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Florin B
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father| metalhead| coffee drinker| occasional runner and mountaineer| perpetual learner| turning ideas into things that work.
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2025 was the year of the boomer investor. Actual gold outperformed digital gold (Bitcoin) by a lot.
December 29, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Next year will be different. I’ll fix the things I already understand perfectly well. Urgency usually arrives in February. #fieldcraft
Things You’ll Definitely Fix Next Year
Next year, you’ll fix all the things you didn’t quite get to this year. Probably not in January.
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December 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Sometimes you bring the tree home and decorate it. Othet times, you go to the tree to do the decorating. #hiking #justdoit #mamil
December 26, 2025 at 6:22 PM
This is one way I discover what to read. The downside is obvious: the list never stops growing. So for now I’m forced to work with what I’ve already pulled from this podcast. Not exactly a constraint, there’s plenty there already.
#remarkablepeople #books #podcasts
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How to Think Clearly in an Age of Misinformation with Mike Caulfield
Podcast Episode · Guy Kawasaki's Remarkable People · Ep318 Bonus · 44m
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December 23, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Clarity is hard because it creates consequences. Someone has to own them. #fieldcraft
Clarity Is Hard
Clarity sounds like a virtue until you practice it. Saying what needs to be said often creates discomfort, resistance, and consequences. That’s not a bug of clarity. That’s the point.
branici.ro
December 22, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Competitive intelligence tip: the most dangerous competitor is the one not on your slides.
The Competitors You’re Not Watching
Most companies track competitors that look like them. That’s comfortable and usually wrong. The real threat tends to come from businesses that don’t match your category, your metrics, or your mental model.
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December 13, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Nowadays, everyone brags about their AI pilot. Meanwhile, updating a button label still requires three meetings and a prayer.

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How Digitalised Is Your Business, Really?
If you want a real picture of your digital maturity, ignore the tools and look at what your business can do on a normal Tuesday under pressure. Capabilities tell the truth; everything else is brand…
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December 7, 2025 at 10:11 AM
If your team keeps “misunderstanding” you, check the request before you check the people. #productivity #teammanagement
Say It Clearly or Do It Twice
Clear requests are the fastest way to reduce rework, delays, and back-and-forth. Most teams move slowly because nobody says exactly what they need.
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November 22, 2025 at 6:25 AM
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One of the greatest dangers of expertise is the illusion of knowing it all. The moment you think you’ve mastered something is the moment you stop growing. That’s why the beginner’s mindset is essential—forever!

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How to think like a beginner, even when you’re an expert
One of the greatest dangers of expertise is the illusion of knowing it all.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I love starting new things. Right after I finish all the others I’ve started.
A few thoughts on the new post about why tying things off matters more than starting strong.
#WorkLife #Finishing #Fieldcraft
The Lost Art of Finishing
Starting is easy. Finishing takes rhythm, focus, and a bit of stubbornness. It’s less about stopping and more about freeing up space to start again.
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November 4, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Jetpack Tools Every Blogger Should Be Using In 2025.
Jetpack Tools Every Blogger Should Be Using In 2025/2026
Most bloggers are sleeping on Jetpack tools that could save them $50+ monthly. I tested every hidden feature so you don't have to.
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November 3, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Despite its growing popularity, trust in AI still lags behind usage.
83% of AI users say they worry about data privacy, while 80% are concerned about receiving inaccurate or outdated information.’”#ArtificialIntelligence #BigBanks

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Brits Bank on Tech: Over 28m Adults Now Using AI Tools to Help Manage Their Money
More than 28 million UK adults are now turning to artificial intelligence to help manage their money
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November 3, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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Wayback Machine Joint

Automattic has been working with the Internet Archive to develop a plugin to combat link rot, and it's a plugin I'd encourage you to install. As the plugin says: When a linked page disappears, the plugin helps preserve your user experience by redirecting visitors to a…
Wayback Machine Joint
Automattic has been working with the Internet Archive to develop a plugin to combat link rot, and it's a plugin I'd encourage you to install. As the plugin says: When a linked page disappears, the plugin helps preserve your user experience by redirecting visitors to a reliable archived version. It also works proactively by archiving your own posts every time they’re updated, creating a consistent backup of your content’s history. I've been doing this manually on my old archives, fixing broken links and tending the garden. But we can make it all automatic. 🙂
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November 1, 2025 at 4:34 AM
sssspoookeeeey!
#nofilter
October 31, 2025 at 8:08 PM
On Thursday, leading UK challenger bank Monzo announced TS Anil would be stepping down as CEO, to be replaced by ex-Google executive Diana Layfield. #neobanks

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How TS Anil turned Monzo around
Ex-Google exec Diana Layfield is set to move into the CEO role at the neobank in February
sifted.eu
October 31, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Everyone’s talking about agentic AI.
Nobody’s quite sure what it is.
It’s not the future, it’s already calling your dentist.
And the dentist’s AI might just answer.
Everybody Talks About AI Agents
A manager asks for a report on agentic AI, the team writes it with AI, and the manager summarizes it with AI. Everyone feels efficient. Nobody learns anything. Welcome to the new loop.
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October 29, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Good systems evolve. Bad ones forget why they exist. Here’s how to tell the difference and fix it.
#SystemsThinking #WorkEthic #Simplify #Clarity #Fieldcraft
When Systems Get Amnesia
Systems are supposed to make work easier, not heavier. But over time, even good ones start serving themselves. Here’s how to keep structure useful and keep the purpose in sight.
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October 25, 2025 at 5:54 AM
‘We all need a story to live’

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Right narratives shape lasting products
Prioritise meaning over features.
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October 24, 2025 at 5:15 AM
a colorfull mess #nofilter
October 18, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Mulțumesc #FutureBanking pentru invitație și Razvan Enache pentru discuția despre viitorul bankingului. Da, băncile concurează cu #BigTech în digital pentru că sunt evaluate de clientii după aceleași standarde: simplitate, relevanta, disponibilitate, personalizare.
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Florin Brănici, UniCredit: Băncile concurează cu Big Tech când vine vorba de canalul digital
Provocarea pentru bănci nu mai este doar să atragă clienți, ci să-i păstreze.
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October 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Who’s afraid of little rain? #justdoit #running #BucharestMarathon 2025
October 11, 2025 at 8:12 AM
October 10, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Systems thinking helps product managers see beyond the backlog: how user habits, tech limits, and business goals all mess with each other in real time. It’s like product therapy: you stop blaming features and start understanding the family dynamics. #SystemsThinking #ProductManagement
Seeing Patterns Is a Superpower
Systems thinking teaches you to see beyond features, metrics, or teams, to notice the patterns that keep shaping results. For product managers, that’s not theory, it’s how you stop firefighting and start understanding why things happen the way they do.
branici.ro
October 6, 2025 at 5:47 AM
I wanna be Jackie Onasis
And I wanna wear a pair of dark sunglasses. #justdoit and listen to #rageagainstthemachine
#running #MAMIL
October 5, 2025 at 8:34 AM