Impa
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Impa
One's ability to articulate an idea always lags behind the understanding of the idea, and the understanding of an idea often lags behind the embodiment in which it is first given life. It can take a surprising amount of time to come to understand what a prototype is trying to "say", and longer still to say it oneself.
-Bret Victor
“Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.” - Rumi
NON NEGOTIABLES
Of the place
Less is more
Vibrant collaboration
No repeat ingredients
Consolidation + speed
Confidence + competence
In + out service
Pursuit of excellence
Details matter
Know your shit!
FOCUS
Service
Time
Not about you
Perfect means perfect
No excuses
Respect tradition
Push boundaries
Clean as you go
Break down boxes
Shirts perfectly pressed
Personal hyg
Dont aim for better ways to get through a task. Instead look for projects you never wanna stop doing. Surrender to your nature.
I used to write about "creative productivity" - until, slowly, I realized that trying to be "productive" while making creative work is like trying to train a wild, mysterious jungle cat. it is not a dog. it will not obey you. the cat will do whatever it wants - when it wants. however, even wild animals have rhythms, routines, and safe spaces. inste
... See moreCreativity is not a process. creativity is not scripted.
One of the most salient traits of creative visionaries like Walt Disney and Steve jobs is the absence of process.
Process is an organized way of doing things. But they didn’t have a process. They just did the work. No strict adherence to budget or timelines. Just figure things out on the fly.
... See more“You can’t talk butterfly language with caterpillar people.”
Trish Deseine
What does it take to build something so that’s it’s really easy to make comfortable little modifications in a way that once you’ve made them, they feel integral with the nature and structure of what is already there?
Chris Alexander
“The world reveals itself to those who walk” — Werner Herzog
The faster you’re moving the more you’re in fear. The more you’re in fear, the more you’re thinking about yourself. The more you’re thinking about yourself, the less compassion and kindness you have for others.
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