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2d ago

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My new smartwatch kept telling me to stand up, and I finally listened after a 3-hour work block.

My buddy got one of those glowing bottles and I made fun of him for it until I tried it. The first time it blinked at me I realized I hadn't taken a sip in over two hours. I bought my own that same week. Now I'm way less grumpy in the afternoons.

2d ago

in

PSA: Check your table saw blade alignment before every cut

Kinda feel like you're making a bigger deal out of this than it is.

17d ago

in

Just had a client cry after her first facial in 5 years

See it everywhere now that I'm paying attention. People touch their phones way more than each other. Watch a couple at a bar sometime. They're side by side but nobody's hand is on the other person. Just scrolling. @lindaw12, your client's story really hits home how we treat touch like a transaction instead of something human. Makes you wonder how many people are walking around touch starved and don't even know it.

18d ago

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PSA: My character art went from flat to alive after I spent a weekend on gesture drawing

The 30-second sketches really force you to stop overthinking and just feel the movement. That's where the magic happens, when your hand learns to follow the energy before your brain gets in the way.

19d ago

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Got told my discussion questions were too vague at a meetup in Austin

Hmm, I actually have the opposite take. Vague questions sometimes work better for me because they leave room for people to bring up what they found interesting. If I ask something too specific, the conversation can feel forced or like I'm steering it toward one thing.