This is an incredibly obscure one. Once a month (or less if we’re being honest), I go through my digital purchases to see what is tax deductible for my business. Most of it isn’t, but some of it is. The best way to go through Apple receipts is
On my Apple Watch I have a complication set to enable Shazaam for music recognition. When I’m out and about I’ll occasionally hear a song I like. A single tap and I have a decent chance of capturing that song—unless it’s live music, then I just
I’m ready for lightning to be out of my life. Maybe USB-C isn’t the ultimate future, but I really wish it was my present reality. Currently I have a handful of devices that need charging and don’t use USB-C. They are: AirPods Pro, Magic Keyboard
For the majority of my career I’ve worked remotely. In that time I’ve had a mix of async communication and in-Zoom (or Skype back in the day) collaboration. Add in tools like Figma, where we can see each other’s work in realtime, and so much creativity
We are looking forward to a thing that will happen. We’re hoping for a thing that may happen. We’re dreading that event that could happen. At the same time we’re thinking back to the thing that did happen—and how much we wish we could change it.
I’m a fan of obsessive curiosity. Walter Isaacson’s book on Leonardo da Vinci lays out the story of this incredible thinker and tinkerer. Though Leonardo is not likely a person we can all emulate (although if there is a Duke out there willing to pay my bills for
The challenge for designers isn’t to eliminate all friction, but to find the right balance — enough resistance to create value and meaning, but not so much as to become genuinely obstructive. This “golden ratio” of friction might be different for each experience, but the principle remains: some friction isn’
It’s great to have a place to share your thoughts. A place you can go back to when you want to remember something you had written or thought about before. A place you can refer people to when they have questions you’ve answered in the past. A place
For years my local church has put on an Easter drama. It’s been such a gift to be involved and help as part of the cast. Every year, about this time, I’m reminded of the joy of spending time with people in person; especially people I might not
This week I wrote something different. It’s not going on the blog. It’s for a more personal audience. It was both harder and easier than normal for me to write. On the one hand I knew the faces that’d be reading it. On the other it was
Multitasking doesn’t really exist. While many have figured out how to move quickly between tasks, it’s always one thing at a time. It’s a skillset to learn; moving quickly between things without becoming a perfectionist, but it also creates opportunities to do many things poorly because of
Right now is a crazy time in the world. There’s incredible uncertainty, things are changing by the hour, and real damage is and may happen. It’s important to be aware of these changes—to an extent—as decisions need to be made. But, we only have a limited