Joshua Wold

I love reading fiction. In fact I love reading of all types. But fiction holds a special place for me. In a great story you can get lost in the imaginary world, and connect with the crazy characters doing fantastical things. But more importantly, at least for my own development

I used to kill ideas before they had a real chance. Every spark of curiosity met the same mental gate: Is this worth my time? What’s the opportunity cost? Can I even do this? The auditor in my head would run the numbers and most ideas would die right

Kids grow up with innate curiosity. It’s the hardwired instinct that permits us to walk, talk and survive long before we get to school. And at school, the industrial imperative prizes rigor over just about everything else. Obedience, detail orientation and system compliance are the unstated goals. Curiosity is

In the latest beta of iOS I’ve noticed a new trend. Apple’s default apps include a large checkmark in the top right corner during editing. This replaces the easier-to-miss Done button. It’s a welcome change. There’s always one clear affordance to press, and there’s now

Whenever I have an idea for an article I’ll capture it in Apple Notes. At this point I have ideas for posts I’ll never write. The list is forever growing. But it’s still useful, providing a jumping off point for ideas that were interesting to me in

There are two sorts of people in the world; those who know they are stupid and those who think they are clever. Stupid people use a password manager. They know they can't remember a hundred different passwords and so outsource the thinking to something reasonably secure. I'

This week has been a busy one. With Apple’s latest releases of beta software there’s been a lot to try out. Currently I’m running betas on my iPad, iPhone, and Watch. Things are a bit buggy on the phone, but overall everything has been usable since the

For years we’ve had access to tools that help improve writing, going back to Microsoft Word and its spell checker. Around 2019, I started writing fiction and tested tools like Grammarly and ProWritingAid. I finally landed on ProWritingAid and bought a lifetime license. I then started to write out