I recently had a chat with a friend about career paths, and the framework of thinking required for figuring out which direction to go. For years I’ve gone with the advice from So Good They Can’t Ignore You, encouraging people to dig down into what they’re good
Inspired by this fantastic post I’ve been thinking about what it means to be a guy in today’s world. As a teen I was enthralled by the draw of similar media as Joan describes. It was a siren call to the loneliness and isolation I felt as a
Despite the clickbait title I really enjoyed a recent video by Marques Brownlee where he explored the idea of an iPhone that turns into an iPad mini. I use an iPhone Pro Max alongside my iPad Mini (6th generation). Each are things I use daily, and the mini is my
I’ve long pondered the connection between effort applied and sheer chance in shaping the success of someone’s life. It’s a mix between the two that shapes the direction we take as we grow. My brother recently shared an excellent post on this topic, and it’s something
I’ve been a product manager and a product designer, and sometimes both at once. Because of this I’ve had the privilege of looking at the role from multiple angles and seeing where it helps and where friction can cause problems. Some companies eschew the role of product manager
It’s easy to keep pushing forward at all costs, eyes on the prize, ever shooting upward. But sometimes we come up short. Sometimes we don’t know the next step, or feel overwhelmed or spent. We shouldn’t get to the point of absolute emptiness before taking a moment
I had a great conversation with someone recently about meditation and its value. He challenged me to try it. I’ve tried it out in the past, and appreciated it in small bits, but never found a way to really work it into my daily life. The closest I’ve
My journey into writing words was not super conventional. Though I was taught the pieces and structure of English, my mind failed to hold it all together. If you put my on the spot I’d struggle to define adverbs, adjectives, and their proper place in a sentence. Prepositions I
I prefer my phone without a case. Tragic circumstances notwithstanding. I’ve had a lot of phones at this point. But I got my first smartphone sometime around 2013. Before that I loved to carry around the iPod Touch. I’ve had one or the other in my pocket since
Each day with good health is a gift. None are guaranteed it, and at some point we all lose it. When it’s gone we wish it back. But when we have it we rarely realize it and appreciate it. There’s also a large gradient of great health to
I’ve been wondering recently how more of my words can resonate and be that needle in the haystack, that thing resonating with myself and others. Then I realized, it’s the same with reading. I read words all day long. Most slide on by, adding little to my life,
Steal Like an Artist is a book that’s positively shaped my creative journey. In college my art professor started every student out copying from the best artists. Using vellum paper I'd meticulously trace across drawings from Leonardo Da Vinci and the like. With time I got a