Life Began At Union Station
If I could sit with the eighteen-year-old leaving Los Angeles for college, I’d have ten minutes to tell him what the next thirty-eight years taught me.
A personal essay
All the Work in One Place
Essays, industry analysis, and plain-language arguments about technology, culture, power, creativity, and the systems we keep learning how to see.
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2025-26
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Fourteen Productivity Tips Won’t Put You Ahead of 99% of People
A useful list of habits, a shaky Harvard attribution, and a reminder to keep the tools that help you do the work.
A practical guide
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The People Who Remembered
After 2½ years without work, former colleagues helped Todd Kelley get back on his feet. A personal essay about the kindness we bring to work.
A personal essay
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Who Is Holding the Pen?
AI has helped me write more seriously than I have in years. That does not mean I want it writing my novels.
A personal, reported essay
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Systemic Racism, Explained Through Monopoly
A simple way to understand why equal rules today do not automatically erase unequal starting points from yesterday.
An independent analysis
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The Great Decentralization: Why AI Is Leaving the Data Center
We spent three years building cathedrals of compute. Turns out the most interesting AI hardware was already in your pocket.
An independent industry analysis
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Can Prompt-Powered Game Creation Take Course Gamification to the Next Level?
I’ve been exploring new ways to keep my learners engaged, and like many in the Learning & Development space, I started with the usual gamification tools.
Originally published on LinkedIn
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AI Is My Co-Pilot. How I’m Leveling Up My Creative Workflow
Using AI tools in your creative process isn’t cheating. Not when you use it the smart way.
Originally published on LinkedIn
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The Quiet Struggle of Creative Professionals: Battling Imposter Syndrome
So there I was — sitting in a hush-hush meeting with the top 4 execs of an $800 million company, helping shape the visuals and messaging for a huge client announcement.
Partial LinkedIn transfer
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