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09 Apr 2026
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When the user does not inherit irreducible complexity, it is an opinionated system
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09 Apr 2026
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Irreducible complexity
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09 Apr 2026
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Monitoring systems
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09 Apr 2026
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When the user does not inherit irreducible complexity, it is an opinionated system
thought
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09 Apr 2026
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Keeping things simple is a skill
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learning
methodology
complexity
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09 Apr 2026
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True Observability
distilled
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09 Apr 2026
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Irreducible complexity
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09 Apr 2026
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Observability makes LLM dominated codebases more manageable
thought
steeping
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09 Apr 2026
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Monitoring systems
distilled
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09 Apr 2026
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Observability makes LLM dominated codebases more manageable
thought
steeping
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09 Apr 2026
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True Observability
distilled
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08 Apr 2026
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LLMs are addictive
thought
life
way-of-work
risk
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08 Apr 2026
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LLMs change constructive friction to administrative friction
thought
learning
perspective
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08 Apr 2026
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Glue work
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08 Apr 2026
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LLMs change constructive friction to administrative friction
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learning
perspective
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08 Apr 2026
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LLMs bring skill atrophy to programmers
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learning
memory
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08 Apr 2026
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LLMs are addictive
thought
life
way-of-work
risk
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06 Apr 2026
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Designing Data-Intensive Applications
gateway
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05 Apr 2026
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Derived data
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05 Apr 2026
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Source of truth
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05 Apr 2026
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Derived data
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05 Apr 2026
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Source of truth
distilled
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05 Apr 2026
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Online transaction processing
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05 Apr 2026
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Online analytical process
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05 Apr 2026
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HTAP combines OLTP and OLAP
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05 Apr 2026
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Data lakes are data warehouses with unstructured data
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05 Apr 2026
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Data warehouses
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05 Apr 2026
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Data lakes are data warehouses with unstructured data
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05 Apr 2026
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HTAP combines OLTP and OLAP
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05 Apr 2026
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Extract, Transform, Load
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05 Apr 2026
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Extract, Transform, Load
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05 Apr 2026
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Data warehouses
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05 Apr 2026
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Operational data system
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05 Apr 2026
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Analytical data system
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05 Apr 2026
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Analytical data system
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05 Apr 2026
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Operational data system
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05 Apr 2026
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Real time analytics
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05 Apr 2026
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Real time analytics
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05 Apr 2026
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Online analytical process
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05 Apr 2026
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Online transaction processing
distilled
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05 Apr 2026
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Local first applications
thought
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05 Apr 2026
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Local first applications
thought
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05 Apr 2026
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Software engineering
gateway
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05 Apr 2026
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Users should have easy access to their own data
thought
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05 Apr 2026
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Users should have easy access to their own data
thought
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04 Apr 2026
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Data intensive applications
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04 Apr 2026
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Computationally intensive applications
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04 Apr 2026
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Teams use data differently
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04 Apr 2026
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Teams use data differently
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04 Apr 2026
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Creating indices will lock the table for writes
technical
knowledge
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04 Apr 2026
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Structured logs explode in size
knowledge
observability
data-structures
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04 Apr 2026
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Event sourcing
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technical
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04 Apr 2026
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Computationally intensive applications
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04 Apr 2026
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Data intensive applications
distilled
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04 Apr 2026
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Designing Data-Intensive Applications
gateway
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12 Mar 2026
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Cutting metrics is sometimes beneficial
thought
way-of-work
prioritisation
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12 Mar 2026
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Vanity metrics can give false confidence
thought
perspective
motivation
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12 Mar 2026
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Vanity metrics can ruin your confidence
thought
perspective
motivation
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12 Mar 2026
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Vanity metrics
distilled
measure
data-quality
risk
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12 Mar 2026
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Misaligned metrics that redirects attention are harmful
thought
focus
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12 Mar 2026
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Metrics can be harmful
distilled
perspective
decisions
risk
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12 Mar 2026
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Don't be data-driven; be data-informed
blueprint
measure
decisions
risk
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12 Mar 2026
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Historical data is important for metrics
thought
product-management
measure
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12 Mar 2026
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Build, measure, learn
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methodology
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12 Mar 2026
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You are what you measure and optimize towards
thought
perpective
methodology
way-of-work
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12 Mar 2026
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Be careful to have the illusion of a product
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entrepreneurial
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12 Mar 2026
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Validate your business idea
thought
entrepreneurial
methodology
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12 Mar 2026
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Validated learning
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methodology
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12 Mar 2026
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Business, Start-ups and entrepreneurial
gateway
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12 Mar 2026
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Customer feedback
thought
customer
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12 Mar 2026
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Metrics only capture things that can be quantified
thought
measure
data-quality
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12 Mar 2026
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Core metrics
distilled
measure
data-quality
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12 Mar 2026
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Metrics should be meaningful
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measure
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11 Mar 2026
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Customer behaviour can validate your assumptions
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methodology
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11 Mar 2026
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Metrics only capture things that can be quantified
thought
measure
data-quality
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11 Mar 2026
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Don't be data-driven; be data-informed
blueprint
measure
decisions
risk
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11 Mar 2026
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Focus on the core of your business
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entrepreneurial
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11 Mar 2026
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Webpage statistics can be a bad metric
thought
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11 Mar 2026
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Cutting metrics is sometimes beneficial
thought
way-of-work
prioritisation
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11 Mar 2026
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Keep track of your productivity
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entrepreneurial
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11 Mar 2026
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Conventional work emphasises activity
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entrepreneurial
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11 Mar 2026
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You are what you measure and optimize towards
thought
perpective
methodology
way-of-work
Created
11 Mar 2026
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Vanity metrics can ruin your confidence
thought
perspective
motivation
Created
11 Mar 2026
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Vanity metrics can give false confidence
thought
perspective
motivation
Created
11 Mar 2026
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Misaligned metrics that redirects attention are harmful
thought
focus
Created
11 Mar 2026
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Webpage statistics can be a bad metric
thought
Created
11 Mar 2026
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Metrics can be harmful
distilled
perspective
decisions
risk
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06 Mar 2026
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Frighteningly interesting solutions are easier to sell to managers
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life
perspective
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06 Mar 2026
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Frighteningly interesting solutions are easier to sell to managers
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life
perspective
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06 Mar 2026
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Celebrate simple software often
distilled
way-of-work
systems-theory
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06 Mar 2026
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You must make avoided complexity visible
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tech
way-of-work
impact
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06 Mar 2026
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Celebrate simple software often
distilled
way-of-work
systems-theory
Created
06 Mar 2026
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You must make avoided complexity visible
distilled
tech
way-of-work
impact
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06 Mar 2026
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Impact that goes unnoticed is like having no impact at all
thought
life
impact
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06 Mar 2026
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As a GM you need to close the impact feedback loop
thought
systems-theory
running-the-game
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06 Mar 2026
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People want to be meaningful and impactful
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life
ethics
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06 Mar 2026
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Players want to do awesome things
thought
running-the-game
players
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06 Mar 2026
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As a GM you need to close the impact feedback loop
thought
systems-theory
running-the-game
Created
06 Mar 2026
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Impact that goes unnoticed is like having no impact at all
thought
life
impact
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04 Mar 2026
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Permanent notes should be taken quickly
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way-of-work
prioritisation