This video from Adrian on a daily photography practice is worth watching. Though it’s about photography it applies to nearly any skill we could hope to improve. As an amateur photographer I’ve found incredible joy in capturing images of the world around me. On my daily runs I’
A product designer is someone who knows how to digest a problem and think through it, then come up with solutions that can be tested. They, of course, use various tools and methods to accomplish this. User research, low and high-fidelity ideation, coding or not, prototyping or not, and
Apple’s sleep tracking features have been pushing in this direction for a while, and the addition of sleep apnea detection last fall really pushed it over the edge. You don’t have to wear your Apple Watch overnight, but Apple really wants you to. … Surprisingly, having the watch on
In all the talk of AI and using it for thinking and writing, a crucial element is often missed. For every word that’s written there are untold thoughts run through are heads to process the final output. This may be less true in some media, such as a quick
Tapbacks are useful. It’s hard to imagine a world without them. But they’re also an easy excuse for not engaging—why send a thoughtful response when an exclamation or thumbs up will suffice? I’m glad we have them, and glad that they’ve been extended to emoji.
[…] I think that means changing how we think about AI not as a tool but a collaborative partner who can bring the full weight and might of human knowledge, thinking frameworks, research methods, and enhanced synthesis to every user. Whereas I used to see AI as a gimmick and then
Apple continues to push the edges of what can be done with accesibility—and I applaud them for it. Vehicle Motion Cues, which can help reduce motion sickness when riding in a moving vehicle, comes to Mac, along with new ways to customize the animated onscreen dots on iPhone, iPad,
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When I’m not talking, just walking (which is most of the time), I try to cultivate the most bored state of mind imaginable. A total void of stimulation beyond the immediate environment. My rules: No news, no social media, no podcasts, no music. No “teleporting,” you could say. The
You are not broken. You are not invisible. You are not your job search. You're still here. You’re still whole. You are not your job search! Not today. Not ever. The last lines of a beautiful piece (poem?) by Greg on the state of the world, finding
Reading is a mainstay in my life. But the truer verb to use might be listening. I love stories, and I’ll always listen to a good story—most of which is now via a podcast or Audible book. Recently I’ve been re-re-experimenting with physical reading. The
When I am motivated to make new things, my whiteboard becomes a living space. I jot down notes day and night: things I want to do, ideas I want to explore, phrases that come to mind. The ideas I am ready to turn into reality — wireframes, essay ideas, website thoughts
If you spend your day working on priorities that others have set for you (email) then you aren’t really focused on moving ahead with your own goals and priorities. Email is letting others control your time. I like how Hailley encourages checking email a few times a day. My