Principles

I am more than happy to watch people get rich in a game I don’t want to play

A great lil story from the book Art & Fear by David Bayles and Ted Orland:

The ceramics teacher announced on opening day that he was dividing the class into two groups. All those on the left side of the studio, he said, would be graded solely on the quantity of work they produced, all those on the right solely on its quality.

His procedure w

If you can’t state that the opposing view on an issue as least as well as the people

supporting it, you’re not entitled to your own view

The worst hand in poker is the second best hand. It gives you all the incentives to bet, but none of the odds are in your favor

Get very good at being corrected without getting offended

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.

“What If?” is a terrible question to ask about your past, but an amazing question to ask about your future. Ask it often, and don’t be afraid of what you come up with.