Adam Kalsey
@kalsey.com
Imagine a dad joke trying to double as a TED Talk while riding a unicycle. AKA @akalsey on Twitter
How to drive someone insane:
December 22, 2025 at 3:38 AM
How to drive someone insane:
This year’s dumb marketing trend: shoehorning in a useless year-end wrap up because Spotify gets so much word of mouth attention.
But no one’s going to buzz about their Tesla charging stats. Or LinkedIn conversations. Or their to do list
But no one’s going to buzz about their Tesla charging stats. Or LinkedIn conversations. Or their to do list
December 19, 2025 at 5:54 PM
This year’s dumb marketing trend: shoehorning in a useless year-end wrap up because Spotify gets so much word of mouth attention.
But no one’s going to buzz about their Tesla charging stats. Or LinkedIn conversations. Or their to do list
But no one’s going to buzz about their Tesla charging stats. Or LinkedIn conversations. Or their to do list
Went to a white elephant exchange party and scored big.
December 15, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Went to a white elephant exchange party and scored big.
Love the @lennysan.bsky.social quote, “be careful working for yourself if your boss is a workaholic.”
December 3, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Love the @lennysan.bsky.social quote, “be careful working for yourself if your boss is a workaholic.”
Happens every year. You’re enjoying some Nice Christmas music, then suddenly…
Wham.
Wham.
November 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Happens every year. You’re enjoying some Nice Christmas music, then suddenly…
Wham.
Wham.
Not the kind of knives I’d have imagined they use
November 27, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Not the kind of knives I’d have imagined they use
I’m trying to buy a $600/mo add on from a vendor we currently spend $1200/m with. I have to talk to sales, get a quote from a human (that’s on vacation for 2 weeks), provide invoice details, and sign a contract.
4 things:
4 things:
November 27, 2025 at 6:38 AM
I’m trying to buy a $600/mo add on from a vendor we currently spend $1200/m with. I have to talk to sales, get a quote from a human (that’s on vacation for 2 weeks), provide invoice details, and sign a contract.
4 things:
4 things:
They lied. This ad is plenty annoying.
November 15, 2025 at 6:26 AM
They lied. This ad is plenty annoying.
This @hilton hotel sells "premium Internet" for $5 per day because the standard internet is only fast enough for email and basic web browsing.
The standard internet:
The standard internet:
November 13, 2025 at 3:45 PM
This @hilton hotel sells "premium Internet" for $5 per day because the standard internet is only fast enough for email and basic web browsing.
The standard internet:
The standard internet:
On an application for a designer role (I'm hiring!) I ask applicants for a paragraph on: "Give us an example of shipping a small, imperfect improvement quickly versus waiting to build a complete solution. What was your thinking?"
The answers are like Designer Mad-Libs:
The answers are like Designer Mad-Libs:
November 13, 2025 at 6:56 AM
On an application for a designer role (I'm hiring!) I ask applicants for a paragraph on: "Give us an example of shipping a small, imperfect improvement quickly versus waiting to build a complete solution. What was your thinking?"
The answers are like Designer Mad-Libs:
The answers are like Designer Mad-Libs:
Every app I own has decided to give me flight updates on my lock screen
November 12, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Every app I own has decided to give me flight updates on my lock screen
Claude Code needs offline mode with a small local model. They can still charge me for tokens. I just sometimes need to use it when I don’t have a network.
November 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Claude Code needs offline mode with a small local model. They can still charge me for tokens. I just sometimes need to use it when I don’t have a network.
Few people are ever trained in interviewing future hires. Here's a crash course and a bunch of questions to use when hiring a product manager.
kalsey.com/2025/11/how...
kalsey.com/2025/11/how...
November 10, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Few people are ever trained in interviewing future hires. Here's a crash course and a bunch of questions to use when hiring a product manager.
kalsey.com/2025/11/how...
kalsey.com/2025/11/how...
Reviewing resumes and wondering when every product manager with a year of experience started calling themselves a “product leader.”
November 8, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Reviewing resumes and wondering when every product manager with a year of experience started calling themselves a “product leader.”
I need to know more about the edge case that led to the data constraint being this large.
November 5, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I need to know more about the edge case that led to the data constraint being this large.
I use AI as a strategic thinking partner.
Not to make decisions for me, but to expose blind spots I can't see on my own.
I frame a challenge, give context AI asks questions, I clarify. That back-and-forth surfaces assumptions and clarifies my thinking.
kalsey.com/2025/10/ai_...
Not to make decisions for me, but to expose blind spots I can't see on my own.
I frame a challenge, give context AI asks questions, I clarify. That back-and-forth surfaces assumptions and clarifies my thinking.
kalsey.com/2025/10/ai_...
October 13, 2025 at 3:26 AM
I use AI as a strategic thinking partner.
Not to make decisions for me, but to expose blind spots I can't see on my own.
I frame a challenge, give context AI asks questions, I clarify. That back-and-forth surfaces assumptions and clarifies my thinking.
kalsey.com/2025/10/ai_...
Not to make decisions for me, but to expose blind spots I can't see on my own.
I frame a challenge, give context AI asks questions, I clarify. That back-and-forth surfaces assumptions and clarifies my thinking.
kalsey.com/2025/10/ai_...
Picking up a salad from Chipotle
Me: there’s no dressing.
C: you wanted salad dressing?
M: with my salad???? Yes.
C: you need to request when you order
M: 1, I did. 2, do I need to ask for a tortilla on my burrito?
Me: there’s no dressing.
C: you wanted salad dressing?
M: with my salad???? Yes.
C: you need to request when you order
M: 1, I did. 2, do I need to ask for a tortilla on my burrito?
October 12, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Picking up a salad from Chipotle
Me: there’s no dressing.
C: you wanted salad dressing?
M: with my salad???? Yes.
C: you need to request when you order
M: 1, I did. 2, do I need to ask for a tortilla on my burrito?
Me: there’s no dressing.
C: you wanted salad dressing?
M: with my salad???? Yes.
C: you need to request when you order
M: 1, I did. 2, do I need to ask for a tortilla on my burrito?
"I bought this Saturday, and it's $50 cheaper today. Do you price adjust?"
Amazon: No, we can't do that.
Me: OK, I'd like to return it.
Amazon: Instead, would you like us to refund $90 and you can keep it?
Amazon: No, we can't do that.
Me: OK, I'd like to return it.
Amazon: Instead, would you like us to refund $90 and you can keep it?
October 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
"I bought this Saturday, and it's $50 cheaper today. Do you price adjust?"
Amazon: No, we can't do that.
Me: OK, I'd like to return it.
Amazon: Instead, would you like us to refund $90 and you can keep it?
Amazon: No, we can't do that.
Me: OK, I'd like to return it.
Amazon: Instead, would you like us to refund $90 and you can keep it?
I asked ChatGPT to find me a 3d printer model of a laptop stand with cable connectors.
It found one, asked what laptop I had, then offered to customize the model for me. !!!
I asked for a different base design and a MagSafe connector. It did it, and gave print parameters.
It found one, asked what laptop I had, then offered to customize the model for me. !!!
I asked for a different base design and a MagSafe connector. It did it, and gave print parameters.
October 7, 2025 at 3:25 AM
I asked ChatGPT to find me a 3d printer model of a laptop stand with cable connectors.
It found one, asked what laptop I had, then offered to customize the model for me. !!!
I asked for a different base design and a MagSafe connector. It did it, and gave print parameters.
It found one, asked what laptop I had, then offered to customize the model for me. !!!
I asked for a different base design and a MagSafe connector. It did it, and gave print parameters.
This is terrible UX from Apple. It's incredibly unclear what the implications of allowing or denying access are. I had to look to see what MacOS considers a "local network" (basically non-internet IP only, not bluetooth). And the app doesn't have a way of explaining to the user WHY they want this.
October 6, 2025 at 6:58 PM
This is terrible UX from Apple. It's incredibly unclear what the implications of allowing or denying access are. I had to look to see what MacOS considers a "local network" (basically non-internet IP only, not bluetooth). And the app doesn't have a way of explaining to the user WHY they want this.
Demo from a Voice AI company is a coffee ordering tool. They promote it with "Now you can order a coffee with your voice!"
I don't know if you've ever actually been in a coffee shop... but that's the way it's worked for decades.
I don't know if you've ever actually been in a coffee shop... but that's the way it's worked for decades.
October 3, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Demo from a Voice AI company is a coffee ordering tool. They promote it with "Now you can order a coffee with your voice!"
I don't know if you've ever actually been in a coffee shop... but that's the way it's worked for decades.
I don't know if you've ever actually been in a coffee shop... but that's the way it's worked for decades.
I’m at a Voice AI event and the irony that the rooms are much too loud for people to actually use and demo their Voice AI tools.
Recurring theme in talks is “the future is all voice” but without recognizing they’re demoing why voice won’t ever be the only interface.
Recurring theme in talks is “the future is all voice” but without recognizing they’re demoing why voice won’t ever be the only interface.
October 2, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I’m at a Voice AI event and the irony that the rooms are much too loud for people to actually use and demo their Voice AI tools.
Recurring theme in talks is “the future is all voice” but without recognizing they’re demoing why voice won’t ever be the only interface.
Recurring theme in talks is “the future is all voice” but without recognizing they’re demoing why voice won’t ever be the only interface.
I know a great UX researcher that’s available for full time and contract roles. Lots of AI experience research expertise. The kind of person I’d hire if I had a need.
DM me for an intro.
DM me for an intro.
October 1, 2025 at 10:25 PM
I know a great UX researcher that’s available for full time and contract roles. Lots of AI experience research expertise. The kind of person I’d hire if I had a need.
DM me for an intro.
DM me for an intro.
My productivity operating system has “weekly priority” as a component. It’s not an invitation to list every todo. It’s the spot to list what truly matters.
This week, my priority list has 3 things. Get those three done, I’ll be a smashing success.
This week, my priority list has 3 things. Get those three done, I’ll be a smashing success.
My productivity operating system
A framework for super-charging productivity on the things that matter.
kalsey.com
September 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
My productivity operating system has “weekly priority” as a component. It’s not an invitation to list every todo. It’s the spot to list what truly matters.
This week, my priority list has 3 things. Get those three done, I’ll be a smashing success.
This week, my priority list has 3 things. Get those three done, I’ll be a smashing success.
We used to wait for code to compile.
Now we wait for AI agents to finish translating our ideas to code.
Now we wait for AI agents to finish translating our ideas to code.
September 20, 2025 at 11:12 PM
We used to wait for code to compile.
Now we wait for AI agents to finish translating our ideas to code.
Now we wait for AI agents to finish translating our ideas to code.