Isaac Oresanya

Stop making a chart for everything.
Sometimes a simple sentence works better.
"Sales increased 8 percent" doesn't need a bar chart.

3 days ago | [YT] | 1

Isaac Oresanya

You don't owe everyone an explanation.
Sometimes "I'm not available" is a complete sentence.
Protect your time without guilt.
You can be kind and still say no.

1 week ago | [YT] | 1

Isaac Oresanya

When in doubt, use gray for everything except what matters most.
Then add one accent color to highlight the key finding.
Your eye goes straight to what's important.

1 week ago | [YT] | 1

Isaac Oresanya

Pick a baseline people already understand.
Comparing to last year same month accounts for seasonal changes.
Comparing to last month might just show you that December is busier than January.

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 1

Isaac Oresanya

Chart junk is anything that doesn't help tell the story.
3D effects. Extra grid lines. Too many colors.
Strip it all out. Keep the signal strong.

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 2

Isaac Oresanya

A metric without a next step is just trivia.
Don't say "conversion rate is 2.1 percent."
Say "conversion rate dropped to 2.1 percent. Let's test the checkout flow."

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 1

Isaac Oresanya

Myth: More data means better decisions.
Fact: The right data means better decisions.
Five useful metrics beat 50 random ones.

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 2

Isaac Oresanya

Design for decision making, not decoration.
After someone looks at your dashboard, what should they do?
If the answer is nothing, you built the wrong thing.

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 1

Isaac Oresanya

Your career is long and your panic is short.
That rejection stings today but won't matter in six months.
One bad quarter doesn't define your trajectory.
Breathe. You've got time.

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 2

Isaac Oresanya

Pie charts are hard to read. Dual axis charts create fake connections.
Stacked bars confuse people. Line charts shouldn't connect random categories.
Use bar charts instead for most of these.

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 1