Anker M Bell
@ambell
Anker M Bell
- “The most difficult thing is the decision to act; the rest is merely tenacity" Amelia Earhart
“Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd.” – Voltaire
- Something happens when we don’t resist, when we don’t hate ourselves for what we’re experiencing. Our hearts open, and we realize we’re not alone in our suffering. Even the suffering, we begin to see, is a vehicle for a larger sense of connection to all of life. Once we have that, we have faith. —Sharon Salzberg, “Reclaiming Faith”
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