Joshua Wold

It starts early. You’re a kid. You show up and do a thing. Maybe it’s something you said funny without knowing the proper way to use the word. Maybe it’s not being able to throw a ball well and getting teased for it. Maybe it goes back

Many of us want to help. It’s natural to look at someone struggling and see the obvious solution that they’re missing. Coming from a software background I often perceive ways that others could improve their workflow for using an application or navigating through a process. I want to

We grow up hearing that we should just show up. Be present, be eager, be hungry. Make yourself available, and good things will happen. That’s the message we tell young people. This way of thinking is troublesome. Not because it’s entirely wrong, but because it assumes if you

Something about Gruber’s latest post resonated with me. He felt compelled to write a detailed treatise about a single letter at the end of an iPhone model’s name. He then suggested to Apple how they could improve things going forward by changing out a CSS class. As the

Raising loved children is the only consistent and lasting healing some will know. For me, it has been enough. Beautiful words by Zeldman on the challenges we face in this world and how we can turn it around with supporting kids in having something better.

My whole life I’ve wanted to wear watches. They are small, techy, and carry a world of possibilty inside a compact space. The problem, though, has been the bands. I have small wrists, and as a teen they were even thinner. I could never find the right distance between

A friend recently sent me a package in the mail and included a handwritten note. First off, the handwriting was perfect. Second, it carried meaning and felt more special than a quick text or email. As a kid, before any of us had computers, I learned to write letters and

Sometimes it feels like a shame, other times it’s a blessing. There’s only one version of me. I don’t have a duplicating machine, a time machine, or a teleporting machine. The version of me that’s available has to choose where to be, when to be, and