When the friction is the point
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When the friction is the point
Murphy’s Law, which says that if something can go wrong it will, applies to the average sentence almost as inexorably as a law of physics. If you want a law of physics, I can commend (thanks to Grammatical Man) the Second Law of Thermodynamics, which states that the tendency of energy is to decay in usefulness—a change for the worse known as entrop
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But friction is the teacher. It tells us where we’re stuck, and where we’re unclear. It’s how we build an actual perspective. And when we remove it, we lose the pause that allows deeper noticing. We lose the opportunity to make meaning through the act of making. What erodes isn’t just a single skill - it’s an entire network of disciplines that used... See more
The Act of Building Builds Us Back
Sometimes friction finds you. More often, you have to find the friction.
Jesse Cole • Fans First
way of doing things that challenges their familiar old way. I label this resistance to adopting the new way as FRICTION in
Ash Maurya • Running Lean
Don't avoid friction.
Some friction is good.
When it comes to learning and thinking, friction is actually the most important part. The point of friction is the point at which we are actually expanding our mind.
The aspiration for a “frictionless” experience is shortsighted. A truly frictionless experience, where you avoid or deny every ounce of struggle, is mindless. Friction makes you feel the texture of a process, and the texture helps you remember what you’ve experienced. Without friction, teams are liable to move too fast, and edges that are too smoot
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