We go to the Moon to learn how to live on other planets.

We go to the Moon to learn how to live on other planets.

1 hr ago • Mick McConnell

March 2026

Constraints

It took forty-one chapters to arrive here, which is either a failure of sequencing or an acknowledgment of how long it takes to accept something this…

Mar 23 • Mick McConnell

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February 2026

January 2026

November 2025

August 2025

Flow

People like to talk about flow as if it’s the soft light at the end of the day—the one clean ride, the runner’s high, the elegant stretch where…

Aug 21, 2025 • Mick McConnell

Speed

I didn’t start my career chasing speed.

Aug 14, 2025 • Mick McConnell

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Friction

Friction and competition get mistaken for the same thing because they both make heat.

Aug 14, 2025 • Mick McConnell

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April 2025

I’m Gen X, and I Feel… Rewired

We built the internet.

Apr 22, 2025 • Mick McConnell

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I’m Gen X, and I Feel… Rewired

We built the internet.

Apr 22, 2025 • Mick McConnell

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THE RETURN OF BOLD: Why Design Must Grow Up—Everywhere

I read Brian Collins’ blistering sermon on the pastel plague overtaking consumer brands—and I felt seen.

Apr 2, 2025 • Mick McConnell

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