we’re going to look back at how we designed the world around computers with the same regret that we look at how we’ve designed cities around cars

Primer on how we design at @linear: The main point is that the design is only a reference, never any kind of deliverable itself, so the way it's constructed doesn't really matter. 1. We screenshot the app and design on top of 2. Simple design system that has mostly colors, type and some basic components (rest you can screenshot/recreate) 3. We ... See more

i increasingly think there’s intense cruelty to shilling self-care as the solution for ppl who are clearly craving purpose

Easy to spot a yellow car when you are always thinking of a yellow car. Easy to spot opportunity when you are always thinking of opportunity. Easy to spot reasons to be mad when you are always thinking of being mad. You become what you constantly think about. Watch yourself.

Quality software deserves your hard‑earned cash Quality software from independent makers is like quality food from the farmer’s market. A jar of handmade organic jam is not the same as mass-produced corn syrup-laden jam from the supermarket. Industrial fruit jam is filled with cheap ingredients and shelf stabilizers. Industrial software is filled... See more

the real competitive advantage in life is internal approval. you cannot compete with someone who is secure with who they are, what they want, and what they bring

The people I admire most have a way of escaping the bubble of culture. Sometimes via religion; sometimes via old books; sometimes via time in nature. Without such an escape, propaganda wins. You stop thinking for yourself. Modern delusions grow into an all-consuming mind virus.