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Each of you is perfect the way you are… and you can use a little improvement.
— Shunryū Suzuki
Grow. and paradoxically
The Proof is in the Prototype
The only way to truly tell if something is worth making is to hold it in your hands. Our workshop is built to be as friction free as possible so ideas can easily take shape. We often have a proof of concept within a few hours of sketching an idea. Everything in our studio gets prototyped a million times before a... See more
The only way to truly tell if something is worth making is to hold it in your hands. Our workshop is built to be as friction free as possible so ideas can easily take shape. We often have a proof of concept within a few hours of sketching an idea. Everything in our studio gets prototyped a million times before a... See more
Principles
When he built boats, he wasn’t selling fiberglass and chrome—he was selling performance, adventure, and freedom. Many customers wanted a piece of this world, drawn in by his passionate, authentic vision of what boating could be. My favorite of his taglines captures this energy: “The ultimate off-road vehicle.” The t-shirt featured a gleaming... See more
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Understanding why you undertake certain projects or tasks is just as important as knowing how. Whether it’s because you have to or because you want to, find the purpose in your work. One of the most important lessons I’ve learned over my career is that I can find a worthy bet anywhere. It might not be obvious and I might have to dig for it, but... See more
Dan Mall • Dan Mall’s 10 Principles for a Worthy Design Career | Figma Blog
Rule #8: Keep asking why
If I believe in something, it means I know a certain amount about it. This gives me confidence to make decision, take action, do things that would have been harder to do before finding that belief. The belief that comes from finding purpose in what you’re doing.
Known caveat: sometimes the medium is the message. A postcard is noticeably more personal than an email, a phone call conveys more emotion than a text, an Instagram message is more friendly than a Linkedin message. TBD how this is works out if all chats are merged into one.
Eric Migicovsky • The Universal Communication Bus
Are you reading the words of your favorite writer, their intern, or their intern’s ghostwriter?
At scale, I suppose performative thought isn’t a bug—it’s a feature.
As Emily Sundberg deftly noted: “Substack is making everyone into writers the way Instagram made everyone into photographers, but there’s one big difference ... the point of Substack is... See more
At scale, I suppose performative thought isn’t a bug—it’s a feature.
As Emily Sundberg deftly noted: “Substack is making everyone into writers the way Instagram made everyone into photographers, but there’s one big difference ... the point of Substack is... See more
Anu Atluru • Thoughts For Sale
These days, we get so much of our content in bite-sized, isolated bits — links in an email, tweets, Slack messages, blog posts. We consume information because it’s in front of us, rather than because it’s relevant for us. This continually present dynamic discourages reflection and thought. The future of content is about interfaces that can help us... See more
Sari Azout • Check Your Pulse #43
A community of practice is a group of people who share a concern or a passion for something they do, and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly. This definition reflects the fundamentally social nature of human learning. It is very broad. It applies to a street gang, whose members learn how to survive in a hostile world, as well as a... See more