Joshua Wold

Perhaps you're finding yourself unable to push even a tiny bit further on a project. No amount of brute force or additional time will unblock your desire to check that item off a list. In almost all cases the answer is to take a break. Get some water,

I’m a perfectionist. Or rather, a recovering one. In every area of my life I want things to be perfect. I’ve learned, slowly and painfully, to ship something messy to the world instead of hiding until every part is perfect. Yes the things we ship feel ugly and

Some days I have all the energy in the world to tackle every problem I could imagine. On those days it seems I can work for twelve hours straight and come up wanting more. Other days I can barely manage to get through the afternoon, exhausted and feeling that there’

Sometimes you meet someone and you just know. That person connects with you on all the right wavelengths and wants to continue the conversation forward as much as you do. Those moments are rare, but when they happen they’re worth seizing. As someone who often puts my foot in

My working life is essential to me, I design and create for a living, so in many ways it is perfect. To earn a living doing something you enjoy is everyone’s dream; however, I have an inability to switch off unless clear lines are drawn. So, as with every

I’m sure I’m not the only one that’s had this feeling. You have a stressful communication that you have to handle. Back in the day that was mostly via email. But now it’s on Slack or the like. The stakeholder or client wants something, you have

I’ve been a fan of AirPods for years. Now, they aren’t perfect. I’ve had many frustrating moments where the headphones connects to the wrong device, disconnect when I don’t want them to, or I’m fiddling with the sound settings on a video call trying to

Years ago someone shared the idea in design that having opinions is better than offering choices. This fits especially well with consumer focused mobile and web apps where I spend most of my time creating. It’s easy to throw a bunch of options on a screen, call it a

Gaming is fun, but it’s gotten harder as I age. I don’t have time for most genres, and have even less patience for the rest. Occassionally I’ll stumble across a game that hits all the areas I care about, and when I do I enjoy playing it

I don’t like to be barefoot. I’ll put up with it at the beach, and accept it when I’m in the water. In bed I recognize it’s value, and in transitions from the shower to getting dressed I see its nesessity. But given the choice I’