{"id":916,"date":"2024-12-02T16:07:23","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T21:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/josh.ev9.org\/weblog\/?p=916"},"modified":"2024-12-10T10:45:30","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T15:45:30","slug":"an-emotional-framework-for-making-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/josh.ev9.org\/weblog\/archives\/916","title":{"rendered":"An Emotional Framework for Making Change"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eventual success in creating products that change the world often starts with the feeling of disgruntled pride. “Ugh. Well, if nobody else is going to do it, I suppose I’ll just have to do this on my own.” At least that is how it starts, for me. I build so many things, small and large, rooted in that feeling where I realize that I<\/em> need to be the one to get things moving forward. It’s a realization that’s rooted in disappointment, unfortunately, and really it is nobody else’s fault, but it is what it is and I have learned to recognize it.<\/p>\n

Luckily, that feeling doesn’t stick around for long, most of the time. Typically hours or maybe days.<\/p>\n

The next emotion that shines through after a bit of work is an exclamatory, “oh, there is definitely something here – I better get some collaborators to make this real!”<\/p>\n

And so it begins.<\/p>\n

There is an emotional framework to be had, here:<\/h4>\n
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  1. Get inspired about some change to make in the world (or a product)<\/li>\n
  2. Feel disappointed in realizing you must be the one to make that change<\/li>\n
  3. Excitedly share the initial change with collaborators<\/li>\n
  4. Hustle a version over the (initial) finish line<\/li>\n
  5. Feel the rush of excitement as people make use of your product<\/li>\n
  6. Loop back to step #1, with continued change<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    And that, friends, makes for an emotional journey, which the act of creating products inevitably is<\/em>. Nobody ever taught me that in Design School<\/a>. And probably for the better, because I have to imagine that this is personal.<\/p>\n

    Speaking of personal. It has been a while since I have updated anything on this site. This blog began in 2003<\/a>, as I was finishing college and entering graduate school. It was a place to ramble, reflect, play with words, and share thoughts. I was at the precipice of adulthood taking hold, and learning so much every day.<\/p>\n

    Now, some 21 years later, I find myself at another precipice. That of the mid-career, family person. I still have much to learn, ramble, and reflect on, and I have a ton of energy to give to ideas. It’s time to pick this blog back up.<\/p>\n

    So let’s do that, shall we?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Eventual success in creating products that change the world often starts with the feeling of disgruntled pride. “Ugh. Well, if nobody else is going to do it, I suppose I’ll just have to do this on my own.” At least that is how it starts, for me. I build so many things, small and large, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t