Independence Day
The bank I write for, and have worked at for 16 years, is finally calling it quits. My last day is May 31st. I'm lucky to have options as a writer. Not many in finance do. Automation has killed a lot of their jobs. We've heard
Billionaires Who Blog
Whenever I hear someone decry the state of blogging, I think about the billionaires who blog from Mark Cuban to Mark Zuckerberg. Their time is worth so much at that level, each blog post could potentially cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to create. So why do they do it?
Laugh It Up Google
Today (April Fools Day) we're reminded how much time and money Google spends on gags [http://www.theverge.com/2017/3/31/15140206/google-best-april-fools-jokes-roundup-2017?utm_source=CJ+Chilvers&utm_campaign=d3c2c58c5f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_04_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_14b49ec31e-d3c2c58c5f-340462493] . A fraction of
Being Creatively Lost is Awesome
Every six months or so I feel a little lost creatively. It leads to a lot of good things, but in the moment it feels disconcerting. This is something readers write to me about all the time. They want to know what can be done to get them back to
How Good is the President's Pen?
Did you know there's an official presidential pen [http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/27/politics/donald-trump-cross-pen-white-house/?utm_source=CJ+Chilvers&utm_campaign=bbe52ab4f2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_03_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_14b49ec31e-bbe52ab4f2-340462145] ? The past several U.S. Presidents have agreed on a
I Like Analog Because I Am Analog
I've been shooting a lot with Instax [http://amzn.to/2lYuvoV] film lately. Instax is the modern equivalent of Polaroid film, which can still be had, but I prefer Instax: * It's mass produced in a very consistent way by Fuji (mostly for kids and the Japanese
Seth Godin on Why He Keeps Blogging and Creating Books
Seth Godin appeared on the Design Matters podcast [http://designobserver.com/feature/seth-godin/39502] and got a little more personal than usual about his work and life before he became THE Seth Godin. I recommend listening to the whole thing, but I transcribed a few gems for my own notes:
Home Screens as Therapy
I have nothing against technology. I do have a problem with using technology as a crutch to keep you from being creative. I have a big problem with my natural, sometimes destructive, tendency to consume a lot of information. Batching time to consume helps, but sometimes it's more
