Writing
On thinking
First principles vs. pattern matching — and how to tell which one you're doing
Most of us are pattern-matching far more often than we think we are. Here's a test you can run on yourself.
→On execution
Insight without action is a hobby
The gap between knowing and doing is wider than most product people want to admit. Why insight that doesn't change behavior is just intellectual entertainment.
→Product sense
What a casino's slot machine layout teaches you about product intuition
I open every metrics course with a casino puzzle. Here's why — and what it reveals about how product intuition is actually built.
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