Week 26 2024

I turned 49 years old today—one event in a packed week in which I facilitated a reading group, gave a talk for UX Akron, participated in a grant review, and am oh-so-close to finishing work on the Design Workbench website network rebuild. All these activities make me feel simultaneously grateful and concerned. Am I doing too much? Am I neglecting relationships? Am I overworking and neglecting crucial rest that, if ignored, can cause some serious health problems?

Yes.

Am I energized by building things, writing, and learning new concepts that remind me why living is so rewarding? Am I humbled that folks are interested in the work I am doing? Do I look forward to reading more, making connections, and working to help others have more useful, usable, desirable, and memorable experiences?

Yes.

Growing older is a strange thing.