How Conflict Makes Us (& Others) Better. — Excerpt from User Defenders: Podcast episode 077 with Joshua Mauldin. Years ago, I remember visiting the beautiful park in sunny Southern California that my wife and I were married at nearly 22 years ago… This time, we were there with the first few of our young children, reminiscing. One of our kids noticed a butterfly cocoon and excitedly dragged me over to see it.

There are few things more nerve-wracking and mentally/emotionally draining as interviewing for a job. As one who naturally veers toward the introverted spectrum, I absolutely hate trying to sell myself. It’s like, “You should already know how awesome I am.” 😜 Right?? Before I get into the core of what…

…who exactly 50yrs ago today, helped launch the Apollo 11 rocket to the moon! — ALL ARE WELCOMED TO ATTEND this rare, unforgettable opportunity.

…and help yourself to some amazing, exclusive perks! — On June 6, 2015, I set out to create a UX podcast like no other that would dive deep into the minds, attitudes, behaviors and habits of the design superheroes who are shaping (and/or have shaped) the medium as we know it, in order to inspire and equip you to…

I’ve been watching Mr. Robot, and at the end of episode 5 (I believe), Elliott the main character says something really profound that I wanted to hold onto. He said: “My father picked me up from school one day, and we played hooky and went to the beach. It was too cold to go in the water, so we sat on a blanket and ate pizza. When I got home my sneakers were full of sand, and I dumped it…

How I’ve made 20yrs of marriage, 6 kids, 5yrs at same job, and 3yrs of successful podcasting work. — As a husband of a stay-at-home/home-schooling mom, father of six kids (oldest is 17, youngest is 2), podcast host, full-time employee, coffee roaster and worship leader–maintaining a “work/life balance” is (and better be) very important to me. I’d be lying if I said I never fail, but I certainly give…

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Our machines are only as good as what we feed them — It seems like for as long as robots have appeared on the scene, there’s been a fear of a dystopian future where robots–the loyal, promised servants to mankind, would one-day gain their own consciousness, and rise up to possibly destroy us.

…and yours. — NSFW WARNING: Many may find the imagery contained in this article to be offensive, and potential trigger material if you have challenges with sex addiction. Then again, the sad irony behind that statement, is everything you see below is content that your kids (and mine) can currently already see on…