Joshua Wold

We all have that list of things we hope to get to some day. Maybe it’s books we’ll read, movies we’ll watch, or articles to catch up on. At some point we declare bankcrupty and move on. Some of us, perhaps the more foolhardy, still try to

Learning great stories is one of my joys in life. I’ve got many joys, of course. But storytelling is up there. In my childhood I read tons of books. Throughout adulthood I’ve listened to books, mostly via Audible. My current library consists of nearly 600 titles (to be

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 x2, Apple

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 can

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