This week on the blog, I dive into a range of fascinating topics from the sharper bounds of Chebyshev’s inequality in random variables to breaking down AI design patterns for future applications. I also share insights into navigating the world of product management with an alternative to the MBA, offer tips for better work breaks, and reveal how to minimize paper clutter with an awesome document management system. If that’s not enough, check out the fun side of LEGO for coin sorting or get ahead with 2024 advertising predictions. Join me for a diverse exploration of technology, management, and personal productivity!

• Gauss inequality for random variables: Chebyshev’s inequality bounds the probability of a random variable being far from its center. You can get sharper bounds with slightly stronger assumptions.
• natural-sql: A series of top performing Text to SQL LLMs. Contribute to cfahlgren1/natural-sql development by creating an account on GitHub.
• 12-Month MBA for Product Managers: Many people ask me about formal education for Product Managers. One of the questions is taking an MBA course. Most MBA courses will teach you to make detailed plans, expect predictability, lead with control, and act like “the boss.”
• AI Design Patterns: As we’ve been researching the AI landscape & how to build applications, a few design patterns are emerging for AI products. These design patterns are simple mental models. They help us understand how builders are engineering AI applications today & which components may be important in the future. The first design pattern is the AI query router. A user inputs a query, that query is sent to a router, which is a classifier that categorizes the input.
• 5 Simple Guidelines For Better Breaks: Now that most of us have returned from vacation and are getting back at it in the (home) office, it’s time for some plain and simple tips to keep that…
• Paperless-ngx: I love paperless! I personally use this software to help me ditch the paper. — Paperless-ngx is a community-supported open-source document management system that transforms your physical documents into a searchable online archive so you can keep, well, less paper.
• LEGO Coin Sorter Is So Money: When it comes to LEGO and sorting, the idea is usually to sort bricks by color, which is a great way to help keep your sanity. And if you want to buy more, you may need to save your pennies and so …
• 7 Advertising Predictions For 2024: Insight into emerging media and consumer trends can help us prepare to elevate engagement and sales in the year to come.