say that; I didn’t disappear. It’s that I picked up The Brothers Karamazov a few weeks ago, and all my intellectual resources have…
Time-starved is the word I would choose to describe my 2021. It’s absurd since our generation never had as much time on their hands as we did in the…
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Each animal species has a specific population size threshold—known as the Allee threshold. When the population size exceeds the Alley threshold, the…
What is freedom, if not being able to do as you please with your time? In-office, full-time, part-time, meetings, Slack messages, Zoom calls. How long…
If at any time in your life you’ve wanted to try your hand at drawing, there’s a good chance you’ll recognize this image: It’s a portrait of Igor…
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My friend Guido lives on the beautiful island of Lanzarote in the Canaries. You’d be surprised at how much there’s to see on such a small island. Last…
The four big risks of product design by Marty Cagan: Value risk Will users buy? Usability risk Will they be able to use it? Feasibility risk Can I build…
The other day you forwarded one of my emails to a friend. They reached out to me and let me know that it had opened their eyes to something. The whole…
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