This Week I learnt: Goal Setting, UX Laws, Second Order thinking
Edition #6
Hey there!
Welcome to “This Week I Learnt” - edition #6.
To become a better Product person, it's important to learn new things all the time. There are lots of blogs, articles, books, and podcasts, but it can be hard to find the good stuff. We want to help you by sharing the best learning resources you will need in your journey. We'll share only what we found to be the best and most helpful.
If you are upskilling to become a better PM or Designer, you will love our posts.
📜 How to identify the right types of goals for your team.
In the article “OKRs aren't the only way. How to identify the right types of goals for your team.” -
explains the different types of goals, how they should be tied up together, common pitfalls in goal setting within each type, and the distribution of team goals. As we have entered H2 or Q3, if you are planning your goals, it might be the right time to read and improve your goal setting.
📜 Full List of UX Laws
This article lists 19 UX Laws with examples - from Hick’s Law to the Law of Context. Understanding these principles can help:
PMs understand design principles and get better output from designers
Designers design user-friendly interfaces and experiences that are intuitive, engaging, and effective.
📜 Chesterton’s Fence: A Lesson in Second-Order Thinking
As a PM or Designer, you might often want to build something new, change things in the Product and drive a huge impact. But it does not always work. So before taking up such big projects, you need to have it completely thought through and understand why something was built the way it was i.e. rationale behind previous decisions. This wonderful article helps you understand what second-order thinking is and why it is important in our daily lives. Do give it a read before you make a big change in your Product!
Hope you learned something new this week! If you have any good resources, do share them as a reply, or in the comments section. We are eager to learn and share them with others.
Will come back with another interesting post. Bye! 👋