Hrisikesh Medhi

It’s almost like boredom doesn’t exist, like difficulty doesn’t exist, scarcity doesn’t exist. And a feeling I’ve been having a lot lately is that scarcity is often what creates meaning. When you’re surrounded by infinite possibilities, when you know around the next corner is another video that might be funnier, you’re never going to sit with the

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The fastest growing sector of the culture economy is distraction . Or call it scrolling or swiping or wasting time or whatever you want. But it’s not art or entertainment, just ceaseless activity.

The key is that each stimulus only lasts a few seconds, and must be repeated.

In the long-run, prioritization beats efficiency

Remember, a solution that works in one scenario may or may not work in another, depending on the problem statement and how your initial research findings work out.

Apps have become an intimate part of our everyday lives. We wake up with them, eat with them, pee with them, and go to bed with them. Software has eaten the world, and many seem ready to hail this as the golden age of Design

Getting onboarding right means knowing precisely what people want to accomplish and then putting all your energy into getting them there in the most effective way. 

the design field (digital or otherwise) has struggled for decades to achieve an invisible, and dare I say, imaginary seat at the table. In our efforts to get business to take us seriously, we have distorted the true value of design, which is what makes it unique in the first place. The true value of design, however, was never to find a single... See more