The Big Picture in Your Mind
Keeping a holistic view of your own world.
May 29
Martin Boss
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 do things that make
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 "dynamic" gets thrown around a
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 good
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? (Unless you
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 fun, I
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 the case.
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