Daniel Wentsch
@klickreflex
Freelance designer and web dev from Freiburg, Germany.
Daniel Wentsch
@klickreflex
Freelance designer and web dev from Freiburg, Germany.
I notice that there is research indicating that when doing certain types of creative work, the default mode network and the executive control network are, indeed, active at the same time, which they usually aren’t. Individuals who are experienced in a creative field seem to have the capacity to keep the default mode network turned on, allowing them
... See moreThe 5 Hindrances and the 5 Meditation Factors
Five Meditation Hindrances
Worldly Desire
Aversion
Laziness
Agitation due to Worry and Remorse
Doubt
Five Meditation Factors (the antidote)
Directed Attention
Sustained Attention
Meditative Joy
Pleasure / Happiness
Unification of Mind
If a designer shows you work in progress, it’s a great sign. It means they’ve moved beyond a fear that all you’ll see is the broken stuff to a willingness to collaborate with you. Look at it in the spirit of collaboration. Ask questions about what they’re showing. Talk about where they’re headed with it. Feel free to ask if there’s any feedback
... See moreThe person who says he knows what he thinks but cannot express it usually does not know what he thinks.
Thoughts on Design and Beauty and Writing
Feynman Principle
I sometimes think about it in terms of entertaining. I don't know how much entertaining you do. When people say, I'm going to give a dinner party, I'm going to invite some friends for dinner, they get into such a mess thinking, how am I gonna organize this dinner? They go, oh, I must have a starter and maybe it's a melon and or maybe it I don know
... See moreAs you progress, you will discover a profound truth: in life, as in meditation, physical pain is unavoidable, but suffering of every kind is entirely optional.
This is the very essence of meditation: we reprogram unconscious mental processes by repeating basic tasks over and over with a clear intention.
Once you’ve hired a designer you need to trust them to do their job. This is harder than it sounds.