Design done with defaults and prompts is already detected miles away. The difference between designers will be the discipline of continuing to do the work, without shortcuts.

The weirdest flex right now is “I one-shotted this with AI.”

Cool. So can a stranger who types a similar sentence.

One-shotting means the output required zero judgment. Zero editing. Zero taste. You skipped the entire part that makes it yours. The work is everything that happens after the first result.

Feeling guilty about not producing the same quantity of work after being a parent?

Remember that your priorities have changed, and that’s okay. Your value doesn’t depend on your output. Give yourself a break and focus on what you can do, not what you can’t.

Is incredible how few own their mistakes at work.

Everyone’s perfect and is everybody else’s fault. If that would be actually true, way more companies should be thriving.

My wife always helps me to value my work. — You charge them that?! You’re almost doing it for free!

And when she’s asking a favor. — Aww come on, is so easy for you. It would not take long. 🙄

Companies that do not offer remote work will have more and more problems finding or retaining talent. They will need a good reason for their workers to agree to sacrifice their quality of life. https://lp.buffer.com/state-of-remote-work-2020