No One Asked Us

Another week another episode covering what is happening in the life of Ali and Will. This week we talk about what it means to create light/ephemeral work and heavy/rewarding work. --------- Website: https://www.wking.dev Newsletter: https://www.wking.dev/newsletter Podcast: https://share.transistor.fm/s/d761db36 Community: https://ripple.fm/podcasts/strong-opinions-weekly-held-1764316855 Video: ht...

We are back from Disney! We had an awesome time and we break down how the trip went. --------- Website: https://www.wking.dev Newsletter: https://www.wking.dev/newsletter Podcast: https://share.transistor.fm/s/d761db36 Community: https://ripple.fm/podcasts/strong-opinions-weekly-held-1764316855 Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3XVd8V-ufM

We are going to Disney, and I am going on a Live Show, and Ali is teaching me how to be a better parent...what could go wrong? --------- Website: https://www.wking.dev Newsletter: https://www.wking.dev/newsletter Podcast: https://share.transistor.fm/s/d761db36 Community: https://ripple.fm/podcasts/strong-opinions-weekly-held-1764316855 Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_2Xd7MEJjA

The Kings have been hit by the sickness. Ali blames Will. You know how this goes. --------- Website: https://www.wking.dev Newsletter: https://www.wking.dev/newsletter Podcast: https://share.transistor.fm/s/d761db36 Community: https://ripple.fm/podcasts/strong-opinions-weekly-held-1764316855 Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1naxPrHM7tA

I am back from Amsterdam, and Ali has some beef with me. Also, I came back with bronchitis so that is fun. --------- Website: https://www.wking.dev Newsletter: https://www.wking.dev/newsletter Podcast: https://share.transistor.fm/s/d761db36 Community: https://ripple.fm/podcasts/strong-opinions-weekly-held-1764316855 Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzPx2SpJ_Mg

Ali has a business idea and we are going to talk about it. --------- Website: https://www.wking.dev Newsletter: https://www.wking.dev/newsletter Podcast: https://share.transistor.fm/s/d761db36 Community: https://ripple.fm/podcasts/strong-opinions-weekly-held-1764316855 Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2HG0RIZW7k

The King household was ravaged by norovirus this weekend, and Ali is looking for a side gig. --------- Website: https://www.wking.dev Newsletter: https://www.wking.dev/newsletter Podcast: https://share.transistor.fm/s/d761db36 Community: https://ripple.fm/podcasts/strong-opinions-weekly-held-1764316855 Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DEFDtO2Qno

In this episode Ali is in the drivers seat....interviewing me in what she lovingly names the nobody cares podcast. --------- Website: https://www.wking.dev Newsletter: https://www.wking.dev/newsletter Podcast: https://share.transistor.fm/s/d761db36 Community: https://ripple.fm/podcasts/strong-opinions-weekly-held-1764316855 Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PB9hDxgxXVo

Listen to the most disappointing reveal and then hear us argue as we plan out some goals for 2025! --------- Website: https://www.wking.dev Newsletter: https://www.wking.dev/newsletter Podcast: https://share.transistor.fm/s/d761db36 Community: https://ripple.fm/podcasts/strong-opinions-weekly-held-1764316855 Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pthqQskBt3w

It is the end of 2024! A fun year and Ali and I look back on some of the big moments with this year. Also, watch you back. It seems I am not the only one in Ali's crosshairs the end of this year. --------- Website: https://www.wking.dev Newsletter: https://www.wking.dev/newsletter Podcast: https://share.transistor.fm/s/d761db36 Community: https://ripple.fm/podcasts/strong-opinions-weekly-held-1764...

A quick episode with Ali and I on the mic before Thanksgiving. We share a funny challenge we did with our 5 year old, and Ali's strong opinions about the right coffee mug attributes. --------- Website: https://www.wking.dev Newsletter: https://www.wking.dev/newsletter Podcast: https://share.transistor.fm/s/d761db36 Community: https://ripple.fm/podcasts/strong-opinions-weekly-held-1764316855 Video:...

We have a guest! John Rudolph Drexler of Thunk joins me on the pod to share some strong opinions and boy is it good. You are not going to want to miss this one. PS - You should hire Thunk. https://thunk.dev John on X John on Bluesky --------- Website: https://www.wking.dev Newsletter: https://www.wking.dev/newsletter Podcast: https://share.transistor.fm/s/d761db36 Community: https://ripple.fm/podc...

The reality is that the romantic version you have about things in your head is never going to happen. So what should you do with that information? --------- Website: https://www.wking.dev Newsletter: https://www.wking.dev/newsletter Podcast: https://share.transistor.fm/s/d761db36 Community: https://ripple.fm/podcasts/strong-opinions-weekly-held-1764316855 Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUt...

In this episode Ali gives will feedback on his interview on the Origins.fm podcast, and we show off our new matching tatoos! --------- Website: https://www.wking.dev Newsletter: https://www.wking.dev/newsletter Podcast: https://share.transistor.fm/s/d761db36 Community: https://ripple.fm/podcasts/strong-opinions-weekly-held-1764316855 Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAHgMzCU_X4

A new guest! This week Ryan Gilbert shares his experience growing a directory + newsletter business from 0 to 1 with Workspaces and h1gallery. We then talk about how we can apply that to my new project with the same model. I know I learned a lot, and know you will too. Workspaces: https://www.workspaces.xyz/ h1gallery: https://h1gallery.com/ Ryan Gilbert on X: https://x.com/rjgilbert --------- Web...

Software is saturated. Now more than ever, we should not be sacrificing personality at the altar of scale and consistency. This episode I try and explain where I want to take my content and how I want to monetize it. --------- Website: https://www.wking.dev Newsletter: https://www.wking.dev/newsletter Podcast: https://share.transistor.fm/s/d761db36 Community: https://ripple.fm/podcasts/strong-opin...

For those of you who aren't aware. I have an internet troll. Her name is Ali, and she is my wife. She is hilarious and people have asked me to have her on so we decided to give it a try. Hope you enjoy! --------- Website: https://www.wking.dev Newsletter: https://www.wking.dev/newsletter Podcast: https://share.transistor.fm/s/d761db36 Community: https://ripple.fm/podcasts/strong-opinions-weekly-he...

How do you build better relationships? Is it by spending a few really fun times together or by spending a whole lot of mediocre time together? How about a skillset? Is it by working on a couple cool new things, or by spending a lot of time working on the same problem area? --------- Website: https://www.wking.dev Newsletter: https://www.wking.dev/newsletter Podcast: https://share.transistor.fm/s/8...

Video walkthroughs do not belong inside of products. I would even go so far as to say if you need a video walkthrough to explain how to use your product or features in it, your design and experience is fundamentally flawed. A walkthrough video is like pouring molasses on all the potential energy your customers have. You are taking a user from an active role to a passive role and asking them to rem...

On Monday I got to participate in the Laravel vs Terminal basketball game both as coach and player. I met so many incredible people and I talk for a little bit about how great that community is and how I ended up in Dallas...turns out you really can just do stuff. Then I dig into the most important lessons I learned losing 100 pounds in a year. --------- Website: https://www.wking.dev Newsletter:...

We are going public baby! This is no longer a private podcast hosted on ripple.fm, but a public feed. However, Ripple will still be where the conversation is happening. I am also introducing a new format. Updates! I have a lot going on and wanted to take a second to give everyone insight on what is happening soon. --------- Website: https://www.wking.dev Newsletter: https://www.wking.dev/newslette...

Thinking through how sometimes we can be busy but get nothing done. Sometimes that can be good and sometimes that is not good. I talk through both. After you listen I would love to know the times you found yourself prying at rocks. --------- Website: https://www.wking.dev Newsletter: https://www.wking.dev/newsletter Podcast: https://share.transistor.fm/s/b3858231 Community: https://ripple.fm/podca...

Exploring the concept of managing momentum, motivation and opportunities through the lens of open processes. I discuss the impact of having active processes on our effectiveness, emphasizing that open-ended tasks can clutter our minds and hinder our performance. By closing these processes, either by completing tasks or organizing them outside our heads, we can free up mental resources and reduce s...