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Your Interview Story
Use the structure of story (from Aristotle to Hollywood) to learn about yourself and get the job you want.
 • James Buckhouse
How to Find a Job at a Startup
This is a hands-on, practical guide for finding a secret stash of jobs, effectively cold emailing for a warm intro, and performing your best at the…
 • James Buckhouse
The Five-Sentence Interview
Use this structure from Shakespeare to get the job you want.
 • James Buckhouse
Letter 34
The Curiosity Machine, Ratios, and The 4th Dimension
 • James Buckhouse
How biomimicry changed architecture
The story of an extraordinary lily.
 • James Buckhouse
Jony Ive: Work and Love
Patrick Collison and Jony Ive on GDP, Beauty, Design, and Freud.
 • James Buckhouse
Netflix for Builders.
An online library learn to design, code, write, draw, and create.
 • James Buckhouse
Designing Fast and Slow
Protect the vibe. The mood matters.
 • James Buckhouse
Neuroplastic Design: How to Design Your Life for Beneficial Stimuli
You are what you think. Just as we pay attention to the food we eat, should we also pay attention to the stimuli we consume? Here is a framework to get…
 • James Buckhouse
Coding Backwards
A new learning strategy for artists who code, new painting in progress, and pre-gaming your creativity
 • James Buckhouse
AI Agents Using MCP = Your “Guy in the Chair”
Today's newsletter digs into a topic artists, designers, and writers can use to explore how to create in the AI Era: How to give your AI Agents a way to…
 • James Buckhouse
Letter 33
AI Ted Talks, Looking Closely, Pentagram.
 • James Buckhouse
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