Really surprised to hear such an in-depth segment on NPR this morning about Metal Gear Solid! Really good and it was hosted online here.
Really surprised to hear such an in-depth segment on NPR this morning about Metal Gear Solid! Really good and it was hosted online here.
I have been reading this book called Radical Acceptance and I am finding it to be very impactful.
I would go as far to say I am finding it to be shockingly impactful for me.
The book is about the notion that it is okay to not be okay. That when things feel difficult or painful, actually the best thing to do is not to try and fix it but to simply sit in that feeling and absorb it.
It also teaches you to take a "pause" when things seem particularly difficult. For me, I have an impulse to say "everything is fine" when I am struggling. I want to start taking a pause before I answer so I can be more mindful with how I reply.
The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change
— Carl Rogers
Managed to create an entire morning plan at Legoland so that we waited in 1 queue for the boats, and then really efficiently — without rushing! — did basically all the small kid rides at Legoland, skipping all queues.
My kids are living the dream today and I’m left wishing I had someone that could see and appreciate me working so hard to give my kids a great day.
Obviously it would be even nicer to collaborate with someone on all this, but I hope I can find someone that at least finds it (very) desirable in a partner since I increasingly feel this is something I am quite good at.
It lowkey sucks when you’re on vacation but the only parent within a group.
It’s difficult to persuade people without kids to stick to a kid schedule, there’s no other kids around, and it’s just generally more not less work…
Why are kids pens circular rather than square? they roll away.. maybe triangular is the move…
my mother was taking her dog for a walk and was bringing Henry; without thinking she tried to put a leash on Henry rather than her dog
things i forgot for our big trip:
a bluetooth speaker
an extra USB cable (i brought 1x cable but it has 2x ends, but i think I need another one)
Constantly amazed at how often Product Managers jump on the AI bandwagon without full context. Eg: someone excitedly discussing the Agentic Shopify MCP when just using a simple Restful API is more than sufficient.
the hardest thing in the world is to make Safari autocomplete your credit card in a field Safari doesn't deem worthy of receiving your credit card info.
I almost pasted this thought into ChatGPT because it was a bit wordy but I caught myself at the last minute...
For many many years the Product Management Industrial Complex has expanded (with bloat, fat salaries and nebulous value) and it's amazing to me how PMs have embraced AI to do the core aspects of that role (writing specs, discovery, etc) and I wonder if that increasing depenence on AI will be the thing that makes the wider industry realise that the PM field has grown way beyond what it's primary goal was (helping organizations delight users)
Here are some staples I recommend everyone buy from Trader Joes:
Greek yogurt with honey
Scissor cut noodles
Frozen lasagna
Any of the tomato pasta sauces, the pomodoro especially
Firm tofu (its so cheap!)
Brio battery operated trains are so terrible