Beautiful death
A year ago a fire swept through this area. It was terrifying and thankfully nobody was hurt. Now I find beauty in the devastation and it reminds me that potential is always waiting.
Joshua Wold
Canceling before I start
For years now I’ve had a habit of immediately canceling a subscription service right after I start. Sign up for a HBO Max (Max now)? I spend the extra 60 seconds and cancel that subscription. I’d rather go through the ficiton of adding it back in in 30
Writing for me, not for ChatGPT
Over the past decade I’ve written a lot. It’s fun. I feel like I’ve just started to crack the surface of what I want to be as a writer, what it means to find my voice and have an opinion worth standing by.
To throw all that
The perfect post
I’ve been scouring Content Management Software for years, trying to find the perfect system that captures everything I want to write about, and spits it out in a way that I like.
The perfect software would allow me to quote others, occassionally include pictures, look amazing (very nebulous, I
The next gadget
For my entire life I’ve looked forward to new gadgets. Sometimes it’s a notebook, a pen, a case, a backpack, or something else made of soft materials. But, more often then not it’s a hardware gadget. I spend far too much time reading about things like the
Sketching in UX
Unless you were hired to create a UX team from scratch, chances are you’ll have to adapt to use whatever software your company is using: Axure, Adobe, Figma, Sketch and so on. The one skill you’ll have to develop is the willingness to put as many ideas as
LinkedIn Games
I somehow missed this news last month. LinkedIn is testing daily games. I used to think this was silly with the New York Times, but games like Wordle, and all-the-things from Zach Gage, are so delightful. I see this working well.
Finity delights
Finity is the perfect little game. Myke Hurley recommended it recently on a podcast and I gave it a try. It has a great mix of fun puzzle, with a gradual challenge curve, and makes a simple concept feel truly delightful. I’ve been turning to it more than Reddit
Leaders leading
Leadership is hard. Few do it well, and the ones the figure it out are a joy to watch. You see their humble strength, mixed with care for others, and are excited to see where things are going to go.
In my experience great leaders don’t want it. They
People
People are wonderful and complicated. As I grow older (I seem to be talking a lot about my age recently, I’m really not that old) I’m seeing less black and white in the motives and actions of others.
We have so much diversity of background, the history that