How backwards advice stole 8 months of my life
I used to follow backwards advice. Spent 3 months "perfecting" my portfolio. Another 2 months optimizing my resume. 3…
Read issue →70% of design jobs already have preferred candidates
Here's what the career industry doesn't want you to know: 70% of posted design roles already have a preferred…
Read issue →The career industry's backwards advice is keeping you stuck
I've been watching the career industry for years. And I've noticed something disturbing. Everything they teach is…
Read issue →Why my luggage cart feels like career advice
Standing at King's Cross Station last year, watching someone sprint after their runaway luggage cart. Classic mistake.…
Read issue →My protector showed up in a dream
For the past few nights, I’ve been having nightmares. Not random ones. But the kind that leave you with a lump in your…
Read issue →The mouse hole that stopped traffic
Walking through the shopping center yesterday when my 3-year-old suddenly dropped to his knees. Right there in the…
Read issue →Why I stopped checking LinkedIn in the onsen
Yesterday I'm sitting in a 40-degree hot spring. No phone. No notifications. Just me and the silence. And for the…
Read issue →The career advice I got from watching three generations walk together
Last Saturday at the Singapore Zoo, I watched something that made me completely rethink how I've been approaching my…
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