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To get a grip on the project, he began with its design “story”—that is, by asking himself, What’s the story of this product?

L0: Rule-Based Workflow (Follower) L1: Basic Responder (Executor) L2: Use of Tools (Actor) L3: Observe, Plan, Act (Operator) L4: Fully Autonomous (Explorer) L5: Fully Creative (Inventor)

“Wow your users”

human beings will be inexorably drawn to solutions that make doing any given task faster and easier.

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u see shit, but I see fertilizer

I used to be shameful on building wrapper of anything. I realized there is nothing to be shameful. nothing is truly original, everything is built on top of something. as long as it provides value. We are in a world that is a wrapper of layers of layers of something. we even wrap on gravity

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““It’s not data or intuition; it’s data and intuition.”” — Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making by Tony Fadell a.co/8QVd9cI

“the mission. Ideally it should be the reason you joined the project in the first place. As your project progresses, be sure the mission still makes sense to you and that the path to reach it seems achievable.” — Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making by Tony Fadell a.co/f6wWwR1

“The key is persistence and being helpful. Not just asking for something, but offering something. You always have something to offer if you’re curious and engaged. You can always trade and barter good ideas; you can always be kind and find a way to help.” — Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making …

“Steve Jobs once said of management consulting, “You do get a broad cut at companies but it’s very thin. It’s like a picture of a banana: you might get a very accurate picture but it’s only two dimensions, and without the experience of actually doing it you never get three dimensional. So you might …

“six categories of most interest to consumers are better health, better fitness, better nutrition, better appearance, better sleep, and better mindfulness. To which a seventh should be added, better mental health.” — The Future-Ready Brand: How the World’s Most Influential CMOs are Navigating …

“six categories of most interest to consumers are better health, better fitness, better nutrition, better appearance, better sleep, and better mindfulness.” — The Future-Ready Brand: How the World’s Most Influential CMOs are Navigating Societal Forces and Emerging Technologies by Mitch …

“what matters is what you achieve, not how many hours you clock, especially for the employees of creative companies” — No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention by Reed Hastings, Erin Meyer a.co/aJqa3kS

“If you have a team of five stunning employees and two adequate ones, the adequate ones will sap managers’ energy, so they have less time for the top performers, reduce the quality of group discussions, lowering the team’s overall IQ, force others to develop ways to work around them, reducing …

“We learned that a company with really dense talent is a company everyone wants to work for. High performers especially thrive in environments where the overall talent density is high.” — No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention by Reed Hastings, Erin Meyer a.co/65rp4pg

“TALENT DENSITY: TALENTED PEOPLE MAKE ONE ANOTHER MORE EFFECTIVE” — No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention by Reed Hastings, Erin Meyer a.co/acPUuAz

“You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” —> u r the average of five foundation models u spend the most time with

“Defeat is a state of mind”

racing thought s

The first key quality of a user-friendly device is something that fundamentally makes the user’s life easier.

“Tobler’s law. Tobler’s law states that near things are more related than distant things. In other words, things that are closer together are more related than things that are farther apart. This seems intuitive when we say it, but the reality is that many traditional statistical and machine …

WHEN WE TALK ABOUT COGNITIVE LOAD, IT’S EASY TO UNDERSTAND THAT ANY ONE PERSON HAS A LIMIT ON HOW MUCH INFORMATION THEY CAN HOLD IN THEIR BRAINS AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT.

Don’t tell people your plans. Show them your results.

Micromanaging is toxic. Delegation is cure.

“data does not equal information. You can be data rich and information poor. You can have a lot of data and know nothing at all. In fact, you might even say that sometimes the more data you have, the less you know.” — Spatial Statistics Illustrated by Lauren Bennett, Flora Vale a.co/2I134SS

“What are the current usage patterns for each type of public transit?” — Spatial Statistics Illustrated by Lauren Bennett, Flora Vale a.co/2I134SS

interfaceless

For training. Never rest more than two consecutive days

a deep after sleep after lunch. listen to ur body.

““Step by Step, Ferociously.”” — Invent and Wander: The Collected Writings of Jeff Bezos, With an Introduction by Walter Isaacson by Walter Isaacson, Jeff Bezos a.co/0ezfhsZ

“Those who know do not talk. Those who talk do not know. Close your mouth. Guard your senses. Temper your sharpness. Simplify your problems. Mask your brightness. Be at one with the dust of the earth. This is primal union. Those who have achieved this state Do not distinguish between friends and …

“There is no greater sin than craving, No greater curse than discontent, No greater misfortune than wanting something for ourselves. Therefore those who know that enough is enough will always have enough.” — Tao Te Ching: Text Only Edition by Lao Tzu a.co/42OX8km

“Creating, yet not possessing, Working, yet not taking credit. Work is done, then forgotten. Therefore it lasts forever.” — Tao Te Ching: Text Only Edition by Lao Tzu a.co/fxuIUxg

“Insist on the Highest Standards: Leaders have relentlessly high standards—many people may think these standards are unreasonably high. Leaders are continually raising the bar and drive their teams to deliver high quality products, services, and processes. Leaders ensure that defects do not get sent …

“Frugality: Accomplish more with less. Constraints breed resourcefulness, self-sufficiency and invention. There are no extra points for growing headcount, budget size or fixed expense.” — The Bezos Letters: 14 Principles to Grow Your Business Like Amazon by Steve Anderson, Karen Anderson …

““Amazon Leadership Principles—Customer Obsession: Leaders start with the customer and work backwards. They work vigorously to earn and keep customer trust. Although leaders pay attention to competitors, they obsess over customers.”” — The Bezos Letters: 14 Principles to Grow Your Business Like …

“And four of the principles helped Amazon scale: •Maintain Your Culture •Focus on High Standards •Measure What Matters, Question What’s Measured, and Trust Your Gut •Believe It’s Always Day 1” — The Bezos Letters: 14 Principles to Grow Your Business Like Amazon by Steve Anderson, Karen Anderson …

“embracing solitude doesn’t translate to loneliness, but is an opportunity to explore the depth of our being.” — Wabi Sabi - The Art of Finding the Beauty of Imperfection: Discover Timeless Japanese Widsom to Cultivate Peace, Joy, and Balance in a Perfectly Imperfect … | Includes Daily …

“relationships require acceptance of things you cannot change” — Ikigai & Kaizen: The Japanese Strategy to Achieve Personal Happiness and Professional Success (How to set goals, stop procrastinating, be more productive, build good habits, focus, & thrive) by Anthony Raymond a.co/6mxnhb6

“What gets measured gets managed.” — Ikigai & Kaizen: The Japanese Strategy to Achieve Personal Happiness and Professional Success (How to set goals, stop procrastinating, be more productive, build good habits, focus, & thrive) by Anthony Raymond a.co/5c29PRQ

“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” — Ikigai & Kaizen: The Japanese Strategy to Achieve Personal Happiness and Professional Success (How to set goals, stop procrastinating, be more productive, build good habits, focus, & thrive) by Anthony Raymond a.co/arWlSBx

““A fit body, a calm mind, a house full of love. These things cannot be bought-they must be earned.”-Naval Ravikant” — 100 Quotes That Will Change Your life by Library Mindset a.co/5IXzsu0

““He will never have true friends who is afraid of making enemies.”-William Hazlitt” — 100 Quotes That Will Change Your life by Library Mindset a.co/cNugefx

““A man who is a master of patience is master of everything else.”-George Savile” — 100 Quotes That Will Change Your life by Library Mindset a.co/fGEF8gI

“Politeness is the poison of collaboration.” – Frances Crick A lack of blunt honesty is why teams become dysfunctional.

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“Data as a service (DaaS): DaaS, is a business model that involves curating, aggregating and meshing data from multi-sources to offer value-added intelligence or information to customers.” — Mastering the Data Paradox: Key to Winning in the AI Age by Nitin Seth a.co/cF1PlrQ

“‘Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.’—Theodor Seuss Geisel aka Dr Suess,” — Mastering the Data Paradox: Key to Winning in the AI Age by Nitin Seth a.co/0Gzbr6z

“Data as the Source of National Competitive Advantage will emerge as the new superpowers (Chapter 27). So, data is a topic not just for enterprises and individuals, but for national leaders and policymakers as well.” — Mastering the Data Paradox: Key to Winning in the AI Age by Nitin Seth …

“creating a single source of truth and building a single view” — Mastering the Data Paradox: Key to Winning in the AI Age by Nitin Seth a.co/5jqwULP

coexistence of data abundance and scarcity creates several challenges: Data Quality: Not all data is useful or accurate. Sifting through vast amounts of data to find valuable information can be difficult. Data Silos: Data may exist within an organization but be inaccessible due to technical or …

The “data paradox” refers to a seemingly contradictory situation in the modern data landscape. Based on the book’s table of contents and common understanding in the field, it typically describes the following phenomenon: Data Deluge: On one hand, we are experiencing an …

“History isn’t the study of the past; it is the study of change. History teaches us what remains the same, what changes, and how things change.” — Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI by Yuval Noah Harari a.co/0Zg5OXx

“AI is the first technology in history that can make decisions and create new ideas by itself. All previous human inventions have empowered humans, because no matter how powerful the new tool was, the decisions about its usage remained in our hands. Knives and bombs do not themselves decide whom to …

your mindset is your foundation. Your mindsets dictate your thoughts, your thoughts dictate your actions, and your actions dictate your results.

““If you spend your time chasing butterflies, they’ll fly away. But if you spend time making a beautiful garden, the butterflies will come. Don’t chase, attract.”” — The Art of Laziness: Overcome Procrastination & Improve Your Productivity by Library Mindset a.co/cbfZuwc

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turning anger to constructive force

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“Start doing the things you want to do. Start spending time with the people you want to. Learn the things you want to learn.” — The Art of Laziness: Overcome Procrastination & Improve Your Productivity by Library Mindset a.co/1dUTbLv

“It’s time to stop making excuses about why you can’t do the things you want to do. Instead, start asking yourself questions about how you can do the things you want to do. It will force your mind to find a way.” — The Art of Laziness: Overcome Procrastination & Improve Your Productivity by …

Three reasons why founders differ from managers: Being the biological parent Full permission to make change Knowing how to rebuild the company

“Once a purpose is selected, this will inevitably lead to challenges (the second phase of the Value Flywheel). How are we going to achieve this? What actions do we need to take to reach our goal? Challenge is good. It helps an organization question its business-as-usual attitudes. It helps lead them …

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“Focus on building relationships, and word-of-mouth marketing will follow.” — Build Your Audience: The 60-Day Traffic Attraction Playbook to Increase Your Leads and Sales as a Writer, Coach, or Speaker by Jonathan Milligan a.co/cIDUypS

“Want to attract subscribers? Use lead magnets. Offer something valuable in exchange for an email address—an ebook, a checklist, a mini-course—make it irresistible.” — Build Your Audience: The 60-Day Traffic Attraction Playbook to Increase Your Leads and Sales as a Writer, Coach, or Speaker by …

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““Worrying is like paying a debt you don’t owe.”-Mark Twain” — 100 Harsh Truths of Life (100 Quotes) by Library Mindset a.co/3gOt7uD

““It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company.”-George Washington” — 100 Harsh Truths of Life (100 Quotes) by Library Mindset a.co/bBV0Ihw

““Doctors won’t make you healthy. Nutritionists won’t make you slim. Teachers won’t make you smart. Gurus won’t make you calm. Mentors won’t make you rich. Trainers won’t make you fit. Ultimately, you have to take responsibility. Save yourself.”-Naval Ravikant” — 100 Harsh Truths of Life (100 …

““If you are brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello.”-Paulo Coelho” — 100 Harsh Truths of Life (100 Quotes) by Library Mindset a.co/6wzIUeU

“For teams to work, team members should put the needs of the team above their own. They should: • Arrive for stand-ups and meetings on time. • Keep discussions and investigations on track. • Encourage a focus on team goals. • Help unblock other team members before starting on new work. • Mentor new …

“Pride of workmanship is engendered within employees when they genuinely believe that their contributions are valued—not just by the boss, but by the team and by society in general.” Impactful. — How to be a Good Boss and a Leader: Team Building, Time Management, and Communication Skills for …

“What do we do? Who do we do it for? How does our product or service make the world a better place?” — How to be a Good Boss and a Leader: Team Building, Time Management, and Communication Skills for Effective Leadership in the Modern Workplace by Anthony Raymond a.co/1yxfPqt

“Avoid complimenting employees for something they’re supposed to do as a minimum requirement for the job.” — How to be a Good Boss and a Leader: Team Building, Time Management, and Communication Skills for Effective Leadership in the Modern Workplace by Anthony Raymond a.co/4UQVIwV

“If you procrastinate, they’ll procrastinate.” — How to be a Good Boss and a Leader: Team Building, Time Management, and Communication Skills for Effective Leadership in the Modern Workplace by Anthony Raymond a.co/8hiNtOL

“Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.—LAO TZU” — The Art of Letting GO: How to Let Go of the Past, Look Forward to the Future, and Finally Enjoy the Emotional Freedom You Deserve! (The Art Of Living Well Book 2) by Damon Zahariades a.co/4KJSUhO

artificial curiosity

time is a neutralizer .

tranquility

“photosynthesis” — Good Energy: The Surprising Connection Between Metabolism and Limitless Health by Casey Means a.co/7bLqtgf

Respecting Your Biological Clock

“specialized mitochondrial machinery to ultimately synthesize adenosine triphosphate (ATP). This is the most important molecule in the human body: it is the energy currency that “pays” for all the activity inside our cells, and therefore pays for our lives.” — Good Energy: The Surprising Connection …

“Nobody understands what and why data needs to be treated as an asset, so just out of frustration of not knowing what to do, people don’t engage” — Humanizing Data Strategy: Leading Data with the Head and the Heart by Tiankai Feng a.co/4hKQ2vz

turn capital to labor

Associative Thinking The authors argue that the core of creative thinking is associative thinking—drawing connections between seemingly unrelated things (questions, problems, concepts, and so on). Creative innovation rarely entails coming up with a completely novel idea. It’s more often about …

““Insanity is doing the same things and expecting for a different result”-Albert Einstein” — 50 Things to Realize Before It’s too late by Manoj Chenthamarakshan a.co/6ZOEi9B

““The biggest risk is not taking any risk… In a world that is changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks."-Mark Zuckerberg” — 50 Things to Realize Before It’s too late by Manoj Chenthamarakshan a.co/6DyooDN

“We are artists; we are in the business of making art, not seeking approval.” — 50 Things to Realize Before It’s too late by Manoj Chenthamarakshan a.co/guvtG2W

““When you have a vision, a very clear vision of what you want to look like, then you cannot wait to do the next set, or the next exercise, or the next rep, because you know that each rep you’re doing, each set your doing, each weight you lift, you get closer to turning this vision into …

““Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift… that’s why they call it the present.”-Master Oogway” — 50 Things to Realize Before It’s too late by Manoj Chenthamarakshan a.co/2AAoi0J

“38. Sieze the day-Carpe diem” — 50 Things to Realize Before It’s too late by Manoj Chenthamarakshan a.co/eQhHLsq

““I dream my painting, and then I paint my dream."-Van Gogh” — 50 Things to Realize Before It’s too late by Manoj Chenthamarakshan a.co/9wKvZ5z

“Life is too short to pretend to be someone else. Allow yourself to break out of your shell and be authentic.” — 50 Things to Realize Before It’s too late by Manoj Chenthamarakshan a.co/3bnbxJX

““Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom."-Aristotle” — 50 Things to Realize Before It’s too late by Manoj Chenthamarakshan a.co/ba77UGc

““Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the …

““I didn’t see it then, but it turned out that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again, less sure about everything. It freed me to enter one of the most creative …

“Reinvent yourself” — 50 Things to Realize Before It’s too late by Manoj Chenthamarakshan a.co/7J4f5xt

“Cherish the kind-hearted people in your life, they will help you through the ups and downs of life.” — 50 Things to Realize Before It’s too late by Manoj Chenthamarakshan a.co/5IdB54c

““Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.”-Jim Rohn” — 50 Things to Realize Before It’s too late by Manoj Chenthamarakshan a.co/2exxxsP

““Fear and self doubt have always been the greatest enemies of human potential”-Brian Tracy” — 50 Things to Realize Before It’s too late by Manoj Chenthamarakshan a.co/7WVwRmv

““Flow is an optimal state of consciousness, a peak state where we both feel and perform our best. We become so involved in an activity that nothing else seems to matter. The ego falls away. Time flies. Every action, movement and thought follows inevitably from the previous one, like playing …

““Support your soul to express and experience things in this world, Never be the one who is blocking yourself”” — 50 Things to Realize Before It’s too late by Manoj Chenthamarakshan a.co/bL93GIR

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ai + bi. artificial intelligence + biological intelligence = ci: Co Intelligence a+b=c

silence is luxurious

“Action and awareness merge. Your sense of self vanishes. Time passes strangely. And performance—performance just soars.” — The Art of Impossible: A Peak Performance Primer by Steven Kotler a.co/8cOhO0a

“Flow is defined as “an optimal state of consciousness where we feel our best and perform our best.”” — The Art of Impossible: A Peak Performance Primer by Steven Kotler a.co/8mEk5UY

““personality cluster”—competitiveness, risk tolerance, independent-mindedness” — On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything by Nate Silver a.co/bdJvzD6

“Taking a wrong turn allows you to see landscapes you wouldn’t otherwise have seen.” — The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin a.co/3TdCiJS

“But in most real-life scenarios, we’re interacting with 8 billion other people; their choices affect ours, and ours affect theirs.” — On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything by Nate Silver a.co/e5L3NOy

“Game theory is the mathematical study of the strategic behavior of two or more agents (“ players”) in situations where their actions dynamically impact one another. It seeks to predict the outcome of those interactions, and to model what strategy each player should employ, to maximize their …

““Chess is not a game. Chess is a well-defined form of computation. You may not be able to work out the answers, but in theory there must be a solution, a right procedure in any position. Now real games,” he said, “are not like that at all. Real life is not like that. Real life consists of bluffing, …

What data can I use to make my clone? We accept data of essentially every form. Files (PDF, txt, mp3, mp4), books, websites, blogs, YouTube videos, podcasts, manual question answer, Slack, Google Drive, Notion, Dropbox, and email. Read more about Clone Creation

From this readiness score, we create a “Minimum Viable Dataset” needed to get that score to 100%. To help you get there, we have a question-generation module to prompt you to answer questions to help your clone learn more about you and how you think.

We are mimetic creatures that want to learn from the experiences of others, especially those we look up to

Delphi does not aim to replace human relationship. Rather, it aims to augment someone’s essence, multiply their impact, and increase access to intellectual capital.

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hallucination is inevitable and necessary

GPT-4o can respond to audio inputs in as little as 232 milliseconds, with an average of 320 milliseconds, which is similar to human response time(opens in a new window)2 in a conversation.

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“Should you strive for excellence? Of course. Pay attention to the details? Yes. But never let “perfect” stop progress. You know what’s better than perfect? Done. Done is better than perfect.” — Feck Perfuction: Dangerous Ideas on the Business of Life by James Victore a.co/gLnShZK

“Read every day. That’s how knowledge works. It builds up, like compound interest.” ―Warren Buffet

multi-channel animate

data literacy and a.i literacy sibling

无序为有序 无限为有限 无法为有法

ai awareness vs ai literacy

multi channel animation

integration

co pilot in workplace.

luna data packed ready

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Matt Shumer @mattshumer_ · Jul 22 Massively underutilized AI trick: after asking the AI to build/code/write something for you, ask it to “Make it better”, on repeat. Do this five times, and you’ll end up with a far better version of whatever you asked for. Bonus, you can say …

“Jakob’s law isn’t advocating for sameness in the sense that every product and experience should be identical. Instead, it is a guiding principle that reminds designers that people leverage previous experience to help them in understanding new” — Laws of UX by Jon Yablonski a.co/4dsjJ8h

“leveraging tools like a design system when available,” — Laws of UX by Jon Yablonski a.co/aDkaOqZ

““human-centered design.” It’s a lesson that we must continuously remind ourselves of: to design better technology means to design for humans, and to design for humans means to anticipate our emotions, limitations, and preconceptions.” — Laws of UX by Jon Yablonski a.co/a156XFq

“The amount of mental resources needed to understand and interact with an interface is known as cognitive load. 2” — Laws of UX by Jon Yablonski a.co/c5XdHob

“The time it takes to make a decision increases with the number and complexity of choices available.” — Laws of UX by Jon Yablonski a.co/6uIrvwj

“People judge an experience largely based on how they felt at its peak and at its end, rather than on the total sum or average of every moment of the experience.” — Laws of UX by Jon Yablonski a.co/08kCEno

“Jakob’s law isn’t advocating for sameness in the sense that every product and experience should be identical. Instead, it is a guiding principle that reminds designers that people leverage previous experience to help them in understanding new” — Laws of UX by Jon Yablonski a.co/8drllGI

“I know what you’re thinking: if all websites or apps followed the same design conventions, that would make everything quite boring. This is a completely valid concern, especially given the ubiquity of specific conventions that can be observed today. This pervasive sameness can be attributed to a …

“Good user experiences are made possible when the design of a product or service is in alignment with the user’s mental model.” — Laws of UX by Jon Yablonski a.co/80Eoidq

“A mental model is what we think we know about a system, especially about how it works. Whether it’s a digital system such as a website or a physical system such as a checkout line in a retail store, we form a model of how a system works, and then we apply that model to new situations in which the …

“follow common design conventions, enabling users to focus more on the site’s content, message, or product. In contrast, uncommon conventions can lead to people becoming frustrated, confused, and more likely to abandon their tasks and leave because the interface does not match up” — Laws of UX by …

“Jakob’s law (also known as “Jakob’s law of the internet user experience”) was put forth in 2000 by usability expert Jakob Nielsen, who described the tendency for users to develop an expectation of design conventions based on their cumulative experience from other websites. 1” — Laws of UX by Jon …

“There is something incredibly valuable to be found in familiarity. Familiarity helps the people interacting with a digital product or service know immediately how to use it, from interacting with the navigation to finding the content they need to processing the layout and visual cues” — Laws of UX …

“human factors engineering, a discipline that focused on designing tools, machines, and systems that take into account human capabilities, limitations, and characteristics.” — Laws of UX by Jon Yablonski

“Stay curious and be humble” — The Software Engineer’s Guidebook: Navigating senior, tech lead, and staff engineer positions at tech companies and startups by Gergely Orosz a.co/8mJJFTZ

“Mentor others Mentoring is about guiding someone, sharing your knowledge, and helping them grow. As a staff + engineer, you have plenty of experience which can help others grow faster. Mentoring doesn’t need to be formal, it can be as easy as offering to help new joiners get up to speed. By getting …

“Too much process. If a team operates with too much red tape, it can feel like a huge effort to get simple things done, such as changing code or using a new tool. This can pull down team efficiency and morale, and cause more attrition.” — The Software Engineer’s Guidebook: Navigating senior, …

“Design documents/ requests for comments (RFCs)” — The Software Engineer’s Guidebook: Navigating senior, tech lead, and staff engineer positions at tech companies and startups by Gergely Orosz a.co/7wdHdVx

“RFC, wait for feedback, then build. For projects with lots of dependencies or teams that are dependent on what’s being built, progress may ultimately be faster if feedback from all stakeholders is gathered first.” (eg for corporate official website) — The Software Engineer’s Guidebook: …

“Ensure your work has the right balance of quality and speed. At startups, “great” might lean towards shipping things quickly, while at larger companies, “great” might mean well-tested, clean code, or code changes which are straightforward to review, or maintainable solutions.” — The Software …

micromanagement Prescriptive direction Certain managers tell their teams exactly how to execute tasks rather than highlighting what needs to be done. This approach stifles the team’s autonomy and creativity and hampers their ability to find innovative solutions.

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“Impact When people realize the true impact of their work, they’re more engaged, innovative, and productive. Research shows that working on significant tasks can have a positive impact on job performance. When people know that their work matters, it creates momentum; people feel valued when …

“Replace blame with curiosity Instead of assigning blame when mistakes occur or something goes wrong, managers should cultivate a culture of curiosity. They can encourage team members to explore the underlying reasons, contributing factors, and lessons learned from a situation. This shift in …

“empowers their team to do excellent work by giving them space to make decisions and solve problems independently. Empowerment without micromanagement is key” from “Leading Effective Engineering Teams” learning.oreilly.com/library/v…

“Good coaches are patient, empathetic, and supportive” from “Leading Effective Engineering Teams” learning.oreilly.com/library/v…

“Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, famously said, “Day 2 companies make high-quality decisions, but they make high-quality decisions slowly. To keep the energy and dynamism of Day 1, you have to somehow make high-quality, high-velocity decisions” from “Leading Effective …

“Your team is genuinely self-sufficient when it can solve problems without you present” from “Leading Effective Engineering Teams” learning.oreilly.com/library/v…

“You have coached your team to self-sufficiency, and you can safely let go of the reins to move on to the next challenge” from “Leading Effective Engineering Teams” learning.oreilly.com/library/v…

You will often have to make trade-offs between different goals. For example, you may have to choose between a quick and easy solution to implement and one that is more effective but takes more time and effort

Mentoring and developing leaders Recognizing the potential in her team, Cathy started investing time in mentoring her direct reports, preparing them to take on more leadership responsibilities

Fostering a culture of autonomy Cathy started to cultivate a culture where her team members felt empowered to make decisions within their domain. This shift not only reduced her workload but also boosted her team’s confidence and sense of ownership.

“20-minute rule to his team: “If you are blocked, use the first 20 minutes to do research to unblock yourself; after that, either ask our team chat or a person and let them know of the results/findings of the prior research.”” from “Leading Effective Engineering Teams” …

Many software companies have switched to an open office environment to promote collaboration between engineers. But the constant noise from phone calls, impromptu meetings, and general office chatter may not always result in productive collaboration. Therefore, it is also important to create …

Diversity Having diverse skills on a software engineering team can improve its effectiveness and productivity. Team members with different backgrounds and expertise can approach problems from multiple angles and develop more creative solutions. However, too much diversity can also lead to …

Many researchers have identified smaller teams containing less than 10 members as more likely to achieve success than larger teams.

Software engineers have a clear high-level purpose: to build software that solves problems that customers would pay to have solved. Engineers must think about what matters most and the impact their software will have.

Build a culture of adaptability Foster a culture that values adaptability and embraces change. Encourage experimentation and risk-taking, and reward teams for being responsive to changing circumstances and customer needs.

The secret of getting ahead is getting started. Mark Twain

Data Enrichment: Data enrichment is the process of enhancing existing data with additional information to make it more valuable, insightful, and actionable. This typically involves adding more context, details, or insights to the dataset. Data enrichment can include various activities like …

Data Fabric: Data fabric is an emerging data management design that aims to streamline an organization’s data integration infrastructure, creating a scalable architecture to reduce technical debt and enhance data utilization. It is a concept that focuses on flexible, reusable, and augmented …

“Conversational Al is expected to reduce contact center agent labor costs by $80 billion by 2026.” Gartner

“Finish the work you’re assigned, and deliver it with high-enough quality and at a decent pace. Over-deliver when you can, shipping more and better than expected.” — The Software Engineer’s Guidebook: Navigating senior, tech lead, and staff engineer positions at tech companies and startups by …

“BE SEEN AS SOMEONE WHO “GETS THINGS DONE”” — The Software Engineer’s Guidebook: Navigating senior, tech lead, and staff engineer positions at tech companies and startups by Gergely Orosz a.co/0Wdva5E

“Take ownership of your career path if you want to be successful. Don’t hang around waiting for a manager to step in. Even if you get lucky with a great manager, they have a dozen other people to think about and will be able to dedicate only a fraction of the attention to your career that you can. …

“With data lakes pulling together information from many different areas of the business, the potential for predictive analysis is definitely getting stronger. We’re trying to find a way to tie together sentiment, touchpoints, and overall stage of the journey to help us better understand …

Conversational AI for customer service should be: Omnichannel: Provide a consistent, seamless experience across any channel, for any stakeholder. Proactive: Anticipate and initiate the conversations that matter, at just the right moment. Personalized: Tailor every step of the journey to deepen …

Omnichannel: Provide a consistent, seamless experience across any channel, for any stakeholder. Proactive: Anticipate and initiate the conversations that matter, at just the right moment. Personalized: Tailor every step of the journey to deepen customer relationships and build loyalty. Effortless: …

“Whatever product or idea we come up with, it’s very likely that someone else has already created something similar. Unless it’s totally outlandish, it’s almost impossible to create something that doesn’t already have at least one, if not multiple, parallels. To make a product better than all the …

“To get a product out as quickly as possible, it’s best to release products with the bare minimum amount of features required to see how people will interact with it. Otherwise we run the risk of taking forever to release a very large, bloated, and expensive product nobody wants or needs (see …

“Almost everything we design as an interface can be found in the real world, and we already have an expectation of how we are supposed to interact with it (see Principle 62).” — Universal Principles of UX: 100 Timeless Strategies to Create Positive Interactions between People and Technology …

“The worst digital products are universally characterized as having too many choices and options. When designing interfaces, it’s important to create a system that will do most of the heavy lifting and smartly cut out the largest number of frivolous or unimportant options for the user.” — Universal …

“Choice is good, but too much choice stresses us out and prolongs our decision-making process.” — Universal Principles of UX: 100 Timeless Strategies to Create Positive Interactions between People and Technology (Rockport Universal) by Irene Pereyra a.co/33mPWG1

“it is extremely important to not overwhelm people with a bunch of unimportant options and present them with only the choices that matter.” — Universal Principles of UX: 100 Timeless Strategies to Create Positive Interactions between People and Technology (Rockport Universal) by Irene Pereyra …

“they were introduced to new technologies later in life—they’re digital immigrants (see Principle 19). This makes some seniors insecure when dealing with a new digital product for the first time.” — Universal Principles of UX: 100 Timeless Strategies to Create Positive Interactions between People …

“From research done at Microsoft by Chao Liu, Ryen W. White, and Susan Dumais, we know that if users don’t see or understand the value of a web page within ten seconds, they’ll leave. That’s because users know that they will easily be able to find whatever it is that they need somewhere else. Ten …

“In 1933 German psychiatrist Hedwig von Restorff conducted memory experiments and discovered that when people were given a list of words to remember, they were more likely to remember the word that stood out. Whether it was longer than the rest, in a different typeface, in italic, or in a different …

“we are biased to believe that beautiful products work better, even if they don’t. And when they don’t, we still think they are beautiful and are far more forgiving of any potential usability issues we might encounter in the product later on. This phenomenon has been observed and confirmed in many …

“Second, we also need to get people into a state of flow, which psychologist Mihály Csíkszentmihályi described as a state of complete immersion. According to Csíkszentmihályi, if people are completely involved and focused on what they are doing, activities become more engaging and enjoyable.” — …

“Always surpass expectations.” — Universal Principles of UX: 100 Timeless Strategies to Create Positive Interactions between People and Technology (Rockport Universal) by Irene Pereyra a.co/3PgKfsd

“We just need to listen more, and talk less. And ask smart questions (see Principle 57). And be curious. And be empathetic.” — Universal Principles of UX: 100 Timeless Strategies to Create Positive Interactions between People and Technology (Rockport Universal) by Irene Pereyra a.co/gQlKJDS

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“Prosody:” — Conversations with Things: UX Design for Chat and Voice by Diana Deibel, Rebecca Evanhoe a.co/cjP32wI

Very powerful prompt: “Explain it with gradually increasing complexity.”

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“Planning structures enable the agent to break down complex tasks into smaller subgoals and to reflect on past actions for improved future performance.” — Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI by Shyvee Shi, Caitlin Cai, et al. a.co/42Yi6jh

“LLM functions like the agent’s brain, working in harmony with key components such as planning structures, memory mechanisms, and tools.” — Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI by Shyvee Shi, Caitlin Cai, et al. a.co/gbBHGZP

“An AI agent, often termed as an AI “copilot,” is an intelligent system capable of performing complex tasks, requiring high-level reasoning, memory, planning, and the ability to interact with the world in a meaningful way.” — Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI by Shyvee …

“Data loaders allow developers to pull in diverse types of data—be it structured from databases or unstructured like PDFs or PowerPoints.”

“Conversation is a cascade of behaviors and cues unfolding as two speakers respond to each other.” — Conversations with Things: UX Design for Chat and Voice by Diana Deibel, Rebecca Evanhoe a.co/70gXuVR

Don’t fear failure. – Not failure, but low aim, is the crime.”

“Take things as they are. Punch when you have to punch. Kick when you have to kick.” This quote emphasizes the importance of being present and responsive to the current situation. It suggests accepting reality as it is and reacting appropriately and effectively. In martial arts and life, …

maintaining a high concentration of talent also meant firing good employees to make room for great ones

If layoffs are unavoidable, make them as painless as possible by giving affected employees other opportunities, whether it’s by helping them find jobs in other companies, giving them the chance to pitch business proposals and win grants, or providing them with training to gain new skills that they …

by eliminating less-than-stellar workers, he was left with a higher level of talent per employee. This created a talent-concentrated environment in which top performers thrived: High-performing employees were eager to work with other talented workers they could learn from and who pushed them to …

Launch Products Before You Feel They’re Ready Always launch before you feel the product is fully ready. Otherwise, you’ll waste time building things no one cares about.

“Do things that don’t scale” is a startup strategy. In the early stages, focus on manual, personalized efforts to gain traction and learn about your customers, even if these methods aren’t sustainable for long-term growth.

Launch Products Before You Feel They’re Ready Always launch before you feel the product is fully ready. Otherwise, you’ll waste time building things no one cares about. Once you launch, listen to the data more than anecdotal user feedback. People are bad at articulating what they want. Look at how …

we are in an endless cycle of wasting our mental and emotional energy on things we can’t control. The only moment we can impact is the present.

The way out of this trap is to practice essentialism: “do less but better."

The Antioxidant Connection The Okinawan diet is extremely rich in antioxidants. Okinawans eat 15 high-antioxidant foods almost every day, including tofu, miso, tuna, sea kelp, soy sprouts, and sweet potatoes. Antioxidants slow down the oxidation process in your cells by fighting free radicals, …

Wabi-sabi means finding beauty in imperfection, in things that are incomplete or flawed, since such things reflect the reality of an imperfect and fleeting world. A standard example is to find aesthetic and even philosophical value in a cracked teacup.

The 10 Commandments of Ikigai Don’t retire. Don’t hurry. Eat well, and don’t overeat. Have friends around you. Keep moving. Keep smiling. Get in touch with nature. Be thankful. Remain mentally present. Follow your unique talent and passion. If you’re still not sure what your ikigai is, follow …

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