One simple idea

Routine. When you have the proper routine, you get more productive.

Other than morning reading books, my favorite routine is the weekly calendar audit. Every Saturday, I will run through my calendar for the upcoming week and ask these questions:

1. What are my top priorities this week?

2. Do I really need this meeting? Can I get it done asynchronously?

3. What's my goal in this meeting?

4. What value can I give in this meeting?

I have too many meetings. But this routine helps me prioritize. It uncovers a lot of unnecessary meetings that I can cut off. Always. Every week. What is your favorite routine?

One tactic

When you think through the problem, try to quantify it.

If you have an assumption that a certain screen is confusing and overwhelming, find the metrics that correlate to that. For example, a bounce rate could be a quantifiable metric. If people are confused, they will exit.

You can say our goal is to reduce that bounce rate. That's a more acceptable discussion than saying, "This page is overwhelming."

With that in mind, you can easily set what success means for your work. Let’s reduce the bounce rate by 30%.

One personal update

I moved to a Product Management role.

As a Group Product Manager, I'm responsible for maintaining a group of products. One reason that pushes me to make this transition is to expand my view and experience as a designer. I've been in design for almost 12 years, and I feel product management would help me improve my product sense.

There are a lot of concepts in product management that excite me. For example, thinking about how we can set a strategy to improve retention. I'm looking forward to sharing more ideas with you.

In case you missed it:

• How to handle conflict and difference

• About designing an onboarding experience

• Problem rundown activity