Project Management

“When momentum is on your side, people focus on your strengths and forgive your weaknesses. When the momentum stops, they scrutinize the whole thing.” – Packy McCormick

“The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.” - Marcus Aurelius

Another reason why persistence is so important is because the greatest ambitions often mean nothing if you try to cash in midway. If Columbus had turned his boats around halfway through the Atlantic, he wouldn’t have half a day named after him — he’d be forgotten by history. Though his journey required skillful sailing, his decisive edge was optimi

Henry Ford said:

"If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses."

Y Combinator disagrees:

“Talk to your users.”

“You feel differently towards the world when you make things.”

Thinking is fundamentally done alone

One of the things that surprised me the most was to see that for any piece of work being shared, designers would put together a keynote deck for it. It could be the smallest thing, like a quick look at the latest work progression, or big presentations, of course. At Apple, designers use the power of storytelling to influence others, instead of just