Agalia Tan

Reconstructing work means designing for this instead of fighting it.

It means humane agreements that don’t require human sacrifice. Where you can work intensely on a project without giving up your life. Where you can contribute meaningfully without being available 24/7. Where compensation reflects actual value, not how long you’ve been there or how... See more

90 percent of success is not getting distracted.

Designing for physical touch is understanding that our bodies require moving through emotions — that we must finish the emotional cycle to actually process and integrate and move forward. That might look like giving folks a ten minute break to take themselves for a walk after a hard conversation, before they come back together to work on whatever... See more

“The feeling of progress is one of the best feelings of all. This is true even when progress is small.”

"Think about the little things you enjoy, then turn around and do them for someone else.

If you feel relief when someone asks a question in class, then other students are probably relieved too. Be the one who asks.

If you love it when a friend calls to check in, your friends probably love it too. Be the one who calls.

If it makes your whole day when... See more