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"Valuing Mentorship and Overcoming Anxiety in Product Development"

Jan 26, 2024 - 11:37amSummary: I intended to note last night that I might be overly focused on the technology aspect. Jordan, who has confirmed my significant progress, joined me for burritos and I updated him on my work. I value Jordan's assistance and am grateful for his help. My aim is to get the product into users' hands for feedback, despite any associated anxiety.

Transcript: One of the things that I meant to record last night, but I must have fallen asleep before I did, is probably I'm just focusing on the technology just a little bit too much. I've built a lot, according to Jordan. Jordan and I got burritos this morning. He came over and I showed him everything I've been working on. It's a lot. And he's also helping out, which is fantastic, and I really appreciate him for that. Again, what I thought about last night was just focusing on the tech a little bit too much, probably. Wanting to actually get it into people's hands and having them use it and feel it and get feedback. And a lot of this anxiety and stuff. Yeah, more to come.

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