Hey friends,

It's crazy hot outside — stay safe, stay hydrated.

Thinking Too Hard 🤔

I've been thinking about receiving and responding to feedback this week. I've written about it before, but there's something that tends to happen once a problem is identified — it turns into a mini-workshop on how to fix it.

There's a wide-circulated concept that seems to hold true: if people say something's off they're usually right, when they tell you how to fix it they're usually wrong.

It's not that your opinion is superior, but when you create something, have a lot of unspoken legwork in the problem space that's bolstered by your expertise. We naturally mold our advice to our own preferences and it can be very easy to be a people-pleaser and follow advice down a completely different path.

When receiving feedback, especially suggestions on how to fix a problem, I find it's important to listen carefully to the subtext of what is said. They've likely correctly identified a problem, SOMETHING needs to change, but take the WHAT with a grain of salt. Be open to changing things, but test it against the vision in your head to make sure it's going where it ought to.

Interesting Web Bits 🍜

Web Stuff

• Joshua Barretto reminds us that writing toy software is a joy and might be more relevant to your skillset than you think.
• After 20 years, the PNG spec gets some improvements.
• A monospaced font, but done in handwriting-style.
• Though not available YET, soon we'll be able to shape corners with the corner-shape CSS property.
• Not only that, but we'll also soon be able to style gaps. No more odd mix of padding and margin spacing for even rules!

Other Stuff

• You ever sit down to eat and wonder, "How much plastic is in my food?". Well, the internet has you covered as long as you promise not to freak out.
• As an alternative to smashing your router, you could join an offline club?