Investigative Designer 2026-05-05T00:00:00Z https://dsriseah.com/ghdr/ Sri 2026-05-05T00:00:00Z https://dsriseah.com/ghdr/2026/0505/

SUMMARY // To overcome my severe allergy to marketing, I have reframed my business and online activities as a “ship that sails through the oceans of human interaction.” Exciting and scary!

]]> 2026-04-30T21:19:06Z https://dsriseah.com/ghdr/2026/0430/

SUMMARY // In April, I had to admit that logical motivation alone was not translating into action. Was it a misalignment of task with personal values? Or maybe I was simply allergic to marketing?

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SUMMARY // I’m making positive-but-slow progress due to my lack of sparkly motivation. Conjecture: Am I using the wrong “framing of my strengths” out of pride? Dare I say what they actually [...]

]]> 2026-03-03T00:00:00Z https://dsriseah.com/ghdr/2026/0303/

SUMMARY // In this month’s report, I explore the anxieties that hold me back. A review of Pathological Demand Avoidance (also known as Persistent Drive for Autonomy) reveals significant overlap [...]

]]> 2026-02-14T10:51:12Z https://dsriseah.com/ghdr/2026/0214/

SUMMARY // Part 3 of my Groundhog Day Resolutions Kickoff series sets the questions, directives, metrics, processes, and structures for 2026. Largely picking up where I left off [...]

]]> 2026-02-11T12:11:53Z https://dsriseah.com/ghdr/2026/0211/

SUMMARY // Continuing from last year’s review, part 2 of my GHDR Kickoff proposes several questions and directives to explore for 2026.

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SUMMARY // I contracted COVID-19 in January, so I’m starting this year’s Groundhog Day Resolutions with a series of posts to accomodate my limited working energy. Today is a [...]

]]> 2025-12-13T19:37:00Z https://dsriseah.com/ghdr/2025/1313/

Postmortem Day is January 13! A new GHDR rule is that 13/13 (technically the 12 month of GHDR) is POSTMORTEM DAY Since there are only 12 months in a year, month 13 is simply January. Anyway, my postmortem format [...]

2025-12-13T19:37:00Z https://dsriseah.com/ghdr/2025/1212/

SUMMARY // Groundhog Day Resolutions 18 ends strongly! The December report summarizes what I made during “The Month of Building” as I reboot my design business.

]]> 2025-11-11T17:18:00Z https://dsriseah.com/ghdr/2025/1111/

SUMMARY // 20 Days into the 30 Day Challenge for “The Month of Building”. A lot of projects are in motion, and I’m feeling good about the progress so far!

]]> 2025-10-10T00:00:00Z https://dsriseah.com/ghdr/2025/1010/

SUMMARY // I’ve been getting my production head aligned with the values-based goals I designated at the beginning of “The Month of Motion”. After weeks of reflection, it’s time to start building [...]

]]> 2025-09-09T00:00:00Z https://dsriseah.com/ghdr/2025/0909/

SUMMARY // I got my blog-related technical updates done, and am ready to participate in the open social web. However, I need to clarify what to do first, so it’s time to draw a big map!

]]> 2025-08-16T00:00:00Z https://dsriseah.com/ghdr/2025/0808~08/

During the August Month of Change See GHDR Report 0808: The Month of Change for the details. I’ve been working on a new Master Vantage Point map. This is a big drawing I do on 11x17 paper [...]

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SUMMARY // Old doors are closing and new doors are opening. This is a time of change and renewal of spirit, and I am excited to jump into it armed with new insights and a stronger sense of purpose.

]]> 2025-07-07T00:00:00Z https://dsriseah.com/ghdr/2025/0707/

SUMMARY // I have continued to shift my understanding of my GHDR goals since February. I started in February by emphasizing values-first productivity over rational goal settings, then in June [...]

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