Megan Dowd
@megandowd
Megan Dowd
Simplicity is difficult because most of us are overcompensating for uncertainty. Adding something is easy. But removing something is hard, because it requires conviction. It’s easier to hedge against uncertainty, entertain multiple paths, and dilute your focus than to develop a strong opinion about what to exclude.
Things I'm thinking about
One of the most intelligent case studies in design is the Chinese tea cup. They’re made without handles simply because if it’s too hot to touch, it’s too hot to drink.
Humans naturally want to add more. Add a cardboard sleeve, add a warning on the outside of the cup, add a handle. The result of all these things never cools down the actual contents.
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Building a mental gym
The men who like women and the men who don't. Yes we can tell.
Celeste Daviscelestemdavis.substack.com
Joseph Addison, a 17th-century English essayist who said there are “three grand essentials of happiness: something to do, someone to love, and something to hope for.”
mindframing-handbook-ness-labs.pdf
drive.google.com
How the Life Coaching Industry Sells Pseudo-Solutions to Our Deepest Problems
Ronald Pursercurrentaffairs.org