Stop designing. Start deciding.

I’ve been skateboarding since I was 12. There’s little else that has shaped my worldview more than riding a plank with four wheels with friends, seeking new spots, filming each other.

The need to write

After a spiritual experience in college that led me to change majors from business to creative writing, I entered my first writing class. The professor asked about everyone’s favorite books and authors.

What’s your God metric?

I'm growing ruthless in my determination to focus. Not just personally—though it applies to how I spend my time, my values, my relationships—but especially in business. At the very

Less but better.

That's the title of legendary 20th-century designer Dieter Rams' book on his 10 design principles. I've been thinking about these principles constantly from three different perspectives. First, personally:

What do you want?

There are several moments in the New Testament where Jesus asks people this simple, profound question: "What do you want?" "Do you want me to heal you?" "Who