To let you further know the Supreme Court is on some bullshit, they said it’s totally fine for military academies to consider race in admissions. Now why is that? https://t.co/uiF9sScIty
Reading Thomas's opinion on affirmative action, and this quote is...whew!
"Meritocratic systems, with objective grading scales...have always been a great equalizer—offering a metric for achievement that bigotry could not alter."
This is not only ahistorical, it's delusional
5 common problematic situations in business & life, and the epiphanies & questions to tackle them with logic:
1) Feeling offended
2) Worrying a lot
3) Dealing with unfairness
4) Making tough decisions
5) Tackling a difficult project
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These are based on my personal experience. I had these epiphanies at different points during my 20s & 30s i.e. an eternity ago
Back then, I was proud of my logical thinking, so I used logic to convert these epiphanies into guiding questions to ask myself when I found myself in one of these situations.
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Situation 1:
When I am feeling offended
Epiphany:
Feeling offended is a “me” problem, not a “them” problem
Guiding questions:
If someone’s words can spark so much inner disarray & disturbance within me, is the power with me or with them?
Where do I want the power to be?
The right answers just follow.
Do this regularly, and voila, the world has a diminished ability to offend you.
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Situation 2:
When I am worrying a lot
Epiphany:
My past worries have either not materialized or they have not destroyed my life like I had imagined
Guiding question:
If this <bad thing> does happen, will it be a bad day, bad week, bad month, bad year, or a bad life?
This question provides much-needed perspective (and also helps prioritize the worries!)
And the answer is very rarely “a bad life” (even if it might feel that way initially).
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Situation 3:
When I think someone is being unfair or unreasonable
Epiphany:
They clearly do not think that way about themselves
They did not wake up in the morning thinking they want to be a difficult / unfair person
Guiding questions:
What is the story they are telling themselves?
Under what conditions might their perspective be valid?
These questions help build empathy, and often also provide a way to navigate the situation in a way that gets us both what we want. Win-win.
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Situation 4:
When making tough & important decisions
Epiphany:
Choices with long-term impact are still heavily biased by my current feelings
Guiding question:
Which of these choices will look wisest to me 20 years from now?
This question forces me to step away a bit from my current feelings, seek the right counsel, and generally helps accelerate wisdom.
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Situation 5:
When a problem or project seems too hard
Epiphany:
Harder things have been achieved by people with fewer resources
Guiding questions:
Is this problem truly as unique and difficult as I think?
What might another person or team (whose work I admire) do here?
These questions help reframe the situation, build confidence, and make more room for creative execution.
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To sum it all up, it’s largely about:
Self observation + Logic + Long outlook
Best of luck!
@lennysan@GustavS There is a lot of (possible) mythology about the tribe/squad way of working from Spotify, popularized many years ago… how do the product development teams ACTUALLY work now?
As an engineering manager and CTO, I've managed 100s of software engineers.
I can tell after a couple of weeks if a developer is going to have a great career or not.
Here are my top 10 predictors of successful engineering careers (that apply to any field, in fact):
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JOY listening to this today, bc of the content itself but also bc I remember working with @Patticus ~10 yrs ago when I ran Product and he was in Customer Service @ an ecomm startup. I remember Patrick being hungry, inquisitive, genuine, and humble. Congrats on your success, PC.
Your y axis is dumb and deceiving. 1% increase isn’t “promising” anything other than that people will show up to watch your personal dumpster fire burn
The one thing good bosses don't do is come into a new situation and immediately make changes, lay off staff, and issue decrees. You start by asking, listening, observing, and learning. Musk violated that rule with bells on.
While most people focus on “hard skills”, frameworks, and strategy, if you aren’t building on a good foundation your house will crumble.
At its base, being an exceptional product manager means being a great human.
To me, essential human skills include being: