Joachim Baan
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Joachim Baan
The key is to encourage skepticism, but not cynicism.
A Conversation With Director of Design Eric Hu
The message of many things in America is “Like this or die.”
— George W.S. Trow, Within the Context of No Context, 1980
Apr Edt • Have Algorithms Destroyed Personal Taste?
If everyone is busy making everything,
how can anyone perfect anything?
We start to confuse convenience with joy.
Abundance with choice.
Designing something requires focus.
The first thing we ask is:
What do we want people to feel?
Delight.
Surprise.
Love.
Connection.
Then we begin to craft around our intention.
It takes time.
There are a thousand no’s for ever... See more
how can anyone perfect anything?
We start to confuse convenience with joy.
Abundance with choice.
Designing something requires focus.
The first thing we ask is:
What do we want people to feel?
Delight.
Surprise.
Love.
Connection.
Then we begin to craft around our intention.
It takes time.
There are a thousand no’s for ever... See more
Apple, “Intention” | Insights and Inspiration from 50+ Great Examples
Second, play is an antidote to stress, and this is key because stress, in addition to being an enemy of productivity, can actually shut down the creative, inquisitive, exploratory parts of our brain.
Greg Mckeown • Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
When our ego gets involved, we lose perspective. We fail to consider how othes are feeling. In this contemplation we discover how to not get in our own way.
Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche • Running With the Mind of Meditation
How culture is made
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