Simplicity
The modern man thinks that everything ought to be done for the sake of something else, and never for its own sake.
Bertrand Russell • In Praise of Idleness and Other Essays
“There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all.”
James Clear • The Ultimate Productivity Hack Is Saying No
Graphic designer and painter Paula Scher on how to make something great: "Less is more and more is more. It's the middle that's not a good place."
'Do you have the patience to wait until your mud settles and the water is clear? Can you remain unmoving until the right action arises by itself?'
Lao Tzu
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.
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"Two is twice as good as one, but one is infinitely better than zero.
One minute of making sales calls is infinitely better than zero minutes.
One minute of meditation is infinitely better than zero minutes.
One minute of writing is infinitely better than zero minutes.
Sure, it might be ideal to spend an hour doing these things, but one minute gets ... See more
One minute of making sales calls is infinitely better than zero minutes.
One minute of meditation is infinitely better than zero minutes.
One minute of writing is infinitely better than zero minutes.
Sure, it might be ideal to spend an hour doing these things, but one minute gets ... See more
“What information consumes is rather obvious: it consumes the attention of its recipients. Hence a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention.”