The Modern Day Explorer
Alexandra MateusThe newsletter helps you playfully tune in to your creative self and feel more resilient and energised. Focus areas: Creative Leadership, User Experience Design, Emerging Technologies, and Humanity.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 150 | Founded | 4 years ago | Last Issue | 22 days ago |
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Curiosity Is Not a Soft Skill. It's Leadership Infrastructure.
In the forest, running, where most of my thinking actually happens. Judarskogen nature reserve, July 2024. Photo by Janine Laag.
Around the fifth kilometre, something changes.
The mental noise settles.
A question I’ve been avoiding final...
Why I Think the Future Belongs to Adaptive Minds
The piano I listened to while I wrote this piece. July 2026. Photo by Alexandra Mateus.
I‘m listening to a pianist as I write this. There’s something delightful about sensing the interplay between the notes. The melody isn’t beautiful beca...
My Journey From Early Adopter to Intentional User.
What changed in me, and why it matters for how I build.
I’ve noticed that I’m starting to push back against the same technologies I used to welcome so eagerly over the past twenty years.
What I'm Learning About Human Creativity in the Age of AI, and Why It's Irreplaceable
What the Emotional and Intellectual Matter Is Teaching Me About Meaning
Recently, I spent two hours hiking through a Nordic forest. With midsummer approaching and long days, the light made summer feel like it could last forever. During tha...
Why I think depth is the creative advantage AI cannot take from you.
Picture of me capturing what it is like to be present, surrounded by scale and structure. Photo taken by Jannine Laag.
Two weeks ago, I was on a podcast about UX design when the designer interviewing me, young and sharp and clearly thinkin...
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