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Change Always Stings
People form relationships with their tools, and forced upgrades feel like loss even when they're objectively better.
What Is Actually The End Goal?
we're all passengers, watching the horizon change
Why content?
"The World Runs on Media"
What the Machines Still Don’t Know
Technology is accelerating, but meaning is still ours to define.
TikTok's Last Dance
When TikTok briefly disappeared, it exposed our emotional ties to digital spaces. Explore how creators adapt, communities evolve, and storytelling persists in the face of platform extinction.
Ideas Need Light to Grow
An idea kept in the dark is as good as forgotten. Only by sharing can it grow, connect, and make an impact. What’s holding you back?
Death by 1000 subscriptions
Subscriptions were supposed to make life easier—just a few bucks for convenience. But now, they’re everywhere, draining our wallets like zombies.
R.I.P. Insomnia Journal
Loneliness, Creativity, and the Power of Moving ForwardIn the early months of 2020, the world was hit by a wave of isolation that we never saw coming. Lockdowns, uncertainty, and the intense loneliness that came with the pandemic shaped our days and nights. For me, it was the nights
Manifest Your Reality: The AI-Powered Guide to Getting What You Want
Powerful strategies and techniques for getting what you want from AI
Email from Steve
We love the myth of the lone genius. Jobs included. But here's the thing. Even Jobs knew better. In 2010 he wrote himself this email basically saying: everything I have came from someone else. The food, the clothes, the language, the tech.
Your Creative Purpose: Insights from Jack Conte
This talk encourages introspection, downplaying the significance of likes and follows, and reasserting the importance of creativity and vision.
So, will I be replaced?
The Automation Ultimatum
Focusing on infinity
Time and creativity share an intimate bond in photography. Just as time etches moments into memory, the camera captures scenes into images brought to life by creative vision.Focusing too narrowly causes us to lose perspective of the broader stream.The camera is a time machine in some ways, able
AI in Art: Creative Partner or Soul Snatcher?
AI doesn't feel the artist's struggle or euphoria, but it's a damn good cheat code for scaling creative walls. Art's goal isn't just sweat; it's about impact, story, and heart-squeeze. Bottom line? It's an exciting fucking time to be an artist.
AI's Quantum Leap: Mimicking Attenborough's Voice
Charlie Holtz utilized GPT-4 Vision and ElevenLabs' tech to enable an AI to narrate in real-time, mimicking David Attenborough's distinctive voice.
My Creative Stack
Cutting-edge tools and tech I use to deliver exceptional creative work. Here's the curated stack behind my process.