Slow down and remember this: Most things make no difference. Being busy is a form of laziness—lazy thinking and indiscriminate action. Being overwhelmed is often as unproductive as doing nothing, and is far more unpleasant. Being selective—doing less—is the path of the

Most products are worse off for shipping too late vs shipping too early. Shipping late is usually a symptom of caring too much what people internally think. Shipping early keeps users at the center of decisions.

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🚂 How a stranger made my day during a train ride - a surpricingly simple act of human generousity made me think again about kindness and giving. ❤️🙏 👉 Read more about it here: virtualpatrick.com/2024/08/04/ref…

I am legitimately surprised so many people are citing Paul Graham’s “Founder Mode” so uncritically. Yes, we know founder-led companies are run better + differently. There are decades of evidence for that. But ‘founder mode’ is so vague that it’s untestable.

Recession fears are rising, and product teams are under pressure to prove they’re essential - not just “nice to have.” Budget cuts and exec scrutiny are real. Shipping features isn’t enough. How are you making sure your team shows real impact? #ProductManagement #prodmgmt

A week after Product at Heart, I’m still sitting with this line: “Curation is one of our most powerful tools of resistance.” I’ve been in dark mode too long. This was a shift - from cynic to hopeful curator. Full reflection: virtualpatrick.com/2025/07/04/pro… #prodmgmt #productmanagement

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Alibi Progress vs Real Progress – know the difference? 🎯 Tim Herbig brings his book to Frankfurt Nov 20! Learn how Strategy, OKRs & Discovery work as a system—not isolated checkboxes. 📚 Signed books + 🍕 Spots limited! → meetup.com/producttank-fr… #ProductManagement

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