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Jorge Arango @jarango.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Alt plan: save them for when you next see your friend Jorge, who loves tiny pretzels. 😉

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Jorge Arango @jarango.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Ten years later, Blackstar still hits hard. Might be the best final gesture by a major artist in any medium. (What are other contenders?)

Jorge Arango @jarango.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

I don’t remember where I saw this, but here’s the principle: don’t pay attention to anything that takes longer to read than it took to write.

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Jorge Arango @jarango.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

I've started unfollowing/muting people who repeatedly share posts clearly written by LLMs. It's disrespectful. If someone doesn't have time to think through what they post, whatever they have to say isn't worth my attention.

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Jorge Arango @jarango.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

New party trick: whenever someone starts arguing AGI is imminent, shout "I refute it thus!" and show them Bergman's PERSONA.

A still from Bergman's persona: a black and white still of a boy wearing glasses and holding up his right hand against a screen that shows a blurry face of a woman.

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Jorge Arango @jarango.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

“Absolutely unmixed attention is prayer.” — Simone Weil

Jorge Arango @jarango.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Thought-provoking essay from Paul Graham on the underlying motivations for product development. Are you selling function or brand? paulgraham.com/brandage.html

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The Brand Age

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Gordon @gordon.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Claude Code has HyperCard energy

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insomniac-geek.bsky.social @insomniac-geek.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

@rantyhighwayman.bsky.social jarango.com/2019/11/22/t... Important dictum. When I took those lessons on driving streetcars, I engrained it in my head well how much an industrial machine it was. Same with O ring temperature in January 1986. OSHA innovations were paid for in blood.

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The Kranz Dictum

How a NASA leader's call to action transformed a team after a tragedy.

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Jorge Arango @jarango.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Greg Petroff and I hosted the second of our Unfinishe_ Open-Ended livestreams yesterday. Our focus was the anxiety many design and product leaders are feeling from AI-driven changes. We surfaced a couple of important insights — check out the recording: thoughts.unfinishe.com/p/open-ended...

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Open-Ended Sessions: How Are You Feeling?

A conversation about the anxiety many product and design leaders are feeling due to AI-driven changes.

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Jorge Arango @jarango.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Our next livestream starts in less than two hours (8 AM PT) — Greg and I will discuss the angst many design and product team leaders are feeling as a result of AI adoption. Join us! youtube.com/live/4FYXZEk...

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Jorge Arango @jarango.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Many design and product leaders are feeling anxious. AI initiatives are taking a toll on them and their teams. Join Greg Petroff and me tomorrow (Feb 26) at 8 AM PT for an unscripted conversation about what we're observing and what leading through it might look like. youtube.com/live/4FYXZEk...

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Open-Ended Session: How Are You Feeling?

Many design and product leaders are feeling 'AI angst.' Join Jorge Arango and Greg Petroff for an unscripted conversation about the psychological toll of AI ...

Using Freeform on iPadOS. Whenever I switch to another app (e.g., Safari) for an instant, Freeform resets and the tools go back to their original settings: pen weights, eraser mode, etc. Incredibly frustrating.

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I suspect we can't help it, but... Please stop anthropomorphizing AI.

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We’ll livestream on Thursday, Feb 26 starting at 8 AM PST / 11 AM EST / 17:00 CET. I hope you can join us! youtube.com/@unfinishe_com

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There’s a general sense of anxiety about deploying AI. Even if you win the battle, you lose the war. It’s a conversation that should be had in the open, so that’ll be the focus of our second Unfinishe Open-Ended Session.

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Jorge Arango @jarango.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Are you feeling anxious? I wouldn’t be surprised if you are. AI is upending our work — and our identities, too. Greg Petroff and I have been discussing what we’re hearing from design and product leaders.

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Just finished reading “Blood Meridian.” Feeling changed, much like when I first read “Moby Dick.” It’ll take time for me to process it, but what an incredible work.

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Jorge Arango @jarango.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Deep respect to all of you making stuff happen. Talk is cheap. Starting + growing valuable things requires courage, creativity, and gumption — plus lots of luck. Hats off, my risk-taking friends. May the wind be at your back!

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The grass is always greener on the other side. And for many people, "the other side" is the here of the (imaginary) past.

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A: No, this isn’t the one. 😩

New macOS Tahoe point release! Is this the one where they fix the inconsistent window corners? (Not holding my breath…)

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The stuff we’re sharing can help people. But they need to find it first. And they won’t see it if we don’t get more ratings. So, pretty please: if you’ve enjoyed at least one episode of our little podcast, will you leave us a rating? I’ll drop links in the posts below. Thanks! 🙏

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We’re not getting enough ratings. Seems to be the nature of today's media ecosystem. (I'm guessing other people are as burned out as I am.) But this sucks, because — as I understand it, anyway — ratings and reviews affect the show’s visibility.

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Ok, here’s the deal. It’s been over a year since Harry and I started “Traction Heroes.” We’ve published 29 episodes, one every other week, without fail. And we know people are listening, because we can see the stats. But there’s a problem.

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ICYMI, I shared notes on what I learned on each of the 52 weeks. Observations on lots of classics there, plus insights on how AI tutored and helped me through the process of reading through the humanities. www.learningbynote.com

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Which is to say, the humanities immersion continues. This endeavor preceded the yearlong course and will last the rest of my life — for as long as I’m able.

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I’m now halfway through “Blood Meridian.” I’m surprised at how brutal it is — but that seems to be the point. It’s shifting several of my models. And that’s the point: visiting other worlds and times, inhabiting other minds.

I started the year with “Man’s Search for Meaning” and Karen Armstrong’s “The Case for God.” And a couple of weeks ago, I finished “Bleak House,” which took longer than I expected but was very satisfying. I can see why many consider it Dickens’s best.

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Even though my humanities crash course wrapped up at the end of 2025, I’m still keeping up the habit. Rather than follow a syllabus, I’m now getting to classic books that have long been on my to-read pile. Because I’m not publicly accountable, I can enjoy them at a more leisurely pace.