Do floating toolbars qualify as a valid form of addiction/obsession? 😌

Today's obsession - Lake Street Dive's Hypotheticals. ❤️ 2PM here and I've already heard it about 15 times. The drums, the vocals, the bass in the background..phew!

Mid-work day shenanigans.

Sadly, a dear friend—John Doe, was pushed out of my Figma files today. Figma AI, not bad at all 😃

Zero is not the place of failure or nothingness. It is a place of opportunity and endless possibilities. Embrace the zero. Only way to go from zero is positive.

Most people don't start because they fear failure or being bad at something. Give yourself a chance and let yourself be a beginner. Every pro started at zero. - Show up - Build through the journey - Track small wins - Let adaptations work beyondthebuildnewsletter.substack.com/p/embracing-th…

Tried something with Framer - ongoing design of case studies in Figma

Choose one?

A shoulder injury has set me back almost to 0 at the gym. I lost patience mid way in the 6 wk recovery period. But, I used that time to work on side projects, workout legs harder. High agency = stop cribbing about things that went wrong and keep moving forward 🔥

IC's who outgrow their roles fast have these things in common, as per my observations in the past few years— 1. Protecting their time 2. Confronting misalignment 3. Investment in clarity 4. Make themselves obsolete 5. Not afraid to be disliked Read here: shorturl.at/0EYKP

Nothing like some late night bursts of creative energy 🔥

Make it exist first, then make it good. An idea has to take life before you can work on the quality of it.

There are some underrated skills that can make you a 10x engineer, 10x designer or just a wonderful product teammate. Latest post up: beyondthebuildnewsletter.substack.com/p/7-underrated…

New chapter.

In the limited time we have everyday, where should designers focus—code or craft? Spoke to designers at all levels - early, mid, leadership. Here are their perspectives: beyondthebuildnewsletter.substack.com/p/craft-or-cod… Let me know where you're focusing your effort and time.

Got featured in Extended Pack Collective's Design Journal - epicjournal.design/craft-or-code-…