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3 May 2026 Lenny's Podcast Why cultivating agency matters more than cultivating skills in the AI era | Max Schoening (Head of Product, Notion)
“Before, it was very easy to always say, "Well, I will never be able to do this because insert skill issue.”
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- Max Schoening
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- 3 May 2026
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- Lenny's Podcast
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Before, it was very easy to always say, "Well, I will never be able to do this because insert skill issue. " We're realizing that even if you have the skills at your fingertips, the thing that matters is agency. I don't think agency is very evenly distributed in the world. Do you have a piece of advice for someone that wants to develop this within themselves?…
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