hottest companies in Silicon Valley, famous for one thing: they made an extremely boring product extremely beloved. He speaks about how «technology makes it faster to build, but harder to care.» And how real quality can only be achieved by truly valuing craft, for its own sake. «This is what craft is about — the deliberate attention put into making... See more

Developing Taste

When the first car came out, consumers didn't care about its color, or silhouette, because the competition was a horse.1 But now that cars have been commoditized, quality and details have become more important than ever.

The same applies to software. Simply shipping a product that works is no longer enough, everyone can do that,... See more

Quality, not quantity, should be the guiding principle in our creative work. There should be a minimum bar of craftsmanship for what we put out into the world. One that gives us a sense of pride.

We should measure success by the quality of our work, not by the number of tasks completed.