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Joshua Wold

Brainless app switching

My New Year’s technology resolution is to quit brainlessly switching apps — task managers, notes apps, browsers, RSS readers, etc. — for no good reason. Where’s the fun in that? What else would I do with my time? How else would I know I’m being productive? All kidding aside

Good enough hardware

I find myself on the lookout for a new iPad. My mini is struggling to perform basic tasks, despite reformatting, and seems unhappy with the latest iPadOS. One of the things I’ve been pondering is what’s actually necessary. For me I need the new device to be faster

Quote blogging

Throughout last month I spent a lot of time writing, and almost as much time quoting others and commenting on their thoughts. I enjoy both. On Friday, though, I read a post that just sat with me. It was 8,500 words. Almost short book length, less post. At first

Ups and downs

In the last five years I’ve grown more accustomed to listening to what my body is saying. Sometimes it says I’m about to get sick, or that I’m pushing too hard, or that I’m bored, anxious, scared, curious, excited, thrilled, angry, sad, and so much more.

You don't want to go viral

Resist the trap of pursuing virality. Stop creating for the algorithm. Start creating for the people who need what only you can offer. Plant your tree. Put down your roots. Branch out slowly. Every word is worth a read. What a beautiful approach to creating. Don’t wish virality, don’

Stop your Mac from turning on

Apple designed Macs with Apple silicon chips to automatically turn on and start up when the Mac's lid is opened or when the Mac is connected to power, but there is a workaround in macOS Sequoia if you don't like this behavior. I misread this the

Making progress

Nothing stays still. Relative to the rest of the world, even something that’s not moving is changing. It’s tempting to talk about not making fast enough progress. But it’s far more useful to ask which direction we’re progressing. Nothing sits still, nothing stays at rest. My

DeepSeek and design

“Of course, users can learn over time what prompts work well and which don't,” wrote Amelia Wattenberger, a research engineer at Github, in a 2023 post about the limitations of chatbot design. “But the burden to learn what works still lies with every single user. When it could

People are amazing

One of the gifts that comes with getting older is seeing people show up, time and again, and surprise you. Yes, we’re in a highly divisive world. There’s so much bad going on, it feels so depressing and uncertain at times. I’ve recently been going through The

Async.fm: More fidelity in my words

Though I just waxed on about the value of writing, I also love speaking. When an idea gets into my mind, when I’ve had time to stew on it and consider some of the angles, I love nothing more than to talk on that topic and share it with