Archive of posts from May 2026

Daily Post #3096 • May 31 2026 • Narrative

Too short

Life is too short to merely follow all the rules, do your job, pay your taxes, and pass away.

Daily Post #3095 • May 30 2026 • Craft

What makes a great tool

What makes a great tool?

Daily Post #3094 • May 29 2026 • Experience

Old and improved

What do we do when “new and improved” isn’t working?

Daily Post #3093 • May 28 2026 • Resilience

Fortunate enough to be laughed at

I was fortunate enough to be laughed at by some of the kids, back in highschool, around 2002.

Daily Post #3092 • May 27 2026 • Experience

Winning on price

If you make your price cheap because you think it’ll win more customers, beware.

Daily Post #3091 • May 26 2026 • Craft

One of the gifts AI has given real artists

One of the gifts AI has given real artists, is the ability to see our art more clearly.

Daily Post #3090 • May 25 2026 • Narrative

More of us left behind

We should write more. Draw more. Make more.

Daily Post #3089 • May 24 2026 • Resilience

Enjoying today while fighting for tomorrow

One of the things my mum taught me, was how to enjoy today while fighting for tomorrow.

Daily Post #3088 • May 23 2026 • Resilience

Life is long until it isn't

Life’s long until it isn’t.

Daily Post #3087 • May 22 2026 • Narrative

Mascots are back

Mascots are back on the rise.

Daily Post #3086 • May 21 2026 • Craft

On being a mster

“I can develop sites without a developer!” says the designer.

Daily Post #3085 • May 20 2026 • Momentum

The closest thing to perfect

If you need the perfect idea, you’ll never start creating.

Daily Post #3084 • May 19 2026 • Craft

Letting the skills stay new

People think the tools keep changing yet the skills you use with them stay the same.

Daily Post #3083 • May 18 2026 • Experience

There is no 'everyone'

I wear a wristwatch I was given for Father’s Day.

Daily Post #3082 • May 17 2026 • Narrative

When in doubt, look at the stories

There are two stories being told, when you build something.

Daily Post #3081 • May 16 2026 • Craft

Taking photos, or taking prompts?

Why do you take photos?

Daily Post #3080 • May 15 2026 • Craft

Constraints breed creativity

We rarely create with a blank canvas.

Daily Post #3079 • May 14 2026 • Experience

Wired headphones are back

Wired headphones are back.

Daily Post #3078 • May 13 2026 • Experience

Meta in decline

Meta declined for the first time since ever, reportedly down 20 million daily active users last quarter.

Daily Post #3077 • May 12 2026 • Momentum

Simplicity removes hiding places

How do you know if your marketing is working?

Daily Post #3076 • May 11 2026 • Experience

A good ride beats a good taxi

Old, musty car. No air conditioning. No music. The driver is socially-awkward, but knows the specific route you want to take like the back of his hand, and has taken that sole route every day for almost a decade.

Daily Post #3075 • May 10 2026 • Narrative

Story power

Is a $200,000 Birkin bag expensive?

Daily Post #3074 • May 09 2026 • Narrative

Facts decay

The desk is brown. The coffee is going cold. The notebook is open. The magazine is creased. The monitor is dusty.

Daily Post #3073 • May 08 2026 • Narrative

Humans don't think in facts

We humans don’t think in facts. We feel in stories.

Daily Post #3072 • May 07 2026 • Narrative

Good brand stories

People are messy and contradictory. They think they’re logical, while being emotional. They think they’re buying utility when actually buying status, or the other way around. Carefully evaluate whether a $6 book is worth the money while sipping a $6 coffee they didn’t think twice about.

Daily Post #3071 • May 06 2026 • Narrative

I miss that Internet

When I started using the Internet, people didn’t come here for riches.

Daily Post #3070 • May 05 2026 • Narrative

How you see yourself

How we see ourselves changes how we see our work.

Daily Post #3069 • May 04 2026 • Resilience

The opposite of a good idea

I was chatting with my neighbor in the lane today.

Daily Post #3068 • May 03 2026 • Momentum

Daily thank-you note

I’ve long been an advocate for daily rituals.

Daily Post #3067 • May 02 2026 • Experience

GrowthCandy out now

Making growth fun is a passion as well as a business, for me.

Daily Post #3066 • May 01 2026 • Momentum

Focus on what remains

List the projects you have on right now.

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