Speaking In Code 

Tech has a balance problem. Not because the work is endless — but because the work is never clearly finished. There’s always another Slack message. Another dashboard to check. Another experiment to run. The industry rewards responsiveness, not restraint, and calls it “ownership.” Real work-life balance in tech doesn’t come from logging fewer hours. It comes from changing how  you engage with work. The Always-On Trap Modern tech work is asynchronous in theory and nonstop in pr

Product management has always been a leverage game. The best PMs don’t work harder — they make better decisions, faster, with fewer resources. AI just changed the ceiling on that leverage. Over the next few years, the Product Managers who meaningfully integrate AI into how they think, build, and ship won’t just advance their careers. They’ll create disproportionate value — and get paid accordingly. AI Turns PMs Into Force Multipliers Traditionally, PMs rely on influence rathe

For the last few years, artificial intelligence has been marketed like a magic trick. Products slapped “AI-powered” labels onto features that were impressive in demos but rarely transformative in practice. That era is ending. As we head into 2026, AI is quietly shifting from novelty to necessity. It’s no longer the thing companies show off — it’s the thing everything else is built on. From Add-On to Foundation Early AI products lived in their own boxes: chatbots, image genera