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benkuhn.net

Impact, agency, and taste

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.

annievella.com

The software engineering identity crisis

Many of us became software engineers because we found our identity in building things. Not managing things. Not overseeing things. Building things.

seangoedecke.com

Engineers who won’t commit

Why remaining non-committal is cowardly (and isn't it the same with design?).

staysaasy.com

The precise language of good management

In the squishy realm of managing humans, the specific things you say have specific outcomes.

hvpandya.com

How to hire

A more scalable way to access unproven talent before anyone else.

danmall.com

Becoming indispensable

What murderbots can teach us about client strategy.

joshcollinsworth.com

The blissful zen of a good side project

One of life’s greatest simple pleasures is creating something just for yourself.

paulgraham.com

What to do

One should help people, and take care of the world. Those two are obvious. But is there anything else?

kupajo.com

Stamina is a quiet advantage

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).

bit.ly

Leadership over measureship

If you’ve ever had an app randomly interrupt your day to ask if you love it. That's measureship.

vsanchezgomez.substack.com

Why it’s so hard to align our work with our values

Many of us accept that what we do to earn money and what we do to benefit humanity must be separate activities.

ghuntley.com

Dear student: AI is here, you’re screwed unless you take action

Two weeks ago a student anonymously emailed Geoffrey Huntley asking for advice. This is his reply.

kanenarraway.com

AI killed the tech interview. Now what?

How we can do better interviews in the age of AI.

uxdesign.cc

The design game has changed and I don’t know where I fit anymore

After two decades in the industry, this designer is now questioning their place.

adobe.design

Designing for gen AI experiences

Shaping interfaces for artificial intelligence requires leaning into specific design skills.

yannglt.com

A journey of craft built on trust, confidence, and focus

Lessons I learned during my first year at Linear about design, collaboration, and growth.

vinay.sh

I am rich and have no idea what to do with my life

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.

designweek.co.uk

Every decision you make shapes how you’ll be remembered

“Average.” “Too commercial.” “You’re just a manager.” “Not cool enough.” “You design landfill.” Let’s cut to the chase – ugly, isn’t it?

smashingmagazine.com

The design leader dilemma

Design leaders are expected to deliver the impossible. Instead of trying, we need to redefine our role from implementor to enabler.

adobe.design

The path to design principal

The skills that can elevate your design career and your influence as an individual contributor