Far too often I see teams make implicit trade offs in their decisions versus explicit ones. What's the difference between the two and why does it matter? First, let's agree on what I mean when I say trade off? A trade off is when a decision is made to optimize for a specific thing (metric, goal, etc.) at the cost of another. Examples include releasing a product sooner at the cost of polish or quality, having a higher cost of user acquisition in the name of acquiring more users, delaying main...

I try to be good about journaling daily (though I do admit it comes and goes in waves.). I tend to not have open ended journal entries. Instead, I use journaling as a tool that focuses me on the most important themes for my on own personal growth. The format is pretty simple: I select 5-8 questions that I ask myself daily. These questions should be able to be completed within 5-10 minutes. The questions are specifically aimed at areas I am weak, or need to be stronger, and as such, they ten...