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What I enjoy most about the role of a Product Owner is product discovery. Many of these sessions have ended in failure 😓—but looking back, I now see those failures as invaluable. Connecting the dots helped me realize that each misstep carried a lesson. Out of these experiences, I’d like to share the most common mistakes I made (and I believe many newbies do too). Leading by example in reverse !  💀 Using discovery sessions for validation: Let me explain by using a story.  When I go to yoga, my lovely instructor always says "Use your mind like a beginner. Approach each position as if you’re experiencing it for the first time." . In Greek it's called the αρχάριος νους. Αccording to  Shunryu Suzuki: In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind there are few. I try to bring this principle into discovery sessions today—but it wasn’t always the case. In my early days, I’d tal...