I’ve crossed Mount Stupid
Dead ends in vibe coding
Deep and profound brain things inside my head
Dead ends in vibe coding
AI is more than just hype.
It's satisfying to see an expert use a tool well.
Alignment docs should be rich with context.
Don't cheat.
Stateful agents are the future.
The web sucks.
I'm a builder.
Experience beyond software
Be like water.
Design is life.
The best tech does the job quietly and then gets out of the way.
Think legos, not apps.
It's like, friendlier.
The future of design is multimodal.
Action is the antidote to anxiety.
My learnings from one year of writing
This year's theme: Scattered
Leveling yourself up is better than having FAANG on your resume
Nobody needs rectangle makers
A company needs to be strong in all of its three functions: Sales, Operations, and Finance.
Form fields are a primitve method of transferring information
Success is increasing your rate of failure
It better not be a system default.
Fire isn't always bad.
Business has a fever, and the only prescription, is more design.
Great design not only works well, but also communicates well.
Design should serve your team, not the users
Life is short. Avoid BS.
Sell good design, because good design sells
Clear writing exposes sloppy thinking
Teaching myself how to business
Don't let designers push to prod
We're caught between tooling vs thinking
Design debt isn't always a bad thing
Create serendipity vehicles
Experiences > Things
Ideal design inspires
Avoid ruinous empathy
But I must be consistent
Cake slices > Atomic Design
Create memorable experiences.
We're turning into pixel pushers again.
Infinite scroll is a nefarious UX pattern.
Dreams are cheap.
Desis are mad racist.
Operating the first escape rooms in North Jersey.
Tinder for knowledge.
Building digitally is a lot less stressful
And that’s a problem. It makes me less grateful.
Our primary job is to visualize possibilities
Plan in person, execute remotely.
Solar eclipse 2024
If it only benefits a few.
As long as you get back on track.
Confronting my two biggest fears.
Map it out.
Yes. Live small.
Creativity: generate a bunch of ideas, then pick the best ones.
Dashboards are the future
Unlock your design influence
My framework for growth
Make good bets on solutions
Think in prod, not in pixels.
It's cliche, but, solve customer needs
Let your second brain do it
Yes.