Chasing the tail of the digital revolution? Discover "The Campfire Cure"—a journey of unplugging, recharging in the wild, and finding inspiration where the signal fades.

Another model was released. It thinks better, it’s faster, it’s more accurate. Then you go online or on YouTube and it’s the same story: how much better the model is, how it can now do the work I couldn't do before, or those claims of making thousands of dollars by giving AI full access to your bank account. With every new announcement, it’s rinse and repeat.

For me and I assume many others, it’s hard to keep up. Is everyone more savvy than me? Am I too old for this? I don’t know about you, but sometimes that’s exactly how I feel. I try to stay current. I have fun playing with these tools; I get genuinely excited and astounded by what they can do. But it’s so easy to get sucked into the loop of constantly trying to catch up, like a dog chasing its tail.

Despite this digital revolution, I’ve found peace and a way to recharge very far from it by doing something I started quite late in life: camping. I love the idea of disconnecting and breaking the routine. So, last year I got a camper van and we started exploring.

It’s amazing how much your perspective shifts when you simply step out of the rat race. Just being at a campground, seeing other people enjoying a disconnected life, changes your outlook.

AI will keep getting better. We will keep outsourcing work to these automations. But then what? For me, I know the answer. I want to go back to the basics. Sitting by the campfire. Reading a book (Kindle is fine) while I watch kids playing outside, riding bikes, or messing with the fire, trying to conquer it just like our ancestors did.

That, for me, is where inspiration comes from nowadays. It helps me become a better person and, of course, a better designer.

Here are some photos I’ve captured along the way.