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Chasing the high and reinventing yourself
Miles from your dreams, inches from success - Free
There’s a lot of influencers online who talk about their success and brag about what’s worked for them and how you can follow along and do the same. The problem is this is survivorship bias. Why do we all get sucked into joining meme stocks, cryptocurrency, MLMs, snake
Writing your way out, vibe coding podcasts, Apple's miss, how I design changed, vibe coding
Following is a summary of what I published this week. Because this newsletter is now available as a subscription, I'll reference the free article, and link the paid ones below. As always feedback is welcome. Thank you! Free * Write your way out - Now more than ever, we need
Working with the machine, not against it
I chose something simple this time, something I could finish in an evening. I used AI to help me, running through feedback loops to quickly iterate and be the product owner, instead of writing code or doing design.
How I design just changed
Over the last two days I've been taking an intensive course on using AI to build apps. It's changed how I process design and code, and shifted my thinking to focus more on the end user from the beginning.
Apple’s Miss is our Opportunity
There's opportunity for building great things in the shadow of the big tech companies. Apple, for instance, can't build everything. There are gaps too small for them to focus on, but for the right creative minds there's always a chance to jump in.
Write your way out - Free
We need your voice. You might think your words aren’t necessary; someone else must surely have said them already. But the truth is, now more than ever, real humans sharing thoughtful ideas intended for a personal audience is exactly what our world is craving. It's a way
Hedonic treadmills, design processes, first impressions, ending social media, and the pathless path.
Each week I post a summary of five articles that I've written (or podcast episodes depending on the week). Because this newsletter is now available as a subscription, I'll reference the free article, and link the paid ones below. As always feedback is welcome. Thank you!
Rethinking life on the pathless path
I’ve been listening to The Pathless Path over the past few days. It’s changing how I think about some things. It’s one of those books that gets you imagining possibilities, without feeling like a gimmicky sales pitch designed to lead you to buying a course or some other run of the mill shill.
Algorithm malaise: notes from the other side
Social media is turning into a disease. It wasn’t until I stepped away from it that I realized how much I was engulfed in the desire to just get one tiny more hit of content that would make me feel alive.
New website, new new
If you've been a reader for the past few months (or longer), you might notice a change to the design of this site. First, thank you for following and reading along, and thanks to the awesome readers who reached out for feedback (typo callouts, disagreements, and positive affirmations