From: Steve Jobs. “Great idea, thank you”
The one email I ever got from Steve Jobs.
The one email I ever got from Steve Jobs.
Satisfaction comes from arriving at a deeper, more intimate understanding of and relationship to what you’re working with
Without taste, you’re likely to work toward the wrong thing. Without agency, even if you work toward the right thing, you’re likely to get nowhere.
Many of us became software engineers because we found our identity in building things. Not managing things. Not overseeing things. Building things.
Why remaining non-committal is cowardly (and isn't it the same with design?).
In the squishy realm of managing humans, the specific things you say have specific outcomes.
One of life’s greatest simple pleasures is creating something just for yourself.
One should help people, and take care of the world. Those two are obvious. But is there anything else?
The ability to sustain focused effort despite pain or discomfort (or to stay true to your values especially when it’s hard to do so).
If you’ve ever had an app randomly interrupt your day to ask if you love it. That's measureship.
Many of us accept that what we do to earn money and what we do to benefit humanity must be separate activities.
Two weeks ago a student anonymously emailed Geoffrey Huntley asking for advice. This is his reply.
How we can do better interviews in the age of AI.
After two decades in the industry, this designer is now questioning their place.
Shaping interfaces for artificial intelligence requires leaning into specific design skills.
Lessons I learned during my first year at Linear about design, collaboration, and growth.
Life has been a haze this last year. After selling my company, I find myself in the totally un-relatable position of never having to work again.