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- The Jevons Paradox and the Future of Knowledge Work (2026/02/03 01:54)Mike Fisher applies the Jevons Paradox to AI: early fears of automation assume a fixed amount of work being redistributed, but work expands when constraints are removed. Radiologist numbers grew despite AI predictions—the same pattern is likely for software engineering.
- Why “Correction of Error” Gets Incidents (and Product Failures) Wrong (2026/01/26 02:20)Lorin Hochstein argues that AWS's "Correction of Error" framing is dangerously misleading—defects alone don't explain incidents. The same applies to product work: "fixing the bug" often misses the systemic context that made the failure surface in the first place.
- Why AI in Interviews Is Bad for Candidates, Not Just Companies (2026/01/26 02:03)A LinkedIn post about AI in interviews generated some pushback. Here's the fuller version of what I was trying to say.
- The invisible 40% of engineering work (2026/01/23 15:21)Anton Zaides on shadow work in engineering—the invisible work that eats capacity and can burn out your engineers.
- The B2B Product Leadership Delusion (2026/01/16 15:39)B2B product leaders rate themselves highly across core responsibilities, but their IC PMs disagree on every measure. The gap points to a mutual visibility problem, not just a performance one.
- The invention of “classic rock” (2026/01/16 15:37)Daniel Parris traces how "classic rock" was invented by radio executives chasing advertising demographics, not by music fans debating what deserved the label.
- How to Set Up OpenCode as Your Product Second Brain (2026/01/08 18:20)A practical 30-minute guide to setting up OpenCode as a product management second brain with custom slash commands for PRD reviews, OKR checks, and idea stress-testing.
- Learning in the Age of AI (2026/01/07 18:33)Scott H. Young examines what skills remain worth developing as AI reshapes work, finding that generalists and experienced workers may fare better than specialists and newcomers.
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