Apr 11Don’t Estimate Your WorkNearly all teams struggle with estimating. Even the most experienced teams have difficulty in doing this. Yet, it’s a required item in scrum. There is value in doing so, but not for every aspect. PM’s have made it necessary to estimate everything to get an idea of how much effort…Estimation1 min read
Mar 22How to write the perfect setlistSetlists can be difficult to write. You may like every song you write, but that doesn’t mean they work in any order in your live set. And when you can play live all over the world again, you’ll want to play the best set you can. …Music2 min read
Mar 21Keys to Compounding KnowledgeThere is the notion of breadth and width of knowledge, where breadth is the amount of information you know in a certain area. For example, a general practitioner knows a lot about all areas of the human body. Then there is the depth, being the amount of information around a…Knowledge3 min read
Feb 14Morning Routines and Deep FocusMorning routines are a big deal. Research has shown that in the first three hours after waking up, you are going to be the most productive. …Morning Routines2 min read
Feb 7Over enthusiasmWhen I get back from a vacation I always have a ton of new ideas and things I want to do. This is great since it means that I have a plan for the coming period of things that I want to get started with. The downside of it is…Growth2 min read
Feb 1How to never be boredBeing bored is a luxury. If you can afford to be bored it means that you have nothing better to do than to do nothing. Note that this is not the same as relaxing. sometimes doom-scrolling on social media can be very relaxing and help to unwind after a long…Bored2 min read
Jan 28My key takeaways from Atomic HabitsI just finished Atomic Habits for the second time (nearly becoming a habit?) and it is a great analysis of how you can make something stick. Essentially the book covers some key principles. It goes by the basis of calling things out, wanting it, performing the action, and then feeling…Habit Building2 min read
Jan 24Want to get things done? Reduce your number of meetingsMeetings can become addictive quite quickly. Every meeting about the product seems like one you want to be a part of, since it could hold valuable information. If you want to get things done in life, you will want to reduce the number of meetings you have on a daily…Product Management2 min read
Jan 21Corporations are not dead.For starters, your entire work-life balance means that your work is your life. If you don’t work, you won’t earn income, and you won’t get time to relax. Where working hard now to relax later sounds good, studies have shown that your brain can’t always be on. This means that…Corporate Culture2 min read
Jan 20Getting out of your comfort zoneGetting out of your comfort zone is hard. This requires you to do something that you would otherwise never do. This can be something simple like trying out a new sport, but it can also be something way more complex like starting a new business. The gains you can get…Comfort Zone3 min read
