Johannes Asplund
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Johannes Asplund
One if often the subject in success and the object in failure.
Always exercise humility, stay objective and be precise with your language.
Do the work well - not for your boss, not for the company, but for yourself. Work has a way to be rewarding, as if the thing that is work actually knows the effort and care that went into it.
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
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
Sublime
When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn’t become a king. But the palace becomes a circus.
-Turkish proverb
We enjoy something more when we experience it as unnecessary, unexpected and wonderful.
Emily Austin • How to Live Like an Epicurean
"the question of whether a computer can think is no more interesting than the question of whether a submarine can swim."
- edsger dijkstra