on doing work that matters
when you build a thing you cannot merely build that thing in isolation, but must also repair the world around it, and within it, so that the larger world at that one place becomes more coherent, and more whole; and the thing which you make takes its place in the web of nature, as you make it.
Christopher Alexander • A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series)
☙ craft ❧
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Why do furniture designers keep designing new chairs? We know it's not to solve the problem of "sitting." The chair is simply the medium. The true goal is something bigger: to inspire, to broaden our understanding of what's possible, or express something unique about what it means to be alive today.
No more boring apps
To do great work, start by finding something you have a natural aptitude for, that you have deep interest in, and that offers scope to do great work, then work on projects related to that field. As you gain knowledge and experience, pay attention to gaps in understanding or areas that others overlook and boldly chase outlier ideas, even if they
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What makes work good is time to read, think, slow down, and create a rich inner life. In other words, good work comes from slowing the fuck down and trusting that good ideas will come through if we give ourselves enough time and space to see them.
what we're looking for is to find work where our work is unmistakably us, where our work is something we can point to and say, "Given who I am and what I see, I made this. I made this for you. Can you please help me make it better?" And when we can do that, our days are totally different than when we're basically sure that an AI is going to
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... See moreTim Ferriss • Seth Godin — The Pursuit of Meaning, Choosing Your Attitude, Overcoming Rejection, and More
(re)defining "work" & productivity
El significado de "trabajo" más allá de un sueldo o algo que hacemos de 9 a 5.
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