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Joshua Wold

Anything can be something

I’m amazed every day by great writers. They take an idea, sometimes rather obscure or plain, and give it an angle or lens that makes me rethink the whole idea. I’m trying to get better at that myself. Too many times I’ve passed on an article idea

When you've lost your list

Years ago I kept a list of my todos in a Field Notes notebook. I carried it around in my back pocket and loved having my list available to review and edit. At the time my oldest was a toddler, and as curious as toddlers are he was fascinated in

False bottoms and false promises

Next time you buy a single serving of yogurt reach under and feel the false bottom dipping upward into the plastic cup. That? It reveals a lie, a breaking of promises, a tiny crack in the dam of food inflation that’s pouring out around us. Once you see it

Everyone Into The Grinder

Rich kids should go to public schools. The mayor should ride the subway to work. When wealthy people get sick, they should be sent to public hospitals. Business executives should have to stand in the same airport security lines as everyone else. The very fact that people want to buy

AI and Design

AI doesn’t need to be as good as the best designer. There are plenty of people in the bottom 50th percentile to snack on. Someone shouldn’t have to be exceptional in their field to have stability; but sadly, I expect the job pool for early-career designers, production designers,

Finding a voice

I absolutely love a voice that has a take, an opinion, standing for something. I’m not specifically talking about political takes, although those do matter. What I’m talking about is the individual tastes and opinions that make up a person and come out in their writing, speaking, and

Logging our creativity

And funnily enough, I only really recognize where the balance stands after the fact. In the moment, it all just feels very natural, like I’m doing exactly what I’m supposed to do. So I’m going to keep doing it – and, of course, tracking it. If any other

Apple Watch, a smart delight

I’ve been wearing an Apple watch for a year and a half now. Before that I’d tried other watches but none stuck. Nearliy every other wrist band Item I’ve tried before hasn’t worked. Fitbits were a great idea, and I tried several. But they were never

Laptop tape

If you’ve ever had the problem of a laptop (especially a slick aluminum MacBook) not staying on your lap, do yourself a favor and buy a roll of CatTongue Grips. It’s the first thing I put on a new laptop (well other than critical software) I know, I

Choose kindness

It’s more important now than ever, being in a mostly remote world, to practice kindness and empathy, as you never really know what someone is going through. This week, more than ever, we can be kind. (Via JEDDACP)