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The Myth of the Perfect Setup
Why Gear Acquisition Syndrome makes creators busy, but not better.
Nov 23 • Patrick Morgan
The Rhythm of Creative Progress
What endurance training taught me about the cycles of creative growth.
Nov 16 • Patrick Morgan
When Work Stopped Being a Place
How we gained flexibility and lost apprenticeship.
Nov 9 • Patrick Morgan
Solitude Is No Longer About Being Alone
Solitude used to be a place. Now it’s a practice.
Nov 2 • Patrick Morgan
The School of Rejection
Don't fear rejection. Become fluent in it.
Oct 27 • Patrick Morgan
Power Law Careers
The collapse of tech's middle class in a winner-take-most world
Oct 20 • Patrick Morgan
Picasso's Bull: The Art of Earning Simplicity
The iterative path from complex to essential
Sep 8
Default It or Design It
How I learned to stop sweating every UI detail and ship faster
May 25
10 Heuristics to Simplify Design Decision-Making
How I use industry wisdom to guide my work and avoid the paradox of choice
May 4
Crafting Your Reality Distortion Field
Why feeling 'crazy' might just be your greatest asset as an innovator
Jul 21, 2024
The Creative Cold Start Problem
Problems of starting and how you might unblock them
May 26, 2024
3 Models for Framing Software Complexity
Using 37 Signals' visual metaphors to strategically approach software projects
Apr 21, 2024
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