Sorry for your loss, Joe. 🙏

Alt plan: save them for when you next see your friend Jorge, who loves tiny pretzels. 😉

Ten years later, Blackstar still hits hard. Might be the best final gesture by a major artist in any medium. (What are other contenders?)

I don’t remember where I saw this, but here’s the principle: don’t pay attention to anything that takes longer to read than it took to write.

I've started unfollowing/muting people who repeatedly share posts clearly written by LLMs. It's disrespectful. If someone doesn't have time to think through what they post, whatever they have to say isn't worth my attention.

Traction Heroes Ep. 31: Mindfulness How to manage impulsive emotional responses that can sabotage your efforts.

How to manage impulsive emotional responses that can sabotage your efforts.

A still from Bergman's persona: a black and white still of a boy wearing glasses and holding up his right hand against a screen that shows a blurry face of a woman.

New party trick: whenever someone starts arguing AGI is imminent, shout "I refute it thus!" and show them Bergman's PERSONA.

“Absolutely unmixed attention is prayer.”
— Simone Weil

Thought-provoking essay from Paul Graham on the underlying motivations for product development. Are you selling function or brand?

paulgraham.com/brandage.html

Claude Code has HyperCard energy

The Kranz Dictum How a NASA leader's call to action transformed a team after a tragedy.

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Important dictum. When I took those lessons on driving streetcars, I engrained it in my head well how much an industrial machine it was. Same with O ring temperature in January 1986. OSHA innovations were paid for in blood.

Look for the Adults A hack for navigating challenging, ambiguous, momentous situations — of which there are many now.

A hack for navigating challenging, ambiguous, momentous situations — of which there are many now.

George Harrison's "All Things Must Pass" (Joshua Lee Turner & Damon Smith Cover) “All Things Must Pass” by George Harrison ~ cover by Joshua Lee Turner and Damon SmithSubscribe: http://bit.ly/subJoshTurnerGuitar | Merch: https://bit.ly/jo...

A musical hug to end the week, in case you need one. youtube.com/watch?v=g2WP...

Open-Ended Sessions: How Are You Feeling? A conversation about the anxiety many product and design leaders are feeling due to AI-driven changes.

A conversation about the anxiety many product and design leaders are feeling due to AI-driven changes.

Open-Ended Sessions: How Are You Feeling? A conversation about the anxiety many product and design leaders are feeling due to AI-driven changes.

Greg Petroff and I hosted the second of our Unfinishe_ Open-Ended livestreams yesterday. Our focus was the anxiety many design and product leaders are feeling from AI-driven changes. We surfaced a couple of important insights — check out the recording:

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Our next livestream starts in less than two hours (8 AM PT) — Greg and I will discuss the angst many design and product team leaders are feeling as a result of AI adoption. Join us! youtube.com/live/4FYXZEk...

Open-Ended Session: How Are You Feeling? Many design and product leaders are feeling 'AI angst.' Join Jorge Arango and Greg Petroff for an unscripted conversation about the psychological toll of AI ...

Many design and product leaders are feeling anxious. AI initiatives are taking a toll on them and their teams.

Join Greg Petroff and me tomorrow (Feb 26) at 8 AM PT for an unscripted conversation about what we're observing and what leading through it might look like.

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Traction Heroes Ep. 30: Jobs To Be Done How do we market a product or service in a way that conveys its real value to customers?

How do we market a product or service in a way that conveys its real value to customers?

Why AI Adoption Stalls, According to Industry Data Many companies report widespread AI usage but disappointing returns, assuming the problem lies in execution rather than adoption. New research shows that AI initiatives often stall because employees’ ...

I hadn’t seen it, thanks for sharing.

There’s an article on HBR about this: hbr.org/2026/02/why-...

Using Freeform on iPadOS. Whenever I switch to another app (e.g., Safari) for an instant, Freeform resets and the tools go back to their original settings: pen weights, eraser mode, etc. Incredibly frustrating.

I suspect we can't help it, but...
Please stop anthropomorphizing AI.

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We’ll livestream on Thursday, Feb 26 starting at 8 AM PST / 11 AM EST / 17:00 CET.

I hope you can join us!

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There’s a general sense of anxiety about deploying AI. Even if you win the battle, you lose the war.

It’s a conversation that should be had in the open, so that’ll be the focus of our second Unfinishe Open-Ended Session.

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Are you feeling anxious? I wouldn’t be surprised if you are. AI is upending our work — and our identities, too.

Greg Petroff and I have been discussing what we’re hearing from design and product leaders.

Just finished reading “Blood Meridian.” Feeling changed, much like when I first read “Moby Dick.” It’ll take time for me to process it, but what an incredible work.

Deep respect to all of you making stuff happen. Talk is cheap. Starting + growing valuable things requires courage, creativity, and gumption — plus lots of luck. Hats off, my risk-taking friends. May the wind be at your back!

Don't Let Your Tools Distort Your Reality When faced with hype, consider the sources — and whether they're seeing clearly.

When faced with hype, consider the sources — and whether they're seeing clearly.

The grass is always greener on the other side. And for many people, "the other side" is the here of the (imaginary) past.

A: No, this isn’t the one. 😩

New macOS Tahoe point release! Is this the one where they fix the inconsistent window corners? (Not holding my breath…)