Human Brian is still evolving. I plan to use this blog as a journal of my personal and professional growth. I will also discuss design trends, UX/UI, and projects that I’m currently working on.
May 2019
The word leadership is often used, yet I wonder if we truly know what it means and, even more importantly, what good leadership looks like. I’m currently reading a book on 26 leadership lessons from the Apostle Paul.
Here are
COVID has forced us to rethink how we work and interact with one another daily. While virtual fatigue is real as we rely more on services like Slack, Zoom, and Hangouts, there are some positives that I’d like to share.
This morning I dropped my car off at the dealer for what I hope to be service covered by a recall (now called product improvement campaigns) or as a fallback covered by the extended warranty that came with the car
During our Monday meeting this week, Kevin O’Keefe asked, “what do we like?” This question was asked in part from a SLACK discussion the previous week; a few of us were giving our take on a publishing platform’s new features.
My first real job was working for a corporate collections agency. While my role was related to managing the office, print design/advertising needs, the company website, and intranet (remember those). I did learn much from watching the collection agents as
This week, Bob Ambrogi wrote a great article outlining the benefits of legal blogging beyond marketing. Phrases like: a creative outlet, makes you smarter, builds relationships, opens doors, improves your writing, and serves others stood out to me as key.
Sometimes your needs come into focus as time moves along. They are not immediately apparent. This week I realized I needed a wall calendar. I found myself asking Siri what the date was each AM before reading through a daily
I find podcasting a beneficial format for digesting content from weekend binge-listening to Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History to Distributed by Matt Mullenweg and all topics in between. There’s much to be gained, not just for entertainment purposes. Legal podcasters have
I enjoy running. It’s fair to say I’ve been running most of my life. When I was younger, running was a requirement for soccer conditioning. That meant every summer, I was running in the evenings with my dad prodding me
I have been working from my home office for the last 15 years. In times past, I found that every four months or so, I’d start to feel disconnected, and that meant it was time for a trip out to
