My natural tendency when it comes to conflict is to resolve as soon as possible. But sometimes it’s not a perfect world. Sometimes you have to agree to disagree. And then, you can’t even agree on what that looks like. That’s the kind of situation I recently found myself in…

A decade ago, I learned about decision fatigue - the idea that the more decisions we make in a day, the harder it becomes to maintain the same level of quality and integrity in each one. Over these tumultuous ten years, has decision fatigue evolved into something even more intense?

On a work call this week, someone mentioned reading a book about the difference between fluid and crystal intelligence and the concept really caught my attention - so much so that I just had to write a Juxtapost about it even though I’ve barely started understanding it myself.

A recent trip to China reminded me how much legend and myth still shape the way we see places and people, especially those furthest from our daily lived experience. This Juxtapost is a reminder to question the narratives we’ve accepted as fact and stay open to a bigger, more beautiful adventures.

This week’s Juxtapost scratches the surface on why and how I keep personal development as the main priority for my creativity and to remind myself that Juxtapost was never meant to be a performance. It’s meant to be a practice.

Recently, during a routine visit to my dentist, my hygienist pointed out some minor staining on my teeth and asked if I drank coffee or tea. When I admitted that I do enjoy a daily cup of coffee and sip on tea throughout the day, she offered this suggestion: drink it as quickly as you can to minimize staining.

Even as someone who built my career on producing videos for the internet, I almost never watch YouTube. My heart truly belongs to movies. There’s something about the completeness of a film - the way it tells a full story in one sitting - that moves me.

In The Creative Act: A Way of Being, Rick Rubin describes a dynamic between different natural tendencies for creative people: Experimenter and Finishers. Rubin encourages us not to pick a side, but to understand both tendencies and to try integrating the one that doesn’t come as naturally. In this Juxtapost, I share three ways I find that balance.

This time of year, a lot of people start quietly evaluating the gap between January goals and July reality. And if we’re not careful, that gap turns into self-judgment. In this Juxtapost, we’re going to strike the right balance between reflection and projection as we go into the second half of the year.

Introducing Juxtapost, an almost-weekly series of bite-sized reflections from a multidisciplinary, neurodivergent creative. Drawing from all corners of life - filmmaking, art, family, business, and quiet moments of observation - each post explores how seemingly contradictory ideas can work in harmony.