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A few years ago I wrote a guide on starting a podcast. It’s still useful. But I’ve simplified a few things, especially for Async. If you’re interested in creating a podcast—especially one with a single voice per episode—here’s the simplest flow I’m aware
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You’re not defined by what a stranger thinks in a single moment’s interaction. You’re not who your boss imagines you are in a yearly review. You’re not even the person that your mother thinks you are—although your mom is probably close. And, you’re enough
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It’s Apple Day for all who celebrate. For iPadOS I had a whole wishlist for Freeform. It looks like I’m going to have to wait another year for these items to come true. With the tiniest mention in the keynote I’d hoped to dig up more details.
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Two fun design bits of inspiration happened this week while I was decidedly not working. In the evenings I’ve been reading through the excellent Muybridge graphic novel. Earlier this week I also went and watched Thunderbolts in theatres. At the end of the movie the main-on-end credits
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New head gestures - Apple could add new head gestures, such as a gesture for adjusting the volume of Conversation Awareness. Last year, Apple added a nod and a head shake to answer or decline calls. I’m not a fan of Double Tap on the Apple Watch. It’s a
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Somewhere between the first time I tapped my wrist to skip a song and the three hundredth time I anxiously checked my resting heart rate, I started to hate my Apple Watch. I get it. Joan’s journey isn't unique. When we first saw the Apple Watch unveiled
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Our world—especially the digital pieces that come through on our screens—is setup to overwhelm, to demand attention. Every now and then we come up for breath and wonder about the point of it all. "What am I doing with my life? Is the time I’m spending
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Creative work shouldn’t be critiqued. At least not in the way you’re thinking. Art was my favorite class in college. I loved it so much that I took an elective from the same teacher the following year. Each Wednesday we had almost four hours to sit and draw,
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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
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The last two weeks have been a fantastic whirlwind. For personal reasons I’ve been traveling, but I’m back at it and picking up the writing. Following are a few pieces I’m really excited to share. 1. Hiding my email - Maybe it’s the diluge of spam from
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Taking a brief hiatus. Will be back to writing next week so no weekly post today.
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You can’t fit it all in. And that's completely fine. Trying to make all the pieces of your life fit—along with every new thing that comes along—ends with dropping the parts that you didn’t expect. Sometimes saying no, even to a really good thing,