Archive - figure-grounds

3 Metaskills for 2023

New Year's Resolutions are pointed in the right direction but going a layer down can make them so much better. Here's what I'll be focusing on.

Dec 31, 2022 •

November 2022

Fill your gut, then trust it

Many hard product problems are instances of the same single problem. Your gut has the solution to it (under two conditions).

Nov 7, 2022 •

October 2022

So you want to join a flat organization

A mindset shift will help you assess and maximize the growth opportunity in front of you

Oct 2, 2022 •

August 2022

Your view of management is upside down

A service-oriented view of management explains more behavior, and encourages better behavior, than a reward-oriented one.

Aug 28, 2022 •

July 2020

The “figure-ground” illusion is commonly experienced when one gazes at the illustration of a white vase, the outline of which is created by two black…

Jul 25, 2020

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