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I’ve used a lot of text editors over the years. From code editors to writing apps, on desktop and mobile, and everywhere in between. When you move text from one app to another, you run into issues of styles moving around. This reminds me of the days with Microsoft
I’ve often wondered how other animals deal with eyelashes, or tiny objects that make their way into eyes. Maybe my particular follicles have issues and I’m the only one that deals with this, but it seems that on a monthly basis I run into an issue where one
We have a long porch leading up to our house. The porch is made of wooden boards, and because they’re old, they require a little bit of love and care. We also live in an area with a lot of trees. The trees seem bent on getting revenge on
There are times when you don’t feel it. You don’t have the energy to do that thing, can’t possibly manage to continue on, feel overwhelmed and discouraged. In the moment where you feel that you have a few options. Our society and culture tells us that we
Words are fun. Sometimes the first thing that comes to mind fits, othertimes I need more thought. The Emotion Thesaurus has been a boon. But now I found another tool: Lose the Very
I wonder if this desire to create will ever end. Will I reach a point where it’s enough? So far that hasn’t happen. Periods of rest are followed by a desire for creation, for energy output, for impact. I hope that never changes, or if it does that
Since 2007 I’ve run in one type of shoe. Asics GT-2000. Rain or shine, snow or sun, they carry me across roads and trails, through woods and mud. I love these shoes. They’ve had small tweaks over the years, but overall they’ve remained the same. I’
I took a month off social media. It was fantastic. I felt myself calmer, more collected, open to slower moments, and ultimately willing to digest news in formats I’d never have done before. I found myself opening the Apple News app to read… articles! This weekened I jumped back
Everything changes, then it changes again. In the last few years AI has come to change many fields. I’ve watched to see where design will be affected. It starts on the edges, where things that took forever happen in an instant. I keep testing out the tools as they
When I’m struggling to solve a problem, particularly with designing an app, I find it helpful to get everything onto a single page. My notes, screenshots, sketches, designs, references, inspiration, all of it. Lay it out on a canvas and just look at everything together. Then, bit by bit,
A few years ago, much was made of the fact that the novelist Sally Rooney had no Twitter account—this must explain her prolific output. But the logic is back to front: it’s only top-selling authors who can afford to forgo social media. Call it Deactivation Privilege. Following
Tomorrow is the end of a month without Infinity Wells. Well, not entirely. I cheated. I downloaded Stardew Valley on my iPad mini, one of the best games I’ve ever played. I allowed myself to play it in the evenings and sometimes afternoons. That mostly worked since I was