Don't Die Trying
You can always die another day.
Feb 12 ·
Things I wrote recently
Capacity To Keep Doing the Right Things
There's a limit to internalizing habits.
Feb 05 ·
Chatting With Your Past Self
2024 Martin to 2023 Martin: "Good job!"
Jan 29 ·
Informedly Opinionated About the Right Things
It helps to have strong opinions.
Jan 23 ·
Intense(ly) Inefficient by Default
You don't have to be efficient to get a lot done.
Jan 15 ·
Lost in the Weeds, Living in the Clouds
Failing to act, acting to fail.
Jan 08 ·
New Year*, Slightly Different You
Welcome to 2024!
Jan 01 ·
A Year (Life) Well Lived
A crucial end-of-year question.
Dec 25 ·
The Most Important Thing
Isn't always the most actionable.
Dec 18 ·
Sprinting a Marathon
Sustained intense productivity only lasts this long.
Dec 11 ·
Do, Think, Share, Pick Two
Or be an extremely ruthless prioritizer.
Dec 04 ·
Time for Awe and Wonder
A few hours to get inspired.
Nov 27 ·
Actually Difficult vs Seemingly Difficult
Not all difficulties are made equal.
Nov 20 ·
The Real Treasure
And the questionable timing of November birthdays.
Nov 13 ·
Staying Forever Young
What would you be like if you lived to 300?
Nov 06 ·
No Nuance Nancy
Weak opinions, strongly held.
Oct 30 ·
Getting Through Tough Times
When the going gets tough, the clowns get going.
Oct 23 ·
Follow the Rules v. Get Shit Done
Let me think about it. Yeah, let's do it.
Oct 16 ·
Debate Me
Thank you for arguing.
Oct 09 ·
Work Hard – Or Don't
You don't have to work 15-hour days. But you can.
Oct 02 ·
Manifest Urgency
For those times when you're feeling a little too complacent.
Sep 25 ·
Cities, Fast and Slow
Big cities: less livable, more intense.
Sep 18 ·
Life at 80% Capacity
You don't need to be 100% productive.
Sep 11 ·
Accountability Chats
Just checking in, friends.
Sep 04 ·
Tracking My Moods
Mood tracking beyond journaling.
Aug 28 ·
Routines On The Road
Staying focused outside your default environment.
Aug 21 ·
Daily Hour of Clarity
An hour of clarity a day keeps burnout away, or something.
Aug 14 ·
Feels Good, Feels Bad
Feels good to know what feels bad.
Aug 07 ·
Weekly Focus Areas
What are your priorities?
Jul 31 ·
Don't Just Do Something, Sit There
Slow down, you're gonna crash.
Jul 24 ·
Complacency Creep and Awareness Slippage
When the Always Aware™ approach fails.
Jul 17 ·
Resistance to Planning
Structuring my time to enjoy spontaneity.
Jul 10 ·
The Someday Syndrome
Yeah we should do it someday.
Jul 03 ·
Windows, MacBooks, and the Power of an Open Mind
Open-mindedness is kind of a superpower.
Jun 26 ·
Always Aware™
This simple technique will turn your life around.
Jun 19 ·
The Mental Maintenance Log
Also known as the Thought Transformation Tracker, Brainwave Blueprint, Consciousness Control Center. (Apparently ChatGPT likes alliteration.)
Jun 12 ·
The Climate System: A Complex Mechanism
Lots of moving parts and we're throwing a wrench in there.
Jun 07
My Mental Library
Principles, behaviors, and the science of teabags.
Jun 05 ·
The Big Picture in Your Mind
Keeping a holistic view of your own world.
May 29 ·
Create Novelty, Slow Down Time
This one simple trick will extend your life. Neurologists hate me.
May 22 ·
Focus and Productivity: No 'One Size Fits All'
Routines, distraction blockers, and doing nothing.
May 15 ·
Climate Change Ain't Cool
But we have many cool things to lose.
May 11
The Stansted Express UX
Creating and shattering a magical user experience.
May 08 ·
Celebrating Modern Healthcare
Modern medicine is truly futuristic.
May 01 ·
Diversely-Good Days
A healthy mix of activities in a focused manner.
Apr 24 ·
Weather vs Climate in Metaphors
a.k.a. "Martin learns the basics of climate change"
Apr 18
The 1000x People
How can some people get 1000x more done than the rest of us?
Apr 17 ·
Death is Annoying
And we suck at dealing with it.
Mar 21
Meh is the True Neutral
It's how I feel about life sometimes.
Mar 02
Fuck Aging, But...
Not a fan of the concept of aging, but I've found ways to deal with it.
Feb 15
A Few Things From 2022
Not quite a year in review, but close.
Jan 24
Getting Twitter: A Follow-Up
Should you stay or should you go?
Nov 21
A European in the US of A
Felt a bit like a home I've never been to.
Nov 09
My Writer's Block
And how I deal with it.
Jul 05
How to Twitter: The Martin Way
I finally got Twitter after years of not getting it. Here's what I know.
May 01
My Tactical Getting Unstuck Kit
Here's what helps me get going when I'm stuck.
Apr 27
Your Writing is Good Enough
Write in public. Publish imperfect. Edit later.
Apr 24
Developer-Driven Products
Don't usually make for great businesses.
Apr 20
Be a Transparent Manager
People hate working on things that don't make sense. But you know what's worse? Having to
Apr 17
Reconcile Your Personal-Professional Divide
Martin the Guy vs Martin the CEO.
Apr 13
Love Product Management
There's a lot to love about product management if you're into dynamic environments. The word "
Apr 10
Be an Effective Product Manager
How do you become an effective PM?
Apr 06
I'm a Product Manager Who Knows How to Code
AMA.
Apr 03
Be a Good (People) Manager
A while ago, I asked a few of my ex-colleagues, teammates, and employees one question: "What makes me a
Mar 30
Founder and Product Manager Mistakes
You probably won't kill anyone when you make a mistake as a product manager or a founder, right?
Mar 27
Bug Fixes vs Features
When do you ship and when do you fix?
Mar 23
Changing Careers: Where to Start?
Look at the past, the present, and the future.
Mar 20
One Day in the Life of a Product Manager
What does a day in the life of a product manager look like? Ideally, it's fun. And by
Mar 16
My Favorite Product Management Tools
Tools alone won't make you a great PM, but they will make you a better one.
Mar 11
My Product Management Backstory
It took me a while to go from software development to product management. Here's how I got here.
Mar 09
My Budgeting Story
Today, budgeting is one of my core habits that powers my whole financial life. But it wasn't always
Mar 03
My Diary in a Nutshell
Keep it simple, keep it powerful.
Mar 01
Your Voice Matters
Don't end up on the wrong side of history.
Feb 27
Why Notes, Why Diary?
I was faking it till I made it. Except that I didn't make it.
Feb 23
Book Notes: Finite and Infinite Games by James P. Carse
The infinite play of life is joyous.
Feb 20
So Why Do I Write?
There are many other reasons to write, but these ones are mine.
Feb 16
Book Notes: The Steal Like An Artist Trilogy by Austin Kleon
Get creative, be public, keep going.
Feb 13
Not Today, Bikini Bottom: Mindful and Sliced Procrastination
Please Mind the (Procrastination) Gap.
Feb 09
Book Notes: Atomic Habits by James Clear
Your life depends on your habits.
Feb 06
Effort + Randomness + Imperfections = Exciting
As long as it's not Frustrating.
Feb 02
Book Notes: Peak by Anders Ericsson, Robert Pool
Not all practice is created equal.
Jan 28
Give Sustainably
Perhaps it's time to stop with the holiday waste.
Jan 26
Book Notes: No Hard Feelings by Liz Fosslien, Mollie West Duffy
No Hard Feelings is about being human and harnessing the power of our emotions at work.
Jan 23
To-Do's, Can-Do's, and The Art of Productive Procrastination
How I get shit done when I don't feel like doing shit.
Jan 19
Starting on the First Pull
How starting feels sometimes.
Jan 15
Grinding Coffee Mindfully
15 seconds a day keeps anxiety away, or something.
Jan 12
I Kicked My Calorie Counting Habit
Turns out tracking calories can be addicting.
Jan 09
Taking Notes from Audiobooks and Podcasts
...is kind of a pain in the ass.
Jan 06
Here be Ghosts
This website is built and hosted with Ghost. Here's why.
Jan 02
Personal Website 4.0
Why have a personal website anyway?
Dec 29
Me + Audiobooks: The Love Story
I fell in love with audiobooks, but not before abandoning books completely.
Dec 26