This is not another “good riddance 2020 post.” While 2020 was certainly unique in its ability to yield a seemingly endless supply of catastrophes on a collective scale - many individuals have surely faced worse years. Instead,…
AlexJanuary 12, 2021
Another great bit of wisdom that's come out of reading Deep Work is the 80/20 rule, formally known as the Pareto Principle and also known as the 'Law of the Vital Few'. The rule is as follows:…
AlexApril 16, 2020
Note: The following was originally written back in September, but for whatever reason, I never posted. After revisiting the other day, I thought it was especially relevant within the context of the current pandemic. It's so tempting,…
AlexApril 9, 2020
Marketing guru Seth Godin offers four paths for clients seeking designers: 1. Those Who Know What They Want These are clients who have done their research and have a sophisticated vision available to execute upon. 2. Those…
AlexJanuary 21, 2020
When did everything become a “hack.” Life-hacking, diet-hacking, exercise-hacking — the list goes on. For something to be a hack than there is the implication that there is a correct way of doing things, and hacking is the shortcut.…
AlexApril 20, 2017
A successful life & career means loving the process - the every day - and not just the harvest. This means choosing a way of life, and a body of work that's reflective of our values. The…
AlexMarch 13, 2017
"If you can find the what the overlap is between what you love doing and what people want, I mean, that's the thing, right, and everybody talks about that - I'm very lucky that I got there.…
AlexOctober 5, 2016
"I believe artists who become great just work harder at it then anyone else. I really do. I mean painters, and things like that, they just work harder. They might have some ability, but they don’t have…
AlexOctober 1, 2016
...and to me, that's what design is, it's not creating the product - it's the process that you go through. It's not the final thing, it's how you got to the final thing. It's the journey. It's…
AlexAugust 29, 2016