Joshua Wold

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

I have not used Dribbble in ages, but I got an email today advising me that I must remove all my contact details — like my social media handles and website — from my profile and any posted work, or Dribbble would do it for me beginning in April. I must say,

Companies have meetings. It’s a thing they do. Most have many, some have few. Some are large, some are small. But within the world of tech meetings are a recurrent need. Many meetings are unnecessary, but some are essential. Some are intended to proclaim information, while others are needed

In most roles there exists a range between brand new up to the point of extremely senior. These are not based on age, but rather experience and ability to solve a problem. With design roles, and more specifically product design, seniority means a number of things. First, you’re expected

Everyone fails at things they try. No-one is immune. Because failure is associated with embarassement, it’s far too easy to cover up the mistakes and smooth out the rough patches. Resumes, LinkedIn, the stories told to peers, reflect the polished version of the past, leading to hopeful rosy futures.

Ideas are precious. While they’re floating in our heads they are perfect. But capture that idea, wrestle it to reality, and suddenly it’s warts and wrinkles appear. Taking that messy thing and converting it into something viable requires an immense amount of work. Most ideas never get off

At night time I like to unwind a bit before falling asleep. My favorite way to do this is with an audiobook or podcast. I’m also not immune to the draw of the phone itself. So sometimes I’ll play a simple game. But since I don’t want