Joshua Graves
banner
joshuagraves.me
Joshua Graves
@joshuagraves.me
Author of We Need to Talk, a book on how to have hard conversations if you hate having them. Out now!

Also: horror writer, artist, curious human, spooky boy. 👻

joshuagraves.me
Part of my weekend included a little glowforge project, a little lantern! Bonus points if you can guess the band it’s associated with!
September 15, 2025 at 5:55 PM
September 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
September 12, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Want to short-circuit a gaslighter? Here’s how.

PS: You’ll see a few videos about this from me, it’s a big biiiig topic.

#weneedtotalk #communicationskills
September 9, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Hey the world can really suck sometimes but I did download Hollow Knight Silksong last night and it’s incredible. Also, my dogs are cute
September 5, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Is the chat getting out of hand? Here are some ways to stop it from spiraling.

#weneedtotalk #communicationskills
September 4, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Ooooh passive aggressiveness at work is my favorite topic to talk about. Here’s (just a few ways on) how to handle it.

#weneedtotalk #communicationskills
September 2, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Driving through this was the perfect cap to an incredibly tumultuous time in my life.

Say what you will about signs, but it was so bright, so beautiful. Seeing it gave me hope for the future and the life I’m building.
August 30, 2025 at 9:14 PM
What do you do when someone hijacks your meetings? I get this request a lot.
#WeNeedToTalk #CommunicationSkills
August 28, 2025 at 7:13 PM
How to say no, guilt-free.

#WeNeedtoTalk #CommunicationSkills
August 26, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I’m not sure what hurt worse, the accuracy of this or my back
August 26, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Nerds will see this and say “Hell yeah”
August 21, 2025 at 9:20 PM
How to dismantle a bad faith argument

#weNeedtoTalk #communicationSkills
August 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I humbly submit we just give him a lot of dubious food and see what happens. You never know!
August 20, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Recently adopted a 90 pound behemoth who is *such* a sweet spirit.

He’s finally opening up, too, after nearly 3 weeks of shyness. He takes toys and treats now and he plays so well with his sister, a 60 pound tank.
August 19, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Meow Wolf, Denver CO
August 16, 2025 at 12:45 AM
The folks at TJ’s can be Predator-level brutal
August 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Unreal how true this is
August 14, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I’m just saying, for absolutely no reason in particular, that if someone signs up for something like the app in this screenshot in the free tier, they could find a lot of emails and contact info for people at companies they might want to contact.
August 13, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I made biscuits! One of two, maybe three things* I claim from my Southern Heritage ™

(You can't get good biscuits out of the south unless you use this one brand, and someone was kind enough to gift me some.)

* The others: Y'all, ain't.
August 12, 2025 at 9:40 PM
This week: Nice Weather, my coaching practice, relaunches. Here’s some art I made to support it!
August 11, 2025 at 8:50 PM
This might be my favorite Lebowski meme
August 10, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Fifteen years in design has taught me one thing: tools don’t spot problems, people do.

Next week I’m publishing Listening Is A Design Tool, a field guide to slowing down so you can go fast.

Drop a DM if you'd like an early copy in your inbox!
July 2, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Made a little spooky logo for the site. ⚰️🔥
June 30, 2025 at 4:31 PM
28 Years Later, A film by Danny Boyle (still frame)
June 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM