alex
@alexwastaken
curious librarian
alex
A person can have the greatest idea in the world but if they can't convince enough other people, it doesn't matter.
“The problem with the designs of most engineers is that they are too logical. We have to accept human behavior the way it is, not the way we would wish it to be.”
― Donald A. Norman, The Design of Everyday Things
2025 trend: Creatives moving away from social media promotion to create with/promote to their local community offline (and finding way more success that way in spite of the popular narrative that socials are everything)
Earlier in my career when someone was being longwinded and convoluted I'd think "I just don't understand it yet" and now I think "that person just doesn't understand it yet."
Jack Altmanx.com
Many AIs solution to harder problems is to “think harder.” This would be compelling if I didn’t already have so much experience as a human being “thinking harder,” and that not only being completely ineffective, but actually making my problem worse.
Dan Huntsubstack.com