Working out how product work, works [Part 2]: On artifacts
Artifacts are scaffolding for the convergence loop between builders and users, so what matters is not whether to cut them but whether the thinking inside them is strong.
craft / judgment · aug 2026
Escaping the boil
Burnout comes less from working hard than from work no longer returning the kinds of payoff your care, effort, and emotional investment are meant to create.
craft / judgment · jun 2026
Abundance needs curation
As AI makes building abundant, product judgment shifts from gating ideas upfront to curating what earns scarce user attention, coherence, and willingness to pay.
strategy / judgment · feb 2026