going slow
calmness is a superpower and why we need to slow the fuck down.
Keely Adler and
going slow
We adore quick wins these days: the kid on Youtube who goes viral and becomes an overnight sensation, the tech startup that goes from zero to unicorn in a year, the miracle makeover. At this point, the story of the tortoise and the hare is passé, and who really reads this to their kids anymore—I never have. We might as well rewrite the thing: the... See more
Rachel Katz • The Dancing Tortoise
The antidote to burnout and the existential inquiry it brings seems to be doing things that don’t scale in pursuit of things that can’t scale. It becomes exciting not to see what you can do without limits, but to see what you can do with them.
Anu Atluru • Pursuits That Can’t Scale
Light mode is fast and iterative, producing work that’s quick to make but just as quick to fade. It’s the mode of rapid experiments, side quests, and prolific posting. Heavy mode is slower, deliberate, and intentional (often hermit mode). It’s the mode of deep work that builds over time and carries lasting weight.
Anu Atluru • Make Something Heavy.
I like the idea of offering a limited time/limited number of lifetime software memberships.
an argument for going slow in product work and the importance of letting things marinate, via Jason Fried:
... See moreIn the course of building products, you'll likely experience moments when you're unsure of a certain screen, flow, condition, label, idea, whatever.
Maybe this button doesn't feel right. Or the name of this feature feels unresolved. Or some
So I think this is a really interesting concept you can apply in a lot of different ways. And the key thing here I think is that slow and steady is great. You don't have to do anything heroic. You know the difference in slopes doesn't have to be that great if you just every day think about learning a little bit more and getting a little bit better,... See more