[genmon]

Hi all — Unoffice Hours host here! This has been a wildly successful experiment for me. ~360 calls booked since I made that post, about 300 calls. I’ve reviewed pitch decks, given design feedback, met monks, discussed work and careers with students, and chewed the fat with like minded people who I never would have met otherwise.

Sorry you can’t find a slot! It’s already booked up for the next 60 days and I use Calendly to keep a rolling availability window. I've just opened a handful of extra times in October and November.

I highly recommend making this part of your weekly rhythm too — it’s a big part of how I find new ideas, and it helps get me out of my bubble.

[napolux]

Congrats! I do the same but not every week... I have a bursts of weeks where I do this for a couple of days

I can't agree more with what you write!

Keep going!!!

[consf]

Inspiring to see how many different people and ideas you've encountered

[genmon]

It has been truly amazing.

There have been some really unusual moments -- like reviewing the pitch deck of a monk, or being suddenly involved in a design crit for a class of masters students.

And some are extraordinary. Last week I spoke with a hugely successful children's book author who has just opened a kids' playground that builds familiarity with the fundamentals of computing!

Sometimes I feel like I'm able to help. By being a second pair of eyes on what the other person sees as ordinary, or even tangled and overwhelming, we can identify a way forward or point of focus for a project or artistic practice.

But my favourites are the everyday conversations where we find common ground, and I learn something and they learn something too in the exchange.

I find that when I'm required to explain an opinion or some knowledge that I take for granted, the act of verbalising it illuminates new ideas, and talking to somebody else about it helps me find new perspectives.

It's the highlight of my week, and has been for 4 years now!

[gnrlst]

Love the initiative! Booked some time.