Now — several years later, what I have discovered is that product management is a very difficult job. Even product management extraordinaire Marty Cagan says so. Of course, there is plenty of help out there: books, blogs, podcasts, talks, conferences, experienced colleagues, and so on. All providing guidance on prioritization, roadmaps, user research, working with data scientists and designers, A/B testing etc. etc..
But what I have found also is that deeper skills are also needed. And as it turns out many of the skills and perspectives that I gained from my exposure to Buddhism in my 20s (together with a bunch of insights gleaned from subsequent years as a meditator and somebody generally interested in wellbeing and mental health) have been instrumental in helping me to survive and thrive as a product manager.