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Joshua Wold

The Easter story I love

The church lights dim. The music swells. Onstage, a handful of figures step out and wait. Down the center aisle, nearly a dozen smaller silhouettes line up, waiting for their cue. The music shifts suddenly—the aisle and stage come alive. The figures surge forward, hands raised, each holding lights

We want Instagram to split off

Right now there’s a lot of discourse around whether Instagram should be split from Meta. On Sharp Tech Ben Thompson made an impassioned argument for why logically it shouldn’t happen. I agree. When Facebook bought Instagram it was at a time when their future was uncertain, and the

RSVP is wrong

Anyone who has sent out an invitation knows the pain. You are trying to get a headcount for food and need to know how many people are coming. You sent the RSVPs to dozens of people and two responded in the correct manner, namely letting you know they can or

Designers and thoughts on 2025

It’s 2025, and the landscape for product designers has shifted. About a decade ago, when I moved into this field from web design and graphic design, things were still growing and taking shape. It was the first role—outside of my attempts at engineering—where I saw a true

Taking work outside

There were days it was glorious. I sought out sunny spots on my front porch and back deck. Some mornings, I watched the mist lift off the nearby mountain and the play of plant shadows. In the interstitial moments between computer tasks, I observed tiny snow specks drifting through the

When it's all enough

Some weeks, this being no exception, it’s easy to feel the weight of everything bearing down at once. That’s ok. We’re human, we have a lot going on, and at times it feels unbearable. In those moments we keep pushing forward as best we can, but recognizing

What it means to be and enjoy life

Apropos of nothing I’ve been considering what a world with less stuff might look like. It’s possible that some items will become more expensive, or nigh on impossible to obtain. Already the cost of living has inflated drastically since COVID. Things just cost more. Some items can be

Saving for later

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

Back to reading

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

Apple receipts in Mac's music app

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