Have a clarify of vision but a flexibility in process —Jon Stewart This seems simple but I feel like I’ll take my whole life mastering this. I currently understand this to mean: focus on the end goal and don’t get tied up with the minutia of micro-managing your colleagues on any particular project. I think […]
Austin Kleon once said…
I like to work when the world is sleeping and share while the world is at work —Austin Kleon, from his book Show Your Work This is me as well. I feel most productive when I’m cranking away at a blog post, photography project or design project late on a Friday or Saturday night. ‘Share […]
Seth Godin on the state of schools
Training a student to be a sheep is a lot easier than the alternative. Teaching to the test, ensuring compliant behavior, and using fear as a motivator are the easiest and fastest ways to get a kid through school. So why does it surprise us that we graduate so many sheep —Seth Godin, Tribes What […]
Seth Godin once said…
It’s…about a five- or ten- or fifteen-year process where you start finding your voice, and finally you begin to realize that the safest thing you can do feels risky and the riskiest thing you can do is play it safe. —Seth Godin, Tribes
Seth Godin once said…
Leadership is scarce because few people are willing to go through the discomfort required to lead… It’s uncomfortable to stand up in front of strangers. It’s uncomfortable to propose an idea that might fail. It’s uncomfortable to challenge the status quo. It’s uncomfortable to resist the urge to settle. When you identify the discomfort, you’ve […]
Fear of failure is overrated
“What people are afraid of isn’t failure. It’s blame. Criticism. We choose not to be remarkable because we’re worried about criticism. We hesitate to create innovative movies, launch new human resource initiatives, design a menu that makes diners take notice, or give an audacious sermon because we’re worried, deep down, that someone will hate it […]
Jeff Bezos once said…
If you never want to be criticized, for goodness’ sake don’t do anything new. —Jeff Bezos, Amazon CEO
Nicholas Burroughs once said…
Minimalism is not a lack of something. It’s simply the perfect amount of something. —Nicholas Burroughs
Raymond Joseph Teller once said…
Sometimes magic is just someone spending more time on something than anyone else might reasonably expect. —Raymond Joseph Teller (from this article)
Andy Budd once said…
“Seriously, I’m fundamentally against the idea of showing multiple different designs. It turns the process into a beauty contest” —Andy Budd, UX Designer Totally agree with this. I rarely show more than one design to a client. Beyond turning the process into a beauty contest, there is usually not more than one or two correct […]