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Jamey Lyon

Jamey Lyon

93 posts

Optimization Traps: Why more efficiency isn't always better

Optimization Traps: Why more efficiency isn't always better

We’re all looking for ways to work smarter, but optimizing comes with its own set of risks. Here are 2 traps to avoid as you improve your efficiency.

A cocktail-napkin sketch of 3 suns rising over a pyramid.

Life Lessons from The Three-Body Problem: Don’t Wait to Start Living

Reading Liu Cixin’s The Three-Body has helped me to reflect on making time for joy today and live in the now. Here's how.

Case Study - Tumbleweed

Case Study - Tumbleweed

How I transformed a written short story into cinematic audio that immerses you in every scene.

Case Study - Whose Got Next

Case Study - Whose Got Next

How I built a music podcast to highlight less known artists, with a new genre every episode.

Case Study - Create Connected

Case Study - Create Connected

How I built and systematized a podcast and newsletter to help creatives find community across art forms.

The Craft of Spending Time Wisely — Uwe Dreissigacker

The Craft of Spending Time Wisely — Uwe Dreissigacker

I connected with Uwe Dreissigacker to talk the most important things to focus on when building a product, project, or offering.

Stories Stoked by Curiosity — Justice Parman

Stories Stoked by Curiosity — Justice Parman

I connected with Justice Parman to talk writing deeply, organizing seed ideas, and staying curious while building new worlds.

Art and Not Feeling Alone — Georgann Ireland

Art and Not Feeling Alone — Georgann Ireland

I connected with Georgann Ireland to explore the connecting value of art, running good collaborations, and juggling creative identities.

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Projects

Improv Finder

June 26, 2024
Text on a yellow background: San Diego Improv Finder

A platform to help people find improv groups and activities near them within San Diego county.

Makestack

June 18, 2024
Makestack

A system that helps multi-passionate people worry less about how to get organized so you can enjoy more of your process.

The Art of Self-Destruction

April 21, 2023
The Art of Self-Destruction

A story about seeing the flaws in your core self and setting about to change your very foundations—told through tales and tunes.

Chat Anywhere

March 20, 2023
Chat Anywhere

A knowledge base with learning pathways to help people grow simple conversational skills that work.

Create Connected

February 21, 2023
Create Connected, powered by The Okreo (on a yellow background)

A podcast and newsletter to help creatives build community discourse across art forms.

Whose Got Next

October 08, 2021
Whose Got Next

A weekly show of handpicked, refreshing music from artists that you probably haven't heard of yet.

Max64

May 30, 2021
A screenshot showing the UI of Max64 (with all knobs) in the Max 8 software.

A generative, performative music system built with Max 8 and an 8 knob MIDI controller.

Building a Chorus [Thesis]

May 10, 2021
Title card presenting "Building a Chorus" by the author as the thesis findings and discussion for U.C Berkeley Undergraduate.

For my undergrad thesis at U.C. Berkeley, I built a system to interpret and uncover latent value in Spotify artists' collaborative networks.

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