Steyn Viljoen
@steyn
Designer at CustomerOS. Gardener. Dad. Write at Viljoen Space about product, gardening and parenthood.
Steyn Viljoen
viljoen.space
Perhaps success might – after all – be nothing more than a quiet afternoon with the children, at home, in a modest street.
Overcoming the Need to Be Exceptional - The School of Life
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"Which of these has more life? Which of these is more a mirror of my self? Does this object make me feel my humanity is expanding—or contracting?"
— Christopher Alexander, The Nature of Order
Questions to stay in sync with how people feel when they use your product
An unkink hose feels like…
The freedom to know your version of enough. Take a pause, any kind of pause at any kind of time and not beat yourself up for it.
Light speed clarity.
The freedom to not set huge radical business goals just cos everyone else is, cos it's just not your time to over-hustle.
Spaciousness.
The freedom to politely decline the
... See moreJust as someone with iron deficiency anemia craves ice (“pica”), I crave texture.
Things should be costly (either in materials or the effort we put in) because it proves love and sacrifice went into it — for the benefit of all.
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Why is the world losing color?
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One way to spot people who are good at solving poorly defined problems is to look for people who feel good about their lives; “how do I live a life I like” is a humdinger of a poorly defined problem.