/Andrew Chen

The Case Against Morning Yoga, Daily Routines, And Endless Meetings tl;dr: Daily routines are comfortable but add no new information, and contain no risk. Andrew shares his plan for 10x work. (1) Remove / delegate / automate the 1x work. If it doesn’t matter much if it’s done well or not, then just get it done. (2) For the 2-5x work, keep doing it — it is “work” after all. But perhaps figure out how to align it towards your plan for work and life? (3) For 10x work — we need to remind ourselves that our careers are defined by the highest moments of the biggest swings. Embrace more serendipity, talk to more interesting people, take more swings, and go deep on your craft. Andrew shares what this looks like. 

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Why Data-Driven Product Decisions Are Hard (Sometimes Impossible) tl;dr: “We strive to be data-driven in our decision making. And barring that, data-informed, overlaying our intuition and thoughts on top of the data. We certainly don’t want to be ignorant, and just make decisions with our gut. And yet sometimes that is exactly what happens — and some argue, better than being data-driven.” Andrew shares the limits of decision making with data. 

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The Next Next Job, A Framework For Making Big Career Decisions tl;dr: A framework for evaluating career moves by focusing on the "next next job." Instead of considering only the immediate next position, this approach encourages thinking about long-term goals and working backward to identify the steps needed to reach them. By understanding gaps in skills and potential superpowers, individuals can make more strategic career decisions. The key is to align current opportunities with future aspirations, rather than making choices based solely on immediate needs.

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