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I have a unique way of designing. I’ve rarely seen it used by others, and early on my in career I thought it meant I was broken; that I just wasn’t getting it and doing things the professional way. Now I’m so glad for my slightly different

You really do have too much to do. Prioritization might be best in theory, but plain, gut-feel procrastination might be the right way to go. I love this way of thinking. I struggle with this immensely. I’m incredibly productive at times, and also let things drop for months

Today we will be communicating to approximately 1,800 employees, which is 10% of our workforce, that they will be leaving Intuit. Intuit letting 1,800 people go. we will hire approximately 1,800 new people primarily in engineering, product, and customer facing roles such as sales, customer success, and

In recent years, I feel like it has been less common to find books to challenge me, and by me I mean their readers, and by “books” what I really mean is “publishing,” which can feel very focused on the sure thing, the brand name, the splashy debut that somehow

Butter for drafting, Linear for managing projects and to-dos, and Readwise for wrangling research material. The glue that holds them together is the universal “command-K” shortcut. I love learning about the other process of writers, how they work through things, and ultimately the tools they use for their

It’s fun to get and receive recommendations from friends, and the highest praise is when someone lets you know they appreciated the thing you recommended. Inveitably you come across a great movie, show, or book. You want to share with a friend just enough to get them excited, but

Debt, not barter, is the true origin of money. Admittedly my understanding of money is limited. But I’d love to learn more. Much of my initial journey into money and its uses came from listening to Dave Ramsey, reading his books and helping facilitate his courses, twice. I then

Journaling helps me resist the dopamine-driven cycle of social media sharing. When I post on social media, I get an immediate hit of validation in the form of likes, comments, and shares. It’s the craving for dopamine and attention that keeps me coming back to social media, constantly

I’m amazed every day by great writers. They take an idea, sometimes rather obscure or plain, and give it an angle or lens that makes me rethink the whole idea. I’m trying to get better at that myself. Too many times I’ve passed on an article idea