Blog

41 human-written essays. No AI slop.

2026
Fluent in English, Able to Build
Growth Design is Dead. Long live Growth Design
On Standing Still While AI Moves
2025
Ship First, Debate Second: How To Build Better Products
2024
Lessons From My Deep Work Practice
2023
Beyond Good Skills: A Framework for Building Teams That Thrive
2022
Suffering of Imposter Syndrome? Here's Why That's Good!
How We've Organised Our Figma Files at Uptime
What Most Start-ups Struggle With and What to Do About It
2021
Should You Protect Your Idea With an NDA?
2020
Why You Shouldn’t Hire Junior Designers
Why You Don't Have to Pay a Lot for Design
Why Seeking Customer Feedback Is the Key to Loyalty
How Visual Design Can Lead to Better Business Outcomes
Can You Make My Website More Like Apple?
Don't Hire the People Fired by Airbnb and Uber
Two Reasons Why Designers Hate Meetings
Why Trust Is the Key to Remote Work
Design Doesn't Always Need to Make You Money
2019
If Work Is Suffering, You Might Want to Audit Your Life
2018
Here's the One Thing You Need to Know about Internet Fitness Advice
2017
How To Change Your Relationships For The Better
On Writing – What Did I Learn?
The Most Important Side Project You Can Work On
The One Reason Poor Service Is The Consumer’s Fault
Money or Customers – the Chicken or Egg of Today
What No One Tells You About Being Successful
The Most Effective Method of Freeing Up Your Time
How To Get Helpful Design Critique As A Sole Designer
Best Way To Get Rid Of Meetings Today
Why It's Never Too Early to Leave Your Job
The Surefire Way to NOT Hire Good Designers
Your Corporate Values Are Bullshit
2016
How to Completely Change Your Life by Not Eating Sugar
How Loving the People You Work with Can Make You Better
Debunking a Myth: Do People Leave Companies or Bad Managers?
How to Get More Time for Reading
Breaking Promises: The Quickest Way to Screw Your Customers Over
Want to Learn Leadership? Lead Volunteers!
Product Design is Marketing, Sales, and Advertising at Once
2015
3D Touch  —  The Story of Great Engineering and Poor Usability