I don’t envy the constant scrutiny Gen Z and Gen Alpha face today. My daughter started on Musical.ly when she was 7 long before the TikTok acquisition. We talked about it then, and we still discuss it now. If I did something embarrassing, shameful—that I would gladly forget—maybe my school knew about it, or maybe…
Has society become that introspective or is the experience on our devices just that good? FOMO used to reference live events you missed. Now it would appear that we can barely take our eyes away from our devices for fear of missing something. News, entertainment, communication, decisions, our lives seemingly come apart if we misplace…
Years ago, while presenting at Adobe MAX, an attendee approached me after a group conversation and said, “You are so much nicer than the first time we met.” When I asked about our first meeting, the person said, “Oh, you were walking through the halls. I tried to get your attention, and you totally blew…
I’ve been kicking’ around this blog post for a while, but then I saw some updates from Justin Seeley & Glyn Dewis this week that motivated me to put hands to keyboard. How many times have you heard or even thought the following to yourself, “Why can’t I be lucky like [name]?” “I want to be like [someone you…
Something that students often ask me is “Where do you get your ideas?” which is generally part of a larger conversation that begins with “What do you do when you’re totally uninspired?” This is often referred to as writer’s block, creative apathy, and “the blahs”. Throughout the years, I’ve been fortunate to have met a…