: “Strategy is accepting that you are doing something better than the other and the other is …
: I gave too much of myself away. Not just code. Myself. My time, my energy, my emotional bandwidth, …
: Note to self: Only a to do list is a to do list. An email inbox is not a to do list. Open tabs are …
: This is a test of a full post Just checking on image handling too.
: I’m back! I wanted a space to post again! This is just a test!
: As nation states rise, fall, and change shape, who decides whether and when to retire a country’s …
: “It’s scary to think that you could buy a piece of medical equipment for your hospital, just …
: Gall’s Law: A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple …
: From Jesse Alford at Nonlinear Garden: Slice smaller, finish, reorient. Feed your intention with …
: More from Disability Dongle: But their shift from ‘designing for’ to ‘designing with’ constrains …
: Disability Dongles From Disability Dongle: In plain terms, the design process of creating a Disability Dongle isn’t …
: Fascinating article on the sparkles icon, which has proliferated as an indicator for AI.
: DNF’d Playing to Win by Alan G. Lafley at 16% because the first chapter was so repetitive that …
: From Alice Sparkly Kat: We don’t use astrology to manufacture doom. We use astrology, which …
: Revisiting Promotional Principles for Creative People, a collaborative project from Metalabel. Lots …
: Energy audits Mandy Brown’s post Energy Makes Time was what I needed to read today, and I’ve decided …
: A website makes it real From the Squarespace landing page: “A website makes it real.” This is the thing, though. …
: I decided to code my own website and here's what happened (Part 1 of many) Do you remember how the internet used to be? A time when unvisited hyperlinks were always blue with …
: Maybe I’ll start to adhere to a one-in, one-out policy when it comes to my inbox. For each …
: Public domain image of the day. Armour & Co. Portrait of Electric Light Installers, c. 1904. …
: “Bad programmers worry about the code. Good programmers worry about data structures and their …
: A metaphor is a system for sensemaking.
: "Illegibility comes from complexity without clarity." This past summer, I gave a lecture at a web conference and afterward got into a fascinating …
: Spent some time in the Gapingvoid Culture Design Group archives. I liked these in particular. …
: curation Loved this curation by Tim Krieder of the current exhibition of artwork by Met Museum staff.
: The internet used to be* fun
: I think I browse note-taking software options to relax the way some people browse Zillow.
: Must read: Tara McMullin on Seeing Software. I especially liked the part about approaching choosing …
: the trust thermocline Came across this on Bluesky. The trust thermocline is pretty interesting. It’s the idea that …
: Who sold us the idea that we need a tagline? Appreciated Fred Tally-Foos' piece niching down is bad and inhuman about the idea that “we …
: Tools updates 11.2024 Browser: Arc Browser for Windows was life-changing a few months ago, but it’s a bit slow on my …
: On hope Two recent perspectives, both nourishing: from Mariame Kaba and Perdita Finn. I also appreciated Toi …
: This was a delightful little read. No spoilers, but I too remember when I learned the phrase in …
: via Jorge Arango's newsletter The hallmark of expertise is no longer how much you know. It’s how well you synthesize. …
: learning about message design... Because cognitive dissonance is the mental spark that turns contemplation into action, creating it …
: ruthless Be ruthless in learning what’s actually going to work for you. Discern between the things that …
: From longform.asmartbear.com/worse-but-unique Playing on your own terms changes the game. “Worse, …
: From Good Strategy, Bad Strategy by Richard Rumelt At the core, strategy is about focus, and most complex organizations don’t focus their resources. …
: Say what you will about my obsession with process... …but I wouldn’t have made any of these posts if it weren’t for the Obsidian …
: administrative debt In software engineering, technical debt is when you work quickly and take shortcuts in coding that …
: Inbox Full of Striving It’s occurred to me how many of the email lists I’m on are related to dreams I have for …
: a question you didn't know you had What did children’s alphabet books do for the letter X before the widespread popular knowledge …
: 3 Thoughts About Process Art resides in the quality of doing, process is not magic. – Charles Eames A good process …
: From Start Finishing by Charlie Gilkey: I’ve found that projects are both mirrors of what’s …
: From Herminia Ibarra’s Working Identity: Better to live the contradictions than to come to a …
: Take Emotion Seriously From Andy Matuschak and Michael Nielsen’s How can we develop transformative tools for thought? …
: Just bought my tix for Makesensemess, aka the nerdiest party of the year! Loved Abby Covert’s …
: Simple, Lovable, Complete The idea of “minimum viable product” never made sense to me, so I appreciated this …
: I also devote a lot of time to learning technique. When I’m writing a novel, even one like this, if …
: We need to talk about vocational awe. www.whatworks.fyi/p/good-wo…
: Not editing is winging it at the audition. The boring stuff will probably never stop being boring. …
: When you have clarity on visions and intention — the form will emerge, by itself. – Kening …
: a data system is a hypothesis about the world A file system is an expression of how you see the world. Which things are like other things? Which …
: From “Start More Than You Can Finish: A Creative Permission Slip to Unleash Your Best …
: Found in Show Your Work, by Austin Kleon: The stupidest possible creative act is still a creative …