Building in public: 400 subscriber milestone report for my newsletter
Tiny Improvements has seen 350% growth in the last 6 months. This is my reflection on that growth, and tips for anyone interested in writing a newsletter.
Read more →#newsletter: 29 posts tagged
Intellectual humility: how to be wrong productively
06-13-2023
How to use being wrong to improve UX and product design. Learn how to embrace mistakes and create better products for your users.
Cognitive load, UX, and why you should care
06-06-2023
Cognitive load is a concept that is important to understand that is often overlooked, and has a huge impact on both UX and the lived experience of building your product.
Reddit as a tool for learning
05-23-2023
If you haven't been using reddit as a tool for learning, you are truly missing out. It's time to give it a try.
Your portfolio is a timeline of your growth
05-16-2023
At some point in your life, you will look back on the work you did when you were just getting started with a new skill, and see everything you did wrong. Let's talk about how to channel that feeling for good
We hurled a people into space by building a pool: the case for simplification
05-09-2023
Everyone has their moonshot: something that seems impossibly difficult. We can learn a lot from the people who have landed their own moonshots.
Tiny Improvements for big changes
04-25-2023
Discover how tiny habits like journaling, language learning, & writing helped me stay grounded during the pandemic & achieve personal growth.
You are far more influential than you think
04-18-2023
You're already marketing yourself every moment. You just need to be aware of it and do it intentionally.
The first 90 days as a technical cofounder - building a startup in 2023
04-06-2023
I'm building a new company for the first time since 2016. A lot has changed since then. Here's what feels different this time around.
Wabi-Sabi - embracing imperfection for tech teams
03-28-2023
The products we build are naturally imperfect. We can learn from the flaws and imperfections in our code to create better, more resilient products while nurturing team and personal growth.
An idiot's guide to using ChatGPT to make yourself smarter
03-21-2023
ChatGPT is amazing, and quickly finding its way into mainstream use - regardless of how tech-savvy the end user is. This is how I use ChatGPT to learn.
Why Liquid Death's branding is murderously effective
03-07-2023
Discover the science behind naming and branding, and how the Bouba/Kiki effect can help you create a brand identity that resonates with your audience.
The productivity tool I use every day to multiply my output
02-28-2023
I've been using networked note taking to organize my thoughts and ideas for years. Here's how it's helped me become more productive and efficient.
The math behind why cafes should have round tables
02-21-2023
Though we don't often think of it this way, the objects and buildings around us are the result of a series of design decisions.
The finicky nature of color in product design
02-14-2023
Choosing colors for your product can be a difficult task. There are cultural, historical, contextual, and even physiological factors that can influence how we perceive color.
Perception and unexpected tricks of the mind
01-31-2023
Explore the fascinating world of perception and cognition in the Tiny Improvements newsletter. Uncover the unexpected tricks of our minds and learn how to make tiny improvements in our cognitive abilities.
Learn from me: a Dunning-Kruger expert
01-24-2023
Drawing on the Dunning-Kruger Effect to propel tech progress is like using a slingshot to travel into space: Leaving our comfort zone to learn from experts gives us the momentum to break through boundaries and break records.
These are the books that shaped my career
01-17-2023
A sampling of books that have had a fundamental impact on my career as a designer, developer and startup founder.
Building your brand in the developer community
12-13-2022
Learn how to build a personal brand as a developer or product builder to differentiate yourself in the tech industry and gain recognition for your work. Authenticity and consistency are key to attracting the right people and opportunities. Follow these steps to get started.
Customer experience, quality, and the hype cycle
12-06-2022
The Gartner Hype Cycle, and its relationship with customer experience for new products and companies.
Put a fork in it - how to know when your work is ready to publish
11-22-2022
Deciding when your work is "done" can be a crippling decision for creators. Let's talk about that.
Get started: The trick to publishing online
11-15-2022
The biggest benefit about telling people online about what you're learning is the network effect.
What it's like to get laid off and go viral on the same day
11-10-2022
Last week may have been the most complicated week of my life. I got laid off from Stripe, and went viral on Twitter. Here's what happened.
What I learned from using AI in my work
10-25-2022
Machine learning and AI tools have been making waves in the news lately. Let's take a look at some that you might want to consider using
Tips for managing burnout and stress
10-18-2022
We all experience stress and burnout at some point in our lives. Here are the tools I've found to stay ahead of burnout in my job and my relationships.
5 Design rules everyone should know
10-11-2022
For most of my life, I would not have described myself as a creative person. As it works out, nobody is inherently creative. It's all about following rules.
Remember these apps?
10-04-2022
This Dispatch of Tiny Improvements dives into some of †he apps we've forgotten, no code tools, and time off.
The way we talk about our things
09-20-2022
This we we talk about intentional use of language and how it can affect subconscious behavior.
I swear I wrote that down somewhere 🤦♂️
05-11-2020
Training your brain with networked note-taking, privacy-first analytics for websites, expensive asparagus, speed reading and retention.