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In 2014, I talked with my friend and mentor Jason Santa Maria about an idea I had for a book about pricing for designers. I was 12 years into freelancing and 2 years into running my own agency, and I had learned a thing or two about the business side of design that allowed me to make more than triple the amount of inc... See more

Susan David differentiates between the healed emotional injuries (our scars) and the fresh ones (our wounds.) Sometimes, it's tempting to gain intimacy and engagement by sharing our wounds with strangers, but it might be helpful to share our scars, our history, instead.

You can't step in the same meme twice--the second time, the culture is different.

bravado

Achieving alignment with an organization's overarching strategy is crucial for gaining traction and buy-in. Misalignment can lead to a disconnect that stalls progress, leaving design systems teams feeling stuck and undervalued. The solution? Merge your company’s product roadmap with your design system roadmap.

Start your design system work by aligni... See more

The Master and His Emissary

by Ian McGilchrist:

“McGilchrist’s nuanced view of the brain’s hemispheric tensions made me reconsider how cultural biases toward hyper-specialized, analytical thinking subtly distort our collective decision-making. His argument—that precision disconnected from broader context can lead us astray—sharpened the awareness of... See more