Hi, I'm Glenn Stovall

I’m an engineer recently turned engineering manager. I’ve been writing & building online for nearly 15 years.

I believe there’s no greater joy in life than putting all of yourself into building products that help others. To that end, I’ve been working on a book on product thinking for engineers.

I believe one way to do this is to embody a spirit of play in everything you do. Play is serious business.

Lately I’ve been curious about how AI can be leveraged for writing to enhance human creativity instead of drowning it in slop.

I've also been curious about the ideas of agency, how we can stop overthinking and get things done, figure out what we want, and get out of our own way.

In 2022 I started a blog exploring the navigating changing states of the world. Here are some my best posts:

• Financial independence as philosophical suicide — The FIRE movement’s focus on frugality and early retirement can be a way to avoid asking what really matters to you. I dig into ways you can find fulfillment and exercise agency in your finances and work.
• How to Improve your product intuition - A sample chapter from System is As System Does. Learn how to build stronger product instincts through heuristics, pattern matching, and practice.
• The Uncertainty Tailspin - Uncertainty triggers a threat response, but if we learn to manage it, we can use it to discover new opportunities.

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