issue 33: benefits and non-benefits of the doubt

how do you get over trust issues?

https://carolinesnotes.substack.com/p/how-do-you-get-over-trust-issues

calling island

https://carolinesnotes.substack.com/p/calling-island

tabula rasa

https://open.substack.com/pub/carolinesnotes/p/tabula-rasa?r=4b529&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

The Art of Voice: Poetic Principles and Practice book

happy in hell

https://carolinesnotes.substack.com/p/happy-in-hell

issue 32: proliferating the creative process

how do i share my work more?

https://open.substack.com/pub/carolinesnotes/p/how-do-i-share-my-work-more?r=4b529&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

thank you for the memory

https://carolinesnotes.substack.com/p/thank-you-for-the-memory

A book called Closing the Loop: Systems Thinking for Designers by Sheryl Cababa

“Do a little more of what you want to do every day, until your idea becomes what’s real.” quote on a wall

how to act when the news is so debilitating?

https://carolinesnotes.substack.com/p/how-to-act-when-the-news-is-so-debilitating

https://www.instagram.com/p/CvSbJBCrpa5/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

generational growth

https://carolinesnotes.substack.com/p/generational-growth?sd=pf

how do i move through fear?

https://open.substack.com/pub/carolinesnotes/p/how-do-i-move-through-fear?r=4b529&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

issue 34: stepping towards the unbeaten path

how do i get out of this rat race?

https://open.substack.com/pub/carolinesnotes/p/how-do-i-get-out-of-this-rat-race?r=4b529&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

aging gracefully

https://carolinesnotes.substack.com/p/aging-gracefully

our parents won't be here forever

https://carolinesnotes.substack.com/p/our-parents-wont-be-here-forever

trust issues... wrote about learning how to trust https://carolinesnotes.substack.com/p/how-do-you-get-over-trust-issues

imagine a museum or gallery showing the most beautiful mobile prototypes and user flows. y’all spittin fire sometimes 😮‍💨

🇯🇵 going to japan in sept for 3 weeks part-solo, part-with Omar— got reccs?!

focus: 
- spas 
- food: unagi, soba, tempura, etc
- coffee / whiskey + sake bars
- housewares: esp glass/knives/ceramics/textiles
- japan-specific things like sumo/bonsai gardens/animals/trains

nudging myself to write more poems until it’s natural. good morning

been dream building and shared some words on executing goals through intention
https://carolinesnotes.substack.com/p/calling-island

if you’re struggling, this map may help you find where you are and imagine where you can grow.

over the past year, i moved from comfort to fear to learning and fiiiinally at growth for this chapter of challenge. not linear but illustrated phases checks out.

evidence that mirrors are portals — scan of my space

very relaxing read on bringing more You into your writing aka leaning into your weirdness to add that chef’s kiss flavuh 🤌🏼

🆕 article -- what makes the feeling of happiness and suffering mutually exclusive to what one is actually going through? how do ppl stay happy in hell? https://carolinesnotes.substack.com/p/happy-in-hell

“she realized she had been here before”, a YUNNY STUDIOS original 🤪

notes towards prolific creation https://open.substack.com/pub/carolinesnotes/p/how-do-i-share-my-work-more?r=4b529&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

everyone’s fits at config though 😮‍💨

aug 15, a filmmaker friend of mine is hosting a SF local crit on Clement in the spirit of more creative dialogue — more film + artsy community though some science peeps are sharing. join if this interests you!

one of my greatest achievements this week was completing level 1 of cuphead

a new wave of systems thinking for our product design genre!! a post pandemic baby fosho

great for peeps like me working on big hairy problems / specializing in systems design 🤠

baking morning buns to feel like i’m in Scandinavia again

Zzaturday — curated by chef Omar, menu designed by YUNNY STUDIOS 🌞

Day one of Config in the books @carolineluu @vladbalashov

the potential impact of LLMs on personal knowledge systems…can we also add speech-to-text, photo-to-text and text-to-photo?

how to act when the news is so debilitating? https://carolinesnotes.substack.com/p/how-to-act-when-the-news-is-so-debilitating

if you’re losing sight of why you’re creating, talk to the person you’re creating for. i talked to a reader and she shared that my articles have a warmth to them, that they’re not something you glance but something you sit with and make time for. 

back to writing 🤧

my craving to be off all internet grows as years pass — hearing about its greatest hits from friends geeking out in-person — allowing silence to take space and spread peace — if validation came from true friends and your inner child…why be on? — maybe just as a cherry on top

really had to run a marathon for ultra training 💀

if you’re looking to get feedback on a project or meet other local artists, Problem Library, the non-profit i volunteer at, is having a summer critique series every Sunday 🤠

https://www.instagram.com/p/CvSbJBCrpa5/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

wrote about generational growth, trauma, and healing and how they play into each other over time. artist highlight is Hung Liu. enjoy ❤️https://carolinesnotes.substack.com/p/generational-growth?sd=pf

"a study on eggs" – an asian + egg dessert menu made with a friend to celebrate another friend :)

3 days until my race! clocked in at 750 miles rn. this 6 mo journey is almost done 🥹

4 weeks until race day
40 miles until 700 mile goal
how do i run during config week?? lmao stay tuned

“it is a luxury to be understood” ralph 🫂 waldo 🫂 emerson 🫂

issue 25 up! made the collages :-) https://open.substack.com/pub/carolinesnotes/p/how-do-i-move-through-fear?r=4b529&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

choosing to love when love is hard is a rite of passage to wisdom

anyone have experience / know someone who can format (e)books for self publication? i’m stuck on which tools and building an organized process. 

working with photos and text so far. also curious about video / voice for an online version. 

thx in advance :)

how do i get out of this rat race? thoughts on work, meaning, and business. onwards to YUNNY STUDIOS 🤪 

https://open.substack.com/pub/carolinesnotes/p/how-do-i-get-out-of-this-rat-race?r=4b529&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

what does it mean to age gracefully?https://carolinesnotes.substack.com/p/aging-gracefully

oldie but i think about this especially during the holidays. hope it helps you center before family time. https://carolinesnotes.substack.com/p/our-parents-wont-be-here-forever

anyone know designers working on AI-based products? i’m interested in ML as a user experience and the challenges in this problem space

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