The big blur – Brian Bailey nailed it. Wish I’d thought of this framing. We’re living through the big blur. Product,...

The big blur – Brian Bailey nailed it. Wish I’d thought of this framing. We’re living through the big blur. Product, design, engineering, mobile, web, QA. Roles are fluid. Previously clear lines now fade at the edges like lines in an Agnes Martin painting. I’ll yes-and this: not only are roles and activities blurring, but time is as well. A day spent discussing code in reviews, grilling a feature with an agent, steering another agent to focus on what’s important, keeping projects on track, providing feedback, and monitoring Slack channels leaves the brain feeling like a page full of great ideas all smudged out by the wet hands of an automaton toddler.

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