Thought provoking
ACTIVITY: The Replacement Game
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Note to Self by Emily McDowell
Notes to self: Embracing growth, evolution, and authenticity in the journey of disappointing the past to honor the present, while navigating uncertainty and prioritizing personal dreams over societal expectations.
usercontent.flodesk.comOne 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.
... See moreInformation is little pieces of idea that you have. Your speed lists will probably consist mostly of information.
After you collect a bunch of information, you'll detect patterns and relationships. As you integrate ideas together, it becomes far greater than the sum of the individual pieces- it becomes knowledge .
What is Wisdom? I define it as... See more
After you collect a bunch of information, you'll detect patterns and relationships. As you integrate ideas together, it becomes far greater than the sum of the individual pieces- it becomes knowledge .
What is Wisdom? I define it as... See more
Theory of Notebooks
If you feel any overwhelm at all when contemplating a change, my advice is to scale it down. And down. And down. Teensy changes work partly because they help us to avoid push back from other parts of our system