Keep what "Sparks Joy" as per Marie Kondo

As a newly born freelancer again I’ve been going through past work to put together my portfolio. It’s a challenge after ten years of work. Going through the files and seeing the non-linear results pop up when I searched for “portoflio” made me get up for a second coffee before digging in.

I remember watching Marie Kondo on Netflix and decided that maybe, I can use the same technique to help pick the work that sparks joy. So, that’s what I did; I made two folders. Sparks Joy and Does not Spark Joy. Let’s just start there. I think I’ll feel more confident and happy, talking about those projects as well. Talking about them always brings me back to the goodtimes with my previous co-workers.

I noticed a lot of similar and beautiful web work in my early career. Five years in I got to try out my design skills and built on new surfaces like Apple Watches, TV’s, tablets and mobile devices. That moment at Amazon where I worked on the 3D phone was the most difficult and I’m so grateful for my coworkers who I worked with that helped me rig up the space in a program called Cinema 4D. I lead a service design team, software most recently at Adobe and just last week I worked on a demo project for a self-driving car. The world is changing so quickly, it’s both exciting and terrifying. Both feelings convey the same physical symptoms. Did you know that?

Being on my own now, I often feel lost in this non-regulated way of living; and I’m noticing that I’m questioning a lot of things that I’m doing rather than just doing them. It’s like I keep forgetting that all I have to do, is just to remember how rare this time is right now where I get to audit my work, make sense of it.

Keep and grow what sparks joy and to discard and thank the work that no longer does.

Love,
Wynne