Less Noise, More Signal

My office looks a lot different since starting Rendered.

A selfie in Alton near Post Commons. — The view behind me near Post Commons in Alton, IL one day last week.

I traded a windowless basement with multiple monitors and a full greenscreen studio (cyc wall, 4k cameras, the works) for a MacBook Pro, an iPhone, and my truck.

And honestly? I love it. Between the sunroom at the house, local parks, and spots like Post Commons in Alton near the river bend, I don't struggle for focus or inspiration. Hot coffee, good WiFi, and a calendar that isn’t wall-to-wall meetings. It's amazing how much you can get done when the signal-to-noise ratio shifts in your favor.

The view from the truck outside of Post Commons looking toward the river. Lots of old, brick buildings and a really steep, old Alton street. — Sure, the hills are steep, but look at the view from my parking spot at Post Commons this past week.

My MacBook Pro adorns a wooden round top table at Post Commons. — Had to snap a pic of the fresh Retrofit Engineering & Design decal on my laptop at Post Commons and send it to my friend Jesse who owns Retrofit.

And when I get stuck, I drive. Country roads are my muse. Time to take in some beauty, think, pray, and sort things out. Sounds like a waste of time when a hundred things are screaming for my attention, but it's the opposite. It's how I reset.

Hard season. Necessary season. Good season.

This is Rendered.

Less Noise, More Signal

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