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ChatGPT as a second brain

I’m intrigued by the idea of incorporating ChatGPT into my workflow in more areas. Listening to Sharp Tech this week I’m struck by how much others seem to have embraced it whole hog. I’ve tried. I’ve downloaded it on every device, and find myself puttering around

Engineering and design as partners

I’m so thankful for software engineers. I’ve worked with dozens of amazing folks over the last 17 years and seen a common thread through all of them. When I, as a designer, work with them as a partner it’s always gone well. And, as a former frontend

Not forcing 750

For the last few weeks, with some vacation time in between and taking off the weekends, I’ve been trying to write 750 words each day. It’s a fun activity and scratches an itch for getting my thoughts out. It’s a lot of fun and I’ve been

Pasting text and Apple Intelligence

I’ve used a lot of text editors over the years. From code editors to writing apps, on desktop and mobile, and everywhere in between. When you move text from one app to another, you run into issues of styles moving around. This reminds me of the days with Microsoft

An eyelash

I’ve often wondered how other animals deal with eyelashes, or tiny objects that make their way into eyes. Maybe my particular follicles have issues and I’m the only one that deals with this, but it seems that on a monthly basis I run into an issue where one

Squeaky things

We have a long porch leading up to our house. The porch is made of wooden boards, and because they’re old, they require a little bit of love and care. We also live in an area with a lot of trees. The trees seem bent on getting revenge on

Not feeling it

There are times when you don’t feel it. You don’t have the energy to do that thing, can’t possibly manage to continue on, feel overwhelmed and discouraged. In the moment where you feel that you have a few options. Our society and culture tells us that we

Lose the very

Words are fun. Sometimes the first thing that comes to mind fits, othertimes I need more thought. The Emotion Thesaurus has been a boon. But now I found another tool: Lose the Very

Needing to create

I wonder if this desire to create will ever end. Will I reach a point where it’s enough? So far that hasn’t happen. Periods of rest are followed by a desire for creation, for energy output, for impact. I hope that never changes, or if it does that

Buying shoes in person

Since 2007 I’ve run in one type of shoe. Asics GT-2000. Rain or shine, snow or sun, they carry me across roads and trails, through woods and mud. I love these shoes. They’ve had small tweaks over the years, but overall they’ve remained the same. I’ve