This is the December 1st edition of my new email newsletter. For more information and how to subscribe, click here.
Time to share what I’ve been working on and working through this week. Shall I call it Finley Fridays? Jeff’s Weekly Review? Weekly Roundup?
Anyway…
Before I do that, one last reminder about my Black Friday Sale going on in my shop. Today’s the last day to get up to 50% off everything including my books, design resources, and merch.
What I’ve Been Working On
Website Revamp: I’ve been wanting to redesign my site for some time now, looking to modernize and speed it up while also expressing some more of my creative style. I’ve used WordPress since 2008 and my web design skills are still stuck in the 2010s. I’m considering taking a course (like this one on Skillshare) on modern UI design with apps like Figma and Webflow. If I stick with WordPress, I’m looking at Breakdance for my page builder. If anyone has experience with this I could use some tips!
Music Production: Thanks to Toontrack’s sales this past month, I’ve picked up some new toys. Been on a Doom/Stoner Metal kick lately and have been trying to get those classic fuzzy guitar tones in FL Studio using plugins like Shreddage and Amplitube 5. If you want, you can hear some snippets of my experiments here.
Exploring AI Tools for Web/UI Design: I spent a lot of time this week trying out tools like Relume’s AI Site Builder to help create sitemaps and wireframes for my website. I saw this video Midjourney + AI Site Builder | Webflow Live Build and was blown away.
There are other apps I’ve tried like Framer, Visily, and uizard, but didn’t get any results I was happy with. Felt like a glorified template generators and not any better than WordPress themes. Good starting points and lots of potential.
What I’ve Been Working Through
Anomalous Action: I just completed a 30-Day Challenge where I try to do one action everyday that I normally wouldn’t do with the intention to shake up my reality and get into a higher lifeline. This is a concept I got from Reality Transurfing which is a philosophy similar to Neville Goddard, Law of Attraction, or Abraham Hicks. This was extremely helpful in getting me out of a rut and inviting more magic and synchronicity into my life.
Information Overload: Because of all the anomalous action I took, I started to see doors open and new opportunities show up. I was flooded with new material and information I hadn’t been aware of before. So much so that I felt overwhelmed and needed to say no to things and be more deliberate in what I focus on.
IFS Parts Work: I do Internal Family Systems therapy on myself using apps like Sentur and it’s been very effective at helping me heal shame, fear, and anxiety. I would do their guided meditations whenever I got triggered and it helped me overcome a lot of trepidation I had with starting up this newsletter and putting myself back out there.
I’m also helping the developers test a new app called Refract which incorporates AI into its IFS sessions and journaling functions. It’s cool to type out your thoughts and have the AI reflect back to you what it’s seeing, reframe it from a pronoia perspective, or even from the perspective of you in the future. I’m excited about this.
If this interests you, I highly recommend checking out Integral Guide and PsychoTechologies.org for further reading.
That’s about all for the week. If you’ve got any feedback or tips for me, I’d love to hear from you.
Have a great weekend,
Jeff
Great to see you back Jeff. I can relate to this: Anomalous Action:
I am trying to do one action everyday that I normally wouldn’t do with the intention to shake up my reality and get into a higher lifeline. This is extremely helpful in getting me out of a rut and inviting more magic and synchronicity into my life.
I’m doing the same, trying to incorporate more adventures and experiences into my days no matter how small.