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Be a Skill Surfer
Ride the waves of your curiosity to a more fulfilling career
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Why I Went Video-First With My Design Portfolio — And How You Can, Too
A practical guide to how I restructured my portfolio around video presentations.
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No Country for Junior Designers
The structural reality behind disappearing entry-level design roles and some practical advice for finding ways in
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When Creation Becomes Compulsion
How I mistook output for identity, and what I’m learning now
50 Principles of Unknown Arts
A compass for creative builders navigating the frontier of technology and creativity.
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The Project-Driven Life
For creative builders, life is a series of projects, not a career path.
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AI Study Guide #1
A fun, practical, 4-week program to sharpen your AI thinking
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Train Your Creativity Like an Olympic Athlete
How I use intentional training cycles to achieve peak creative performance
10 Practical Lessons for Becoming a Prolific Creator
Actionable strategies to boost your creative output.
Creative Success is a Numbers Game
Don't overlook the mathematical edge that powers creative breakthrough
Your Perfectionism is Lying to You
Unpacking the counterintuitive approach that actually drives creative success
Why I Really Got Into Tech (It's Not What You Think)
Lessons from pursuing passions and paychecks in my quest for work-life harmony
10 Books That Shaped How I Think About Tech, Life, and Creativity.
Expanding my horizons through interdisciplinary reading
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10 Lies Creatives Tell Themselves (And How to Reframe Them)
A personal journey through Sahil Bloom's framework
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The Design Founder's Juggling Act
Q&A: How I'm balancing business and design in a tech startup
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Escaping the Creator Trap
Why I’m building a software business in my quest for freedom
The Bittersweet Journey of Growth
Navigating the Grief and Excitement of Personal Evolution
I'm Co-Founding a Tech Company
Making the leap from principal designer to startup co-founder
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3 Keys to Securing Great Work
Overcoming the objections that stand between you and your dream gig
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Surviving the Taste Gap
Learning to coexist with the tension between your taste and skills.
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Staking My Claim In The Scalable Class
Using media and code to thrive in the new age of digital leverage
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Be a Skill Surfer
Ride the waves of your curiosity to a more fulfilling career
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24 Things I Know After 10 Years in Tech, I Wish I’d Known in Year 1
Lessons learned and wisdom gained in the tech trenches.
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From Equity to Awakening
My story of professional loss and finding my way in a changing industry
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