The text discusses the concept of expertise, arguing that while expertise is real, it is context-specific and quickly becomes outdated. It critiques the notion of 'expert' as a lifestyle title that grants authority and status, sug...
About:
Jesper Bylund is a designer and developer passionate about creating beautiful products efficiently through customer research, automation, and coaching.
Website:
Specializations:
Interests:
Incoming Links:
Subscribe to RSS:
The text discusses how incentives can misguide product development teams, emphasizing that asking team members about their needs may lead to biased responses. It argues that the focus should be on maintaining the product's value f...
A reflective review of a transformative year marked by personal growth, professional projects in AI, and valuable life lessons learned through diverse experiences.
The author shares their personal experience of drinking Gatorade during workouts to explore its effects on muscle growth and cortisol levels. They reference a post that claims carbs, specifically insulin, can lower cortisol, poten...
0Experiment: Decaf
2025-05-25 • energy stress management caffeine decaf
The author and his wife switched to decaf for a week to see how it impacted their stress levels. The author felt more energetic without caffeine and plans to continue drinking mostly decaf with less caffeine. He found that he didn...
The author conducted an experiment to test the idea that taking action instead of overthinking increases energy levels and productivity. Setting reminders to catch himself overthinking, he found that doing things instead of gettin...
0Jony Ive on Care in Products
2025-05-17 •
...
0Books I Recommend
2025-05-16 • reading recommendations recommendations books
The author shares a list of books that have influenced his thinking and that he frequently recommends to others. The list includes 'The Count of Monte Christo', 'Atlas Shrugged', 'The Alchemist', 'Discworld', 'A Moveable Feast', a...
The author discusses how they use a switchlog to manage context switching and stay productive, as well as track how they spend their time. They explain the benefits of using this method and how it can help in staying on track and ...
The text is a review of the book 'The Gulag Archipelago' by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. It describes the horror and evil of socialism and Marxism, and the consequences of these ideologies. The author emphasizes the importance of educa...
0What you should think about in your 40s
2025-04-10 •
...
The text discusses using the Grok prompt to transition from a hobbyist to a founder mindset, seeking advice from someone with a high IQ and experience in building billion-dollar companies. The advice is to identify gaps, design ac...
The text is a review of Derek Sivers' book 'How to Live: 27 conflicting answers and one weird conclusion'. The author praises Sivers' writing but criticizes the book's format and conclusion, suggesting it may be more suitable for ...
The text argues that the concept of patriarchy is insidious and causes harm, and that it is a political rallying cry that creates enemies. It discusses the historical reasons for men holding power and the need to celebrate female ...
The text discusses the idea of copying others as a way to learn and move faster, contrary to what is taught in school. The author shares a clip by Charlie Morgan who believes that copying others is a great way to succeed.
The author discusses using an AI prompt to transition from a hobbyist to a founder mindset, seeking advice and guidance to push beyond comfort zones and think bigger.
0Exhibition Bingo!
2025-01-26 • history art curator art exhibition museums
The author discusses their theory that museums are made for curators, not visitors, and proposes a bingo game to test it. They argue that exhibitions often lack clear narrative, context, and contain expensive installations unrelat...
0"The Lessons of History" by Will & Ariel Durant
2025-01-05 •
The book 'The Lessons of History' by Will & Ariel Durant provides a distillation of the patterns of civilization discovered by the authors over decades. It discusses the need for privacy, economic inequality, and the control of th...
02024 in review
2025-01-02 •
The author reflects on the events and experiences of the year 2024, including professional struggles, personal milestones, and various activities such as attending events, celebrating traditions, and engaging in creative projects....
0How friend groups might stop your progress
2024-09-24 •
The author reflects on how friend groups can hinder personal progress, as they often lead to compromise and prevent individuals from learning at their own pace. He emphasizes the importance of discovering new things and filling ga...
0Specialist or Generalist?
2024-09-06 •
The blog post discusses the idea of specialization vs generalization in the age of infinite leverage, and how the internet has made the world more like extremistan. It explores the concept of skill stacking and concludes that to c...
0Maintaining momentum
2024-09-03 •
The post discusses the importance of maintaining momentum and how it leads to progress. It emphasizes the need to avoid things that kill momentum and the impact of society on it. It also highlights the different time periods to me...
0What problems to avoid
2024-09-03 •
The blog post discusses the importance of avoiding problems that can be foreseen and the strategies proposed by Charlie Munger and Steve Jobs to do so. It emphasizes the value of solving problems and the need to constantly narrow ...
0The Satisfaction of a Body of Work
2025-11-13 •
...