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"His leadership transcends any positional authority he might hold." - Torrey Podmajersky, www.CatbirdContent.com/Chirp

Culturalization, recognition, and leadership

June 4, 2025

"Overfunctioning." Torrey Podmajersky, www.Catbirdcontent.com/chirp

Celebration, teamwork, and overfunctioning

May 14, 2025

"The earth has shifted, and we will still dance upon it" - Torrey Podmajersky, Catbirdcontent.com/chirp

The steady work of change

April 23, 2025

Alt text: "I prioritize taking time to reflect as I go" - Torrey Podmajersky, Catbirdcontent.com/chirp

Content-first, content management, and self management

April 2, 2025

"My work costs more in energy than it costs in time."

Iterating, investing, and recuperating

March 12, 2025

"AI skepticism is like sunscreen for my brain, preventing long-term damage."

Celebrating, sunscreen, and survey

February 19, 2025

"A bad app isn't enough to lose my loyalty, unless an app is all they have" in pink text, by Torrey Podmajersky

Lessons from old technology

January 29, 2025

Pink letters on a white background say "I'm glad you're here with me in 2025."

A new year together

January 8, 2025

The best of times, the darkest times

December 18, 2024

Sustaining each other

November 27, 2024

Who are we nudging our users to become?

Let’s make good choices.

November 5, 2024

Pink text says "Taking time away is a skill I'm still working to build."

Design systems, electoral systems, support systems

October 16, 2024

Resources, first-draft angst, and fun in person

September 25, 2024

Stories about growing, writing, and working

September 4, 2024

New book details, conferences, energy and joy

August 14, 2024

Monopolies, AI, and new book!

July 24, 2024

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Content In AI, Politics, And Courage

July 3, 2024

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The Dark Forest of the Web; Critique and feedback; Infrastructure

June 12, 2024

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First newsletter! UX Writing in China; The Content Design Manifesto; Showing up

May 22, 2024