Archive - Kimchi & Gabagool

The quality of anything begins with the quality of our thoughts.

May 10 •

April 2025

The single word that defines my most fulfilling career moments, my most imaginative creative work, and the bonds that grew friendship.

Apr 28 •

December 2024

Return to fundamentals

Returning to basics is not a step backwards.

Dec 12, 2024 •

December 2023

A Year of Things

Some wins, favorite photographs, good books, hearty essays, and what's next.

Dec 31, 2023 •

Where is the next creative revolution?

Advertising invented the idea of "creative teams" in the 1950s. There's tension between design and marketing. Most startups don't know what to do in the…

Dec 20, 2023 •

November 2023

To be creative, practice

I didn’t consider myself creative until my mid-twenties. I played sports my entire life and failed at school. What has helped me—and continues to—is to…

Nov 12, 2023 •

Character and Portfolio

The only two things you need to focus for building a career and a life.

Nov 5, 2023 •

September 2023

Brand is behavior

A brand is not just your logo, website, or typeface. Brands today are viewed as people. Companies that believe—and invest in—branding must see a new…

Sep 29, 2023 •

August 2023

Let's try this again

Long time no see! You're getting this because you were getting my Motivated Mastery newsletter years ago. I'm starting a Substack to write again—and…

Aug 18, 2023 •

December 2022

AI Can't Replace Me

Playing with AI tools recently like ChatGPT and Midjourney made me realize the quality on average stuff will go up exponentially.

Dec 13, 2022 •

July 2022

In 2010, I started a Twitter account. I was the only one in my group of friends who tried it, and it was the first time I used social media for…

Jul 12, 2022 •

June 2022

Town Square, Guilds, and Community

It felt like a gold rush was happening on the internet in 2010.

Jun 15, 2022 •

#nojs-banner { position: fixed; bottom: 0; left: 0; padding: 16px 16px 16px 32px; width: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; background: red; color: white; font-family: -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 13px; line-height: 13px; } #nojs-banner a { color: inherit; text-decoration: underline; } This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please turn on JavaScript or unblock scripts