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Clarity by the Kilometre

May 22, 2025

A walk. A call. An idea worth chasing. And the realisation that the best way to get unstuck is to get moving.

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In Growth, Product Tags walk and talk, inspiration, motivation

Do all good stories follow the 3 P's?

May 14, 2025

Forget three-act structures — Brandon Sanderson’s “Promise, Progress, Payoff” tip just cracked fiction wide open for me.

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Less stuff, more flow: Every interaction a barrier

April 21, 2025

We add more than we subtract. New features, new menus, new doors. Each new interaction creating another barrier between users and their goals.

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In Research & Design Tags effort, barrier, accessibility

Liftoff

March 13, 2025

Strapped to the front of a combusting cylinder,

Nichole Ayers graduates to space,

But from way down here it may appear,

Like there's fear all over my face…

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In Poetry Tags NASA, astronaut, Nichole Ayers, SpaceX, Crew-10, liftoff, poem

New Year's Day is too easy to pretend to be good

January 2, 2025

Ahh, the start of the New Year—so full of hope, promise, and a million downloads of the trendiest habit-tracking app. Funny, then, that my own logged results for January 1st would first appear as either a slip up or a total, abject failure at goal-setting. But is it?

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In Growth Tags new years, goals, habits, personal growth
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On becoming a NZ Dual Citizen (Part 2)

December 12, 2024

Jandals, togs, and a chilly bin.

Garage Projects, Behemoths, and Liberty.

Black sands and Black Caps.

Fertile soil to clay.

New Zealand welcomes me in today.

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In Poetry, About Me Tags citizenship, new zealand, aotearoa
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A Formula 1 farewell (to 2024)

December 10, 2024

The new blood in.
The retirees.
The season that has to be seen.

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In Poetry Tags f1, Formula 1
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Why I applied for NZ Citizenship before the US Election (Part 1)

October 31, 2024

Don’t complain; do somethign about it. And I did. It is the 31st of October 2024, fitting—perhaps—that it is Halloween Day and I am one click away from submitting my application for NZ [Dual] Citizenship.

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In Growth, About Me Tags citizenship, new zealand, usa, aotearoa
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Real reviews happen in private. Are your DMs next?

April 13, 2024

Consumer reviews shape purchasing decisions, but are ratings realistic? Your DMs hold the answers. And everybody wants them.

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In Product Tags AI, DMs, privacy, reviews
Everyday Experiences Podcast Episode 16 cover art showing two people with bags walking down a city sidewalk

Episode 16 — The UX of Bags

Now with more useless pockets!

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The UX of Bags | Everyday Experiences Podcast (#16)

May 25, 2023

In this episode, Geoff Wilson discovers Guy Thompson’s fascination with red bags, blue bags, hand bags, bags-bags. If only we revived Dr. Seuss to have him talk about the careful balance of utility, durability, and aesthetics that goes into your everyday bag design.

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In Everyday Experiences Podcast Tags everydayexperiences, podcast, design, everydayux, CX, product design, UX, utility, aesthetics, fashion, fashion design, bags, handbags, everyday bags, fashion accessories
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