My books of 2023
Change is the one constant in life; it’s also the key theme in some of my favorite books from this year.
Give as few orders as possible
The subtle skill of helping people level up the skills they already have without micro-managing the process.
Feeding my subconscious
You may not be in control of what your subconscious does. But you are in control of what you feed your subconscious.
Are you directing or acting?
We all have a role in the creative process, and knowing which role you are playing is essential to allowing creativity to move beyond a single imagination.
Efficiency is overrated
A new series on how slowing down supports creativity, quality, and joy.
Designing the inevitable sequence
Good design is often a matter of sequencing experiences to result in an inevitably great outcome. Arrangement not reinvention can lead to the most satisfying of experiences.
Becoming the god of war
Outcomes can be obscured by the mountain that is the challenge, but as you climb you start to feel the benefits of the effort; it sustains you, and after a while, it's the climb that matters and not the goal.
Average cover band
Part two of a three-part series, impossible challenges, and how they can give you a growth mindset that can improve all areas of your life.
Set challenges, not goals
Move from a fixed to a growth mindset and the possibilities are endless.
Thrive in your virtual workplace
Structuring virtual spaces from the void and building in habits and routines of connection can make these spaces feel real and authentic.
2020 Books adaptation
With all this alone time an important theme for me has been the idea that your mindset needs to be more adaptable than ever before.
Being Lucky
Luck is being in the right place at the right time. Being lucky you gain experience that is impossible to gain in any other way.
Practice Creativity
Think about your life and education. Were you ever taught how to be creative?
Sustainable creativity
With this workshop I am making a space for ideas, a metaphorical tennis court to be used to discuss ideas and creativity onto which I can invite people to play.
Progress not perfection
Instead of setting goals for yourself, set yourself challenges, and surprise yourself with how much progress you can make in just 10 minutes.
Design is murder
If the “means/motive/opportunity” framework is crucial in fictional (and even real) detection, in design it can crack the case of both defining the problem and developing solutions.
Way Finder
The journey is to be enjoyed but before you can take it, you need to find out where you are right now, which is a journey in itself.
Read, Curate, Write
The art of this literary curation, of gathering your reading into one place, is a starting point to help you find your own voice as a writer.
Experience First
“You’ve got to start with the customer experience, and work backwards to the technology” - Steve Jobs
Intent driven design
Focusing on a user’s intent allows you as a designer to look into the future and predict what the user will need and when.