💎 Friday Gems (Defense against Brainrot, Toward a mindful designer, Plato’s Allegory of the Cave, and much more!)

“Most people are not just comfortable in their ignorance, but hostile to anyone who points it out.” ― Plato

Aug 29

3

💎 Friday Gems (Tame the Inner Critic, Observe Mindfully, Practicing Serendipity, and much more!)

Make your opinion, your condition, and your situation disappear, then a difficult situation is OK; noise is OK; your mind will be unmoving. - Zen Master…

Aug 15

2

June 2025

💎 Friday Gems - The Self Awareness Issue

Self-awareness doesn’t stop you from making mistakes. It allows you to learn from them. When we resist, we get stuck. When we accept reality, we can…

Jun 20

7

April 2025

💎 Friday Gems - The Creative Confidence Issue

"Don't expect victory or defeat. Plan for victory, learn from defeat. The expectation of people loving you or respecting you is a pointless exercise." …

Apr 4

March 2025

💎 Friday Gems (A Work Gatha, Slow Down, World of Systems, and much more!)

As above, so below. As within, so without. As the Universe, so the soul.

Mar 21

2

💎 Friday Gems (A Deep hole, Anxiety is expensive, Visualize ideas!, Being content, Being patient, and much more!)

“It’s not events that upset us but our opinions about them.” - Seneca

Mar 14

3

February 2025

💎 Friday Gems (Thought Control, 100 Wants Challenge, Expedition Mindset, and much more!)

Once the malady is seen the cure is present.

Feb 21

3

4

💎 Friday Gems (Intentional learning, A manifesto, Systems Thinking + Zen, and much more!)

Life is the best teacher.

Feb 14

6

2

💎 Friday Gems (40-hr Trap, Real Skills, The Mindful Designer, Designerly Inventory, and much more!)

Hi there,

Feb 8

3

January 2025

💎 Friday Gems (Layers, Perfectionism, Hard Things, Pronouncing Names, and much more!)

You are enough! 💜

Jan 31

3

💎 Friday Gems (Super Learning, Clarity Cards, Career Management Document, The Stories We Tell Ourselves, and much more!)

Become an experienced beginner.

Jan 24

2

2

💎 Friday Gems (LA Fire Aid, Better Decision Making, Understanding Your Values, and much more!)

We can choose not to fall for the predictable reactive stories and see people and situations through a generous and common humanity lens.

Jan 10

4