New way of expressing gratitude - Padlet

Hello human,

This week, I am curating products that are innovating in mental health/well-being space. 

Today's Cool Product - Padlet

Padlet is a collaboration product and even its creators probably wouldn't place it under well-being category. However, Padlet has been my go-to app for expressing and receiving gratitude. Before I talk about how I use it, let me give a brief of what Padlet is. 

Padlet is a collaborative board where you can add and organise notes (includes text, audio, video, files etc.,). It's easy, intuitive to use and customise. It's UI and UX gives out positive vibes which made it a great place for me to use it for gratitude. 

When I receive any gratitude messages, I try to collate them on a padlet board and going through them cheers me up if I am having a bad day. If I want to express gratitude for anyone, I try to create a Padlet board and keep adding messages there. Over time, it becomes a treasure trove of messages that you both can always go back to. I tried a gratitude journal in the past but I kept coming back to padlet. That's what good products do to you :)

In case you didn't know, expressing gratitude is a great way to feel better instantly. Don't believe me? Try it now by typing out a Thank you messaging to someone who you have been taking granted for. Pro Tip: Use Padlet. 

Today's Interesting Read - Product Code of Ethics

This is the last article in the series of good reads on Tech, products, and the society. At first, I never thought Product Managers might have to take ethical decisions. I couldn't have been more wrong.

• Ever seen a discount code that says 100% off upto 10 Rs?
• What about a fake FOMO generation message that says "only 1 item left"?
• Naming a button "No, I'm willing to risk my trip" to increase conversions for an insurance add-on in ticket booking?
• Showing max instead of mean/median for statistics to attract users?

All of these fall under a spectrum of ethically right and wrong and as a Product Manager, you should strive to be on the right end of the spectrum. Sometimes you might not even know that it's an unethical choice. When Pokemon Go first launched, children ran off to scarier places to catch pokemon. It's an edge case that you haven't thought of. It's often not easy to do the right thing when you're struggling to achieve your KPIs. This article gives some practical tips on how PMs can truly be user-centric and make ethical choices. 

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