Daniel Wentsch
@klickreflex
Freelance designer and web dev from Freiburg, Germany.
Daniel Wentsch
wentsch.me
When you are asking people to do something, lead with a recommendation of when it should be done by. Be explicit about this, but open to negotiation. It's such a simple technique, but when you compound its usage over a year at a big company, you will be amazed at the difference it makes.
James Stanier • Parkinson's Law: It's Real, So Use It
It’s a good thing, in an election where the overwhelming majority of independent voters wanted both Biden and Trump to drop out of the race, for the Democrats to start fresh, with almost four full months to run a campaign emphasizing youth, intelligence, competence, honesty, and change. New is a positive adjective in America.
Biden Drops Out of Reelection Bid, Fully Endorses Kamala Harris
I hope Gruber is right on this
It's probably the talking dog thing, which has
two parts. Part one is if you meet a talking dog and its grammar isn't very good, don't forget that it's still a talking dog. It's still a miracle. But number two is just because a talking dog said it doesn't mean it's important.
Mills Baker, Seth Godin, Robin Sloan, Jasmine Sun, David Perell, Joan Westenberg, Venkatesh Rao, Anu... • Whoa: Conversations on AI & Creativity
Seth Godin‘s take on AI is spot on
Work-Life Balance
📝 Chris Pedregal prioritizes being a good dad, partner, and CEO.
😩 He believes he can only excel at two out of the three roles at any given time.
🔄 His strategy is to rotate his focus among these roles to prevent any one area from suffering.
💔 Chris acknowledges that startups demand significant time and effort, impacting other areas
... See moreAI • The Secret to Building Sticky AI Products - Ep. 42 With Chris Pedregal
But all of the arguments being made today against using generative AI to answer questions sound exactly like the arguments against citing web pages as sources in the 1990s. The argument then was basically “ Anyone can publish anything on the web, and even if a web page is accurate today, it can be changed at any time ” — which was true then and... See more
John Gruber • ★ Don’t Throw the Baby Out With the Generative AI Bullshit Bathwater
For example, we know that in-class lectures are not the most effective way to teach and that topics need to be interwoven together in order for students to retain what they know. Unhappily for students, however, research shows that both homework and tests are actually remarkably useful learning tools.
Ethan Mollick • Co-Intelligence: Living and Working With AI
In the practice of the Ha Breath, the exhalation is longer which helps you bring your nervous system into a parasympathetic state. You will be invited to contract your throat on the exhalation, making the ocean sound “Haaaaaaaa.”
Anne Berube • The Burnout Antidote
Where are you in your process?This question reveals a designer’s intended fidelity of thinking. Everyone’s design process is different, and in many cases they vary from project to project. By understanding where a designer feels like he is in his own journey, I can tailor the language in my feedback to reflect that. Is something about to go to a
... See moreAdam Connor • Discussing Design
Knowing the stage a design that is being reviewed is in, is crucial to give valuable feedback.