Many of us live our lives doing 100 things at the same time. Trying to please everyone. Trying to do it all.As a victim of doing too much with too little return, I now support “less is more”, and “do one thing and do it well. The article itself did a great job at explaining why we should reduce noise, and how will that make those who follow it a good PM. However, after reading, this leads me to think, “what is the difference between noise and essentials?”. “Is ending one’s life the right thing to do?” “No” would be the answer for most of us. Yet, I would imagine how much more of a struggle would it be if someone was asked to unplug the life-supporting machine on their beloved family member with terminal cancer who is suffering from massive pain. The definition of right/wrong is like the definition of noise/essential: they are situational. Depends on who’s point of view we decide to take on. But, there’s something fundamentally different between right or wrong, and noise or essential. Life has no ultimate goal measurement of value, but business has. We measure the growth of a company through revenue and profit, and instead, we measure the value of life with meaningfulness. We take can take this with a different question. Is “Essentialism” essential to product management? When a business operates under the premise, that the return on investment is the foundation of any successful business, would it be more helpful to focus on “what would be the ROI of such actions”, rather than pondering on what is “essential” and what is not? Or the idea of “non-essential” is simple things that yield little to no significant impact? Rather than a mindset or a principle to follow, Essentialism is a state, a sign of mastery.
Is “Essentialism” necessary?
Ivan Oung
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