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Joshua Wold

Deep Work - Social media break

Last month I finished reading Cal Newport's Deep Work. One of the things I decided to try as a result is a 30 day social media fast. On June 22 that time will be up and I'll log back into each of my social media accounts.

iPad Pro 10.5" designer mini-review part 2

This is a 3 part mini-review of the new iPad Pro 10.5". Read part 1 and part 3. Another day, still trying to test out the new screen and see if it will work for what I need. My biggest challenge is that I'm coming down

Drawing and sketching apps for iPad

After nearly six months of using the iPad as a sketching machine, I've settled on my favorite sketching app. I've tried every single one I could get my hands on, probably close to a dozen of the most popular ones (Everything from Adobe, Linea, anything from

iPad Pro 10.5" designer mini-review part 1

This is a 3 part mini-review of the new iPad Pro 10.5". Read part 2 and part 3. Over the past few weeks I've scoured the internet for reviews of the new iPad Pros. Last week Apple announced a new 10.5" screen size, along

Flight of the Fallen

Krehin held his ear to the door and listened to the sounds coming from outside. Rain beat against the wood, drowning out anything except for the constant thudding against the tree branches. He bent his head down and let out a sigh. “Waiting around won’t make it stop.” His

Embracing New Life and Enjoying the Summer

Wow, what an amazing and fun filled year this has been. I haven't added a post to my blog since last September. I'll see if I can blaze through and share what has been happening in the Wold family in a few words. As of May

Don't Waste Your Life, Always Read

About a year ago I woke up. There was a reason for this, which I've written [https://joshuawold.com/the-power-of-reading/] about before. Now I can't shut up about it. I've been reading as much as I can get my hands on. I'm constantly buying new books. Yesterday I was at a second hand store and picke

When Not Requiring a Down Payment Taught Me a Valuable Lesson

I landed my first paid design project when I was 13 years old. I will protect the guilty by changing the name of the owner, we'll call him Bob. My job was to create several hundred icons for an online kids gaming website. Designing icons was fun for me. So when Bob contacted me, it was a dream come

Update

It's been a little over a year since I've updated this blog. Originally it was an attempt to write on the topic of minimalism every day. I had a good four month span and then felt overwhelmed and stopped writing. Since then I've thought

Ups and downs

Our society is full of tired people. We overwork ourselves to the point of exhaustion. We don't get enough sleep. To combat this we take caffeine in many forms, all to keep us more alert and awake. It starts in the teen years and progresses throughout adulthood, if