Thought provoking
by Simon Joliveau Breney · updated 2mo ago
Thought provoking
In our design sprints, we found that if we ended each workday before people were exhausted, the week’s productivity increased dramatically. Even shortening the day by thirty minutes made a big difference.
from Make Time by Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky
Simon Joliveau Breney added 2mo ago
- To make something good, just do it. To make something great, just redo it, redo it, redo it. The secret to making fine things is in remaking them.
from 68 Bits of Unsolicited Advice by Kevin Kelly
Simon Joliveau Breney added 5mo ago
No one ever complained that their team was too aligned.
from The Hidden Power of Planning by Jasper Polak
Simon Joliveau Breney added 5mo ago
A good rule of thumb is to take the word that out of your apology. Instead of saying, “I’m sorry that…”, start by saying, “I’m sorry I…” This acknowledges upfront that you were the one responsible for the hurt and goes farther than “I’m sorry that you feel that way” ever will.
from Admitting You Are Wrong by Deb Liu
Simon Joliveau Breney added 6mo ago
- Let me answer your implicit complaint: “The Turing Test will be eventually passed.” That’s right (in some settings, Turing’s original prediction has been already achieved), but the truth is that any human relationship — even digital ones, even those not especially intimate like the ones between writers and readers (I love you, though) — requires mu... See more
from How to Survive as a Human Creator in the AI Era
Simon Joliveau Breney added 8mo ago
- Simplicity is difficult because most of us are overcompensating for uncertainty. Adding something is easy. But removing something is hard, because it requires conviction. It’s easier to hedge against uncertainty, entertain multiple paths, and dilute your focus than to develop a strong opinion about what to exclude.
from Things I'm thinking about
Simon Joliveau Breney added 8mo ago
historically the company’s strength has never been grounded and rooted in execution. The only new product launch that succeeded was Airbnb.com. Every other big launch over the last eight years has actually been a complete flop. Our strength and the focus of leadership has always been marketing and storytelling. It was never been about technology ex
... See morefrom Building Products at Airbnb by Ken Norton
Simon Joliveau Breney added 8mo ago
“There will be only answers,” the writer Marguerite Duras said in 1985 when a TV show asked her to make a prediction about the year 2000. “The demand will be such that there will only be answers. All texts will be answers… about [man’s] body, his corporeal future, his health, his family life, his salary, his leisure. It’s not far from a nightmare.
... See morefrom Easy Answers — Real Life by reallifemag.com
Simon Joliveau Breney added 8mo ago
There’s something deeper, more visceral going on when people walk away not only from saving lives but from making money. It somehow feels beneath us to use a checklist, an embarrassment. It runs counter to deeply held beliefs about how the truly great among us—those we aspire to be—handle situations of high stakes and complexity. The truly great ar
... See morefrom Checklist Manifesto by readwise.io
Simon Joliveau Breney added 8mo ago