To get better at product work

1. Create a habit of deep work
2. Build more user empathy
3. Become a domain expert
4. Understand good design
5. Spec out your skill stack
6. Get more even keeled
7. Learn negotiations
8. Know stats basics
9. Enhance listening
10. Improve writing
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None of these items is surprising or new.

Challenge is finding the time to do this.

There are 168 hrs/wk. Decide how many hrs will be for "career time".

Too often, ambitious PMs think that 100% of career time MUST be spent on work projects.

(60 hrs illustrative—pick whatever)
Heres what I& #39;ve been doing for 15 yrs as PM:

Don& #39;t allocate 100% of career time to work projects

Allocate 20% of career time to skills improvement

Remaining 80% on work projects

The 20% investment makes me more effective & efficient at the 80% time I allocate to work projects
Another benefit is this 20% time differentiates you from the rest of the crowd.

Most of them are just pushing the boulder up the hill for 100% of the "career time" they& #39;ve allocated.

You& #39;ll make better products than crowd.

Simple and very effective (ofc might not work for all)
This approach probably works for non-product roles too, but I can& #39;t be sure about that.

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These 5 concepts are incredibly useful, including skills/talent stack & deep work (thread links to a number of additional resources) https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1287525472977342464">https://twitter.com/shreyas/s...
A thread with a more detailed view of product skills (at each level of the product management ladder) https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1264621650663727104">https://twitter.com/shreyas/s...
A different kind of book recommendation thread for product people https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1279476174247231488">https://twitter.com/shreyas/s...
The softer side of being successful AND happy as a Product Manager https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1280234775026909184">https://twitter.com/shreyas/s...
Product Management, in 1 tweet (with more resources linked below) https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1254064006412656640">https://twitter.com/shreyas/s...
PM leadership, in 1 tweet (with more resources linked below) https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1284499367383035904">https://twitter.com/shreyas/s...
Back to the top of this thread https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1301710291080675329">https://twitter.com/shreyas/s...
Important to understand learning styles while on this topic

"Learn about the way you like to learn, then learn in that way." https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1294480873643839488">https://twitter.com/shreyas/s...
Related point from my Good Product Manager, Great Product Manager thread https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1249042989583720448">https://twitter.com/shreyas/s...
If you haven& #39;t read the Good Product Manager, Great Product Manager threadhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👆🏾" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach oben (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach oben (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)">, I& #39;d suggest reading it once a month for a few months until you can internalize the points that resonate with you. It could have been a 30 chapter book on product mgmt, but I wrote you a thread insteadhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙂" title="Leicht lächelndes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Leicht lächelndes Gesicht">
A direct link to the top of the Good Product Managers, Great Product Managers thread: https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1249039638829793280">https://twitter.com/shreyas/s...
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