I think skill stacking is an important thing for everyone to learn in their life. Jason Link wrote the publication after listening to James Altucher’s podcast, where Altucher talked about the concept of skill stacking and how it has helped him in his success.

• What even is skill stacking?

Skill stacking is combining different skillsets and forming your own unique stack. Any skills can be combined to form a ‘new’ skill. It is very rare for someone to have the same skill stack as you and that is why it is unique and exclusive to you.

You can know the basics of let’s say photography and productization, with putting together those skills you can make better products and media posts about them, than someone who doesn’t know anything about photography.

You are always learning new things, so your skill stack is forever growing, as long as you keep combining things you know, it will keep growing.

It is impossible to master everything you wish to do, so knowing a little and adding it to something else will give you a leg over someone else, who doesn’t realize to use multiple skills to do one thing.

Working on your skill stack is important, because your unique skills make you important to your current or future workplace, it can also be easier to get a good job with a lot of different skills. You can easily add to it, by watching tutorials on how to do different things, or taking online courses.

In conclusion skill stacking is a very useful thing to do in life, and it is easy to grow compered to how much it can help you in your future and career.

Antti Apusen ja Jari Parantaisen Tuotteistajan taskuraamatussa kappaleet ovat jaettu omiin aihealueisiin, minusta näiden jakojen mukaan kirjan lukeminen oli helppo ajoittaa. Kirjan kannessa oleva varoitus ”Tämä kirja tekee sinusta kyynisen.” voi herättää joissain ihmisissä kiinnostusta, tai halua näyttää, että se ei tee hänestä kyynistä.

Kolme kohtaa, jotka kolahtivat hyvällä, tai sitten pahalla.

• 2. Kukaan ei ole immuuni haloilmiölle

Olen aina tiennyt, että esim. väreillä tai murteella voi olla vaikutusta mielipiteeseen. Tämä on tärkeää huomioida silloin, kun yrittää myydä esineitä tai palveluita. Todella kirkkaiden värien pukeminen silloin, kun yrität myydä, vaikka hautakynttilöitä ei välttämättä auta myyntisi lisääntymistä. Se mitä sinulla on päällä ja miten puhut vaikuttavat toisen mielipiteeseen ja käyttäytymiseen sinua kohti.

• 16. Lauman paine jyrää järjenkin alleen

”Sisääsi on piilotettu mekanismi, joka pakottaa sinutkin apinoimaan muita.”  Huomaan paljon itsessäni, että en halua tuoda huomiota itseeni olemalla erimieltä muiden kanssa, jos olen suuremman porukan joukossa. Eri mieltä oleminen on usein vaikeaa, jollei kyse ole täysin mielipideasiasta, johon kaikki vastaa eri tavalla. Itsensä kannattaa harjoittaa siihen, että uskaltaa vastata sen mikä tuntuu itsestä oikealta.

• 20. Älä mäkätä asiakkaalle

Kohderyhmän harkitseminen on hyvin tärkeää tuotetta/palvelua myydessä. Et voi saada narsissia myytyä henkilölle, jolla on niille allerginen, tai et ainekaan helposti. On tärkeä tietää asiakas ja tuote, ennen kuin alkaa myydä tai tarjota.

Yksi kohta, joka ei kolahtanut.

31. Johdonmukaisesti vaikka päin seinää

Kappaleen lukeminen oli minulle hankalaa, enkä osannut ymmärtää siitä muuta kuin pääpointin. Ihmiset arvostavat johdonmukaisuutta ja ajattelevat sen arvostetuksi, mutta epäjohdonmukaisuus ajatellaan epämiellyttäväksi. En huomaa, että itse olisin hirveän johdonmukainen, mielestäni olen epäjohdonmukainen ja muutan mieltäni usein.

I’ve always found it difficult with these personality surveys, because the questions are so vague, and the answer would differ according to the situation I was asked it in. From this survey I got adventurer ISFP-T, at first I didn’t think adventurer described me.

But when I read the analysis based on my answers, I found it did describe me.

76% introverted: I have noticed that I spend a lot of time alone and that I need that alone time as my social battery drains quite fast. And being alone lets me ‘recharge’.
61% observant: I notice a lot of things that happen and what other people do around me.
54% feeling: I have always been sensitive to feelings, my own and others. Over time I have stopped reacting to things as easily, but when I was younger, I used to get sad or angry very easily.
65% prospecting: I don’t like planning many things because I know nothing can go perfectly as you plan when other people are involved. I prefer planning the start and then going with the flow.
74% turbulent: I have a lot of fast changes in how I feel, one second, I could be having fun with a friend and in the middle of talking I might start feeling unfocused and bored. I might also be at home reading and get a quick burst of energy and want to start making my own book or start cleaning.

“Beneath your easy-going exterior lies a heart of gold. Your empathy runs deep, and you have a genuine desire to understand and support those around you. However, you’re not one to wear your heart on your sleeve – your feelings often run deeper than others realize.” This is what it said about me, and I feel like it’s mostly correct.

Career path

• My strengths in a workplace are:

Creative Expression & Practical creativity- I easily find ways to express meaning through my work or art.
Quick to adapt & Flexible approach- I find it easy to adapt to new situations, or even if things go sideways, I can stay calm and either fix what happened or make the best of it.
Genuine empathy- I often want to help others that I work with.
Attention to atmosphere- I’m almost always attuned to what the atmosphere around me is, and I try to keep it uplifted.

• My weaknesses in a workplace are:

Lost in Routine- I easily lose interest of routines or fall of them, and if I fall off, I can’t bring myself to get back on track
Reluctant to Promote Yourself- I don’t network with people easily, nor do I talk about my works.
Easily Discouraged by Criticism- Getting negative feedback easily drops me off my motivation for the work and similar ones I might be doing at the same time.
Avoiding Long-Term Planning- I don’t like planning ahead because eventually those plans will fail, and I don’t want the added stress of trying to keep plans together. This makes it difficult to make timelines for any project I’m doing.

I know I can’t keep motivation in a workplace where I would need to do the same thing every day, I would be easily drained of my energy and lose interested in it. I need change in my routine, and I will need to look for a job that allows me to do that.