Justin Ahrens
@justinahrens.bsky.social
Brand & Marketing Strategist @Rule29: Author, Cyclist, Speaker, Do Gooder, Host @designofpodcast, cohost @CreativeShitShw
"Sometimes the greatest gifts aren’t wrapped, they’re the moments that hold us still."
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Sometimes the greatest gifts aren’t wrapped, they’re the moments that hold us still.
Do you have a habit of reflection, or do you wish you did? A moment in your week when you slow down long enough to notice what’s right in front of you? I’ve been trying to build that kind of rhythm in...
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December 15, 2025 at 2:03 AM
"Sometimes the greatest gifts aren’t wrapped, they’re the moments that hold us still."
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Most of us are trying to outrun our own calendars.
A new AI report just puts data behind it. People want time back. Clarity. Less overload.
AI can help. But we also need to do less. Set better boundaries. Choose what matters.
Both things are true.
And this is a challenge for me too.
A new AI report just puts data behind it. People want time back. Clarity. Less overload.
AI can help. But we also need to do less. Set better boundaries. Choose what matters.
Both things are true.
And this is a challenge for me too.
December 12, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Most of us are trying to outrun our own calendars.
A new AI report just puts data behind it. People want time back. Clarity. Less overload.
AI can help. But we also need to do less. Set better boundaries. Choose what matters.
Both things are true.
And this is a challenge for me too.
A new AI report just puts data behind it. People want time back. Clarity. Less overload.
AI can help. But we also need to do less. Set better boundaries. Choose what matters.
Both things are true.
And this is a challenge for me too.
Most conference swag is forgettable. We wanted something people would feel.
At Chipp Con, attendees tapped a simple NFC chip on a phone stand and unlocked an AI interaction built to spark real conversation. No apps. No friction. Just connection.
The future isn’t louder. It’s smarter.
#AIPowered
At Chipp Con, attendees tapped a simple NFC chip on a phone stand and unlocked an AI interaction built to spark real conversation. No apps. No friction. Just connection.
The future isn’t louder. It’s smarter.
#AIPowered
December 9, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Most conference swag is forgettable. We wanted something people would feel.
At Chipp Con, attendees tapped a simple NFC chip on a phone stand and unlocked an AI interaction built to spark real conversation. No apps. No friction. Just connection.
The future isn’t louder. It’s smarter.
#AIPowered
At Chipp Con, attendees tapped a simple NFC chip on a phone stand and unlocked an AI interaction built to spark real conversation. No apps. No friction. Just connection.
The future isn’t louder. It’s smarter.
#AIPowered
Dana and I had connected before, but he showed up when I needed it most. No coincidence. Time with him this week was grounding and good for the soul.
If you feel led to reach out to someone, do it. You never know what it might mean.
Grateful for this connection.
#gratitude #beinghumankind
If you feel led to reach out to someone, do it. You never know what it might mean.
Grateful for this connection.
#gratitude #beinghumankind
December 7, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Dana and I had connected before, but he showed up when I needed it most. No coincidence. Time with him this week was grounding and good for the soul.
If you feel led to reach out to someone, do it. You never know what it might mean.
Grateful for this connection.
#gratitude #beinghumankind
If you feel led to reach out to someone, do it. You never know what it might mean.
Grateful for this connection.
#gratitude #beinghumankind
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“Each person deserves a day away in which no problems are confronted, no solutions searched for. … Each of us needs to withdraw from the cares which will not withdraw from us.” — Maya Angelou
November 28, 2025 at 9:07 PM
“Each person deserves a day away in which no problems are confronted, no solutions searched for. … Each of us needs to withdraw from the cares which will not withdraw from us.” — Maya Angelou
Thankful!
Grateful. Always.
For our partners, team, community, and families who make the work matter.
Happy Thanksgiving from Rule29 and the O’Neil Companies. #gratitude
For our partners, team, community, and families who make the work matter.
Happy Thanksgiving from Rule29 and the O’Neil Companies. #gratitude
November 27, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Thankful!
“If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.” - Meister Eckhart
November 27, 2025 at 12:00 AM
“If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.” - Meister Eckhart
4 Stranger Things Episodes To Watch Before Season 5 Revealed By Creators
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November 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
4 Stranger Things Episodes To Watch Before Season 5 Revealed By Creators
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Enter today!!!
🖐️🦃 One week left!
Grab crayons, paper, or pixels, and make your hand turkey.
Create. Laugh. Be thankful.
Join By a Show of Hands from @Rule29 + @ONeilPrinting.
Submit yours → byashowofhands.com
#ByAShowOfHands #Creativity #Gratitude
Grab crayons, paper, or pixels, and make your hand turkey.
Create. Laugh. Be thankful.
Join By a Show of Hands from @Rule29 + @ONeilPrinting.
Submit yours → byashowofhands.com
#ByAShowOfHands #Creativity #Gratitude
November 22, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Enter today!!!
Today in a meeting, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry came up again. It reminded me of a simple line by John Mark Comer:
“If there is a secret to happiness, it’s simple. Presence in the moment.”
Slow down.
Pay attention.
Be where your feet are.
Still the reminder I needed today.
#BeingHumanKind
“If there is a secret to happiness, it’s simple. Presence in the moment.”
Slow down.
Pay attention.
Be where your feet are.
Still the reminder I needed today.
#BeingHumanKind
November 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Today in a meeting, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry came up again. It reminded me of a simple line by John Mark Comer:
“If there is a secret to happiness, it’s simple. Presence in the moment.”
Slow down.
Pay attention.
Be where your feet are.
Still the reminder I needed today.
#BeingHumanKind
“If there is a secret to happiness, it’s simple. Presence in the moment.”
Slow down.
Pay attention.
Be where your feet are.
Still the reminder I needed today.
#BeingHumanKind
My wish for you is that you continue. Continue to be who you are, to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness. —Maya Angelou
#ONPurpose #BeingHumanKind
#ONPurpose #BeingHumanKind
November 10, 2025 at 11:52 PM
My wish for you is that you continue. Continue to be who you are, to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness. —Maya Angelou
#ONPurpose #BeingHumanKind
#ONPurpose #BeingHumanKind
Love this color leaving the house #HomeSweetHome #Fall 🍂🍁
November 9, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Love this color leaving the house #HomeSweetHome #Fall 🍂🍁
Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response.
– Viktor Frankl
– Viktor Frankl
November 7, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response.
– Viktor Frankl
– Viktor Frankl
It is #HandTurkey season now, but I need to share one of @rule29's fav #Halloweens with our smashing pumpkins video 🎃 🧨 🪓 🍭 🎃 w @chasingwonder, @LighthouseMktg, and #GripDesign vimeo.com/78940980?fl=...
R29 Pumpkin Smash 2013
Our Annual Halloween Party has now evolved to the Annual Pumpkin Smash. Special thanks to Smashing Pumpkins for creating such a wonderfully appropriate song.
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November 2, 2025 at 1:38 AM
It is #HandTurkey season now, but I need to share one of @rule29's fav #Halloweens with our smashing pumpkins video 🎃 🧨 🪓 🍭 🎃 w @chasingwonder, @LighthouseMktg, and #GripDesign vimeo.com/78940980?fl=...
The present is all we have to live in. Or to lose. - Marcus Aurelius
November 1, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The present is all we have to live in. Or to lose. - Marcus Aurelius
Make a list of the people in your life who live with purpose.
Prioritize spending more time with them. - @RobertGreene
Prioritize spending more time with them. - @RobertGreene
October 31, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Make a list of the people in your life who live with purpose.
Prioritize spending more time with them. - @RobertGreene
Prioritize spending more time with them. - @RobertGreene
Some tools help you manage life. Others help you understand it. The Enneagram is one of those tools.
You’ve heard us mention it on the show and with our kids, now we’re learning from expert Michael Burditt Norton.
🎧 Epi 1 of 2: www.runningahrens.today/podcast/seei...
#RunningAhrens #Enneagram
You’ve heard us mention it on the show and with our kids, now we’re learning from expert Michael Burditt Norton.
🎧 Epi 1 of 2: www.runningahrens.today/podcast/seei...
#RunningAhrens #Enneagram
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October 29, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Some tools help you manage life. Others help you understand it. The Enneagram is one of those tools.
You’ve heard us mention it on the show and with our kids, now we’re learning from expert Michael Burditt Norton.
🎧 Epi 1 of 2: www.runningahrens.today/podcast/seei...
#RunningAhrens #Enneagram
You’ve heard us mention it on the show and with our kids, now we’re learning from expert Michael Burditt Norton.
🎧 Epi 1 of 2: www.runningahrens.today/podcast/seei...
#RunningAhrens #Enneagram
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We’re now part of PRINTCast, PRINT Magazine’s curated collection of podcasts exploring design, creativity, & culture.
Each show on PRINTCast celebrates the voices shaping how we see, feel, and make. We’re honored to be included!
🎧 Listen to Design Of on PRINTCast: www.printmag.com/categories/p...
Each show on PRINTCast celebrates the voices shaping how we see, feel, and make. We’re honored to be included!
🎧 Listen to Design Of on PRINTCast: www.printmag.com/categories/p...
October 28, 2025 at 2:29 PM
We’re now part of PRINTCast, PRINT Magazine’s curated collection of podcasts exploring design, creativity, & culture.
Each show on PRINTCast celebrates the voices shaping how we see, feel, and make. We’re honored to be included!
🎧 Listen to Design Of on PRINTCast: www.printmag.com/categories/p...
Each show on PRINTCast celebrates the voices shaping how we see, feel, and make. We’re honored to be included!
🎧 Listen to Design Of on PRINTCast: www.printmag.com/categories/p...
A great week for @MamaAhrens6 and me being with @sleepingatlast, @DrJJPeterson, and now @JenHatmaker 👍😎
October 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
A great week for @MamaAhrens6 and me being with @sleepingatlast, @DrJJPeterson, and now @JenHatmaker 👍😎
The best way to avenge yourself is to not be like that. - Marcus Aurelius
October 14, 2025 at 11:42 AM
The best way to avenge yourself is to not be like that. - Marcus Aurelius
Sometimes enough is wisdom.
Sometimes enough is fear.
This week on Running Ahrens, we sit down with our son Jackson, thoughtful, loyal, and honest about finding your own pace in a world that keeps pushing for more.
🎧 Ep 16:
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Sometimes enough is fear.
This week on Running Ahrens, we sit down with our son Jackson, thoughtful, loyal, and honest about finding your own pace in a world that keeps pushing for more.
🎧 Ep 16:
👉 www.runningahrens.today/podcast/the-...
October 14, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Sometimes enough is wisdom.
Sometimes enough is fear.
This week on Running Ahrens, we sit down with our son Jackson, thoughtful, loyal, and honest about finding your own pace in a world that keeps pushing for more.
🎧 Ep 16:
👉 www.runningahrens.today/podcast/the-...
Sometimes enough is fear.
This week on Running Ahrens, we sit down with our son Jackson, thoughtful, loyal, and honest about finding your own pace in a world that keeps pushing for more.
🎧 Ep 16:
👉 www.runningahrens.today/podcast/the-...
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Don’t miss one of our favorite humans and maker of incredible music @sleepingatlast 👉 www.rule29.com/stories/the-...
Rule29 | The Design Of a Brand With Heart: Meet Ryan O'Neal of Sleeping At Last
Ryan O’Neal, the musician behind Sleeping At Last, shares how he builds emotionally rich soundscapes through projects like Atlas, exploring themes of space, atoms, and the human experience—offering po...
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September 28, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Don’t miss one of our favorite humans and maker of incredible music @sleepingatlast 👉 www.rule29.com/stories/the-...
Woke up today to this glory and a reminder that each dawn is a chance to begin again. 🙏😎😍
September 17, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Woke up today to this glory and a reminder that each dawn is a chance to begin again. 🙏😎😍