Daniel Wentsch
@klickreflex
Freelance designer and web dev from Freiburg, Germany.
Daniel Wentsch
zettel.org
Increasing the power of consciousness isn’t a mysterious process. It’s a lot like weight training. You simply do exercises where you practice sustaining close attention and strong peripheral awareness at the same time. This is the only way to make consciousness more powerful. The more vivid you can make your attention while still sustaining
... See moreCuladasa John Yates • The Mind Illuminated - A Complete Meditation Guide Integrating Buddhist Wisdom and Brain Science
Jung called this process Individuation, which is really a great word for it. We move from a social and cultural identity to a truly individual sense of self. While in the first half of life we internalize aspects of our environment, in the second half we explore and express the truths which arise from within, individuating ourselves from group
... See moreJude Star • The Paradox of Pursuing Happiness: Insights from Depth Psychology
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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
Denn ich reiße mich nicht darum, Kinder zu entertainen, ich biedere mich nicht an, ich verströme keinen herzlichen Enthusiasmus, ich schlage keine Bastelaktivitäten vor. Schließlich sind meine Kinder mit anderen Kindern befreundet, nicht ich. Ich unterhalte mich lieber mit Erwachsenen. An dieser Stelle danke an alle Menschen, die sich professionell... See more
Lisa Seelig • Kinder: Ich mag keine Kinder – außer meine eigenen
This kind of feedback is not only unhelpful—it does nothing to analyze a design with regard to objectives—but it can also be distracting and counterproductive. This is especially the case when it comes from team members or stakeholders who are in a position of approval. In these situations, the team begins, consciously or subconsciously, to
... See moreAdam Connor • Discussing Design
[about: feedback from purely preferential thinking]
Most studios, us included, insist on a deposit based on a percentage of the project before we start work. Depending on the project’s size, it could range from 25% to 50% of the total project cost. Design studios aren’t a high-margin business. Getting that money up front gives us the running room to get the project going and dedicate people to your
... See moreMike Monteiro • You're My Favorite Client
Asking for a deposit up front should be the default
A principle isn’t a principle until it costs you something.
- Bill Bernbach
What helps enormously in our attempts to know our own minds is, surprisingly, the presence of another mind. For all the glamour of the solitary seer, thinking usually happens best in tandem. It is the curiosity of someone else that gives us the confidence to remain curious about ourselves. It is the application of a light pressure from outside us
... See moreAlain De Botton • The School of Life: An Emotional Education
Further, Craft’s search functionality is ham-stringed by its reliance on text blocks. For example, If you search for a journal entry with the words fatherhood and marriage, Craft will only find documents where the words appear in the same paragraph. If the search words appear in different paragraphs of the same document, Craft won’t find it. Day
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