Return of Enjoyment.

I set a goal this year to spend more time with other local independent designers. The hope is that we can support each other in the many challenges we face wearing too many hats. I was already meeting with a group sporadically for lunch, and this year, we decided to formalize and meet monthly. Win!

Advice For Design StudentsDJ TrischlerFebruary 5, 2020designers lunch, malcolm gladwell, james billiter, manfred w, jessica jones, cafe vivace, guestboard, appropriation, ROE, return on enjoyment, critique

What Doesn't Feel Like Work?

I confided in a dear friend and fellow designer recently about how I get a weird feeling in my stomach when a potential client emails or calls me. I’m never excited. I compare it to how I felt playing baseball as a teenager. The older I got, the more I dreaded playing baseball. Before games, I would pray for a rain out. I didn’t enjoy the game and it didn’t help that I was terribly afraid of getting hit by a pitch, or a line drive. For my teammates, it all seemed to come naturally. For me, I would have rather stayed home and played Final Fantasy IV.

Advice For Design StudentsDJ TrischlerJanuary 11, 2020conversations with tyler, jessica jones, work, vocation, calling, writing, teaching

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