Could one (or both) of you do a thread on how to tell good product advice apart from bad product advice?
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Oh that’s a tough one. Lots of “good” advice is vanilla and context free.
Lots of helpful advice needs context otherwise it could be harmful
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I oftentimes feel overwhelmed by inputs: manager, mentors, other PMs at company, Twitter threads, articles, books, podcasts. Difficult to cut through it all to find the helpful bits.
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Is it that all of it seems potential helpful with no way to tell ? Or that much of it feels bad ?
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Most of what I get from fellow product folks in my org is helpful but not extensible to other orgs. Lots on social media feels bad, or like you said, lacking context, and articles/books/podcasts seem potentially helpful with no way to tell
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Gotta run but I think the key here is building ones skills around context awareness, understanding complex systems, and generally being able to map out a domain like product.
… check out this interesting thread. Thoughts ? (Go all the way to the original post)
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Ooh this is an interesting question.
I have a process for evaluating practical advice, but it draws on epistemology:
Part of the reason I did my ACTA session with John (commoncog.com/blog/john-cutl) was because I thought he was quite believable. (commoncog.com/blog/believabi)
The more than 3 successes in the domain is key, and a high enough bar for the rigour of practical application.
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