Hello, Words!

I’m starting this blog to work on two personal goals:

1) Improve my writing: I want to write faster, clearer, conciser, and more compelling. Why?

• Words can inspire, persuade and change the world.
• Writing clarifies my thinking and sharpens my mind.
• Writing builds muscle memory to communicate complex ideas, spoken and written.
• Clear communicating is a crucial skill for leaders and remote workers.
• Good writing is good design.
• Words can help capture and attain people’s attention.

2) I want to share my ideas, thoughts, feelings and insights. Why?

• To keep a public record of thoughts and brain dumps to reflect on.
• I’ve got things to share that might be helpful to people.
• A blog builds credibility and authority.
• This blog will hold me accountable to write more.

You can expect to read about things I spend most of my time doing and thinking about:

• design, product, and strategy,
• being the only designer at a small company,
• digs at real-life designs,
• friction logging,
• parenting and family life,
• martial arts,
• self-development,
• and other random subjects.