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  I have always planned ‘New Year Resolutions’ but failed to write ‘In Retrospect’ articles detailing what I have done and achieved for the year, mainly because of the fact that I wasn’t really keen on keeping notes about progress and all that. So in comes ‘Personal OKRs’, a project where I will write and regularly update my yearly objectives — detailed and tracked by teeny, digestible key results. OKR  is a goal-setting framework that consists of two parts: the clearly-defined Objective and its (usually 3–5) measurable success criteria called Key Results. And of course, tracking will be done with a  personal kanban board  because, why not? Guide: Assess my situation Where do I want to be (next quarter, next six months, next year, etc.) Make plans on how to get there Bonus: at the end of the month, what new can I confidently speak on, without prep? Everything will be done in Notion and screenshots for quarterly updates will be pasted here as I progress. Here’s to say...

  I am learning how to take things one at a time. Pause. Breathe. I’ll do it sad, I’ll do it angry, I’ll do it afraid. One task, one goal, one day at a time.

It was, in a way, a step towards getting my life in order. Here I will write about my journey on breaking into Product Management. I will update it as time goes on, listing resources, reviews and learnings on everything and anything PM. Product Management Product Management is at the intersection of (user-centric) design, business (company goals) and technology (product development). PM roles vary but one thing is constant: a Product Manager ensures that good decisions are made in order to bring good products to market.

  I read this on   Seth’s blog , and it has since stuck with me. To overcome an irrational fear…replace it with a habit.  If you’re afraid to write, write a little, every day. Start with an anonymous blog, start with a sentence. Every day, drip, drip, drip, a habit. I published tiny notes on  Lettrs  for years until I moved to the Notes app on my phone. My randomness and short patience would only allow for a few lines of legible musings. Nevertheless, writing — like  reading  — fascinates me. I admire the works of people like  Ava ,  Nikita Gil  and  Erin Hanson , who always seem to know the right words and metaphors to use in their written art. Because for the love of me, I cannot sit still and pen down my thoughts, as colorful and detailed as I’d like them to be. My thoughts are like splatters of paint on an already busy canvas, random and evanescent like lightnings in the sky. So, after reading Seth’s piece, I made a mental note ...