Personal thoughts
This topic is for personal opinions or stuff that’s going on in my life, which doesn’t fit more neatly into another category.
Meeting my younger self
I reviewed 150,000 fragments of my online life, and I was reminded of the friends I found, the mistakes I made, and the growth I gained.
It’s cool to care
Caring deeply – about art, my friends, and shared experiences – has brought me so much joy.
Digital decluttering
I’m resisting my temptation towards digital hoarding and “save everything”, and trying to be more selective about the data I’m keeping.
Mountaintop moments
The amazing events that let us temporarily escape from our lives, and how to deal with the emotional crash that comes afterward.
Hyperfocus and hobbies
The power of ADHD-associated hyperfocus and how I’ve become wary of feeding it too often.
You should take more screenshots
If you do any sort of creative digital work, screenshots and screen recordings are a great way to remember it.
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Slipstitch, Queer Craft, and community spaces
Remembering Slipstitch, a queer-friendly yarn shop and the fortnightly crafting meet-ups that were a highlight of my week.
We all lose when art is anonymised
When art loses its creator, we lose the story behind the image – a plea for attribution in our endless scroll culture.
I deleted all my tweets
I used TweetDeleter to delete about 35,000 tweets, and cut my remaining ties to the site formerly known as Twitter.
How do you work with non-engineers?
Building a relationship founded on trust and respect.
“Non-technical users”
Social media as a growth culture for opinions
Using social media can lead us to have more opinions than we really need. Can we fix that?
Make it safe to admit mistakes
You can’t stop people making mistakes, but you can make it more likely that they’ll admit their next mistake to you.
Give your audience time to react
Rehearsing a presentation only tells you the minimum length of time you’ll take. If you’re speaking to a time limit, remember to leave some slack.
Thinking about your gender
Cis people are allowed to think about their gender too.
Adventures in euphoria and embodiment
We all have bodies, and I’ve been trying to become more self-aware and connected with mine.
Access to information is a privilege
My new standing desk
A standing desk that I built solely from IKEA parts.