Adam Zak
@adamzak
Adam Zak
@adamzak
The prestige ladder you’re climbing might be well-constructed, widely respected, and extremely tall. But if it’s leaning against someone else’s wall, if it’s taking you toward someone else’s definition of success, it’s still the wrong ladder. Don’t optimize for someone else’s view of the summit.
One of the most intelligent case studies in design is the Chinese tea cup. They’re made without handles simply because if it’s too hot to touch, it’s too hot to drink.
Humans naturally want to add more. Add a cardboard sleeve, add a warning on the outside of the cup, add a handle. The result of all these things never cools down the actual contents.
... See more“Strategy is accepting that you are doing something better than the other and the other is doing something better than you. You have to pick your fight.”
- Axel Dumas, CEO of Hermes
Being Fully and Truly Alive in Life
But survival is not thriving.