Oversimplified: Volume 100
Timeless advice, A/B testing at Squarespace, and product design resources
Hey there đ
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How Timeless Is Timeless Advice?
John Luttig | Self-Improvement | 2021-02-14
I like the structure of this post: Timeful advice, counterargument, and then alternative ideas. It covers a number of topics from real estate to investing to travel to love and there are some really solid takes in here.
A/B Testing at Squarespace
John Absher, Joanna Tang, Srishti Sanya | Data Science | 2021-02-18
This is an excellent write-up on how to drive experimentation tooling and culture across an organization. I was lucky enough to witness bits and pieces of this move while a part of the team. Great job everyone!
Product Design Resources
Adam Waxman | Design | 2021-02-14
If youâre interested in leveling up your product design skills, this seems like a nice collection of links to dig into. I bookmarked a number of these resources to check out in the coming days.
Trends in Wellness
Patricia Mou | Self-Improvement | 2021-02-14
I enjoyed reading this list of trends in wellness and intimate tech trends. It seems like thereâs a lot going on in the space and it should be a lot of fun to watch moving forward. Weâll see if anything can sway me to upgrade from my Apple Watch.
Building the Air Data Stack
Andrew Bartholomew | Data Science | 2021
âItâs amazing how productive analysis can be with modern tools and a well-designed data warehouse, and itâs amazing how much of the time required to get there has been just a function of writing SQL in dbt.â Love this post. Iâm excited to publish my own rendition of this for Hugo in the future.
Food for Thought
âPeople only really learn when theyâre surprised. If theyâre not surprised, then what you told them just fits in with what they already know. No minds were changed. No new perspective. Just more information. So my main advice to anyone preparing to give a talk on stage is to cut out everything from your talk thatâs not surprising.â â Derek Sivers
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