Observations on the Human Experience
UI, UX and IxD insights for a rainy day.
Observations on the Human Experience
"When I was a philosophy student, I used a photocopier to enlarge pages of books onto A3 paper. It helped me understand difficult texts by slowing me down, and it left room for my notes. My classmates thought it was ridiculous, but it helped."
There's so much this world, it's people and it's rules tell you to do, tell you to be.
It's hard to escape... See more
There's so much this world, it's people and it's rules tell you to do, tell you to be.
It's hard to escape... See more
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Larger text forces you to slow down. It makes you take your time. It asks for you to read with intention or not at all.
people think they want choices. but they prefer good defaults.
I asked him a question about the local culture, and he said, “It depends if you’re talking about the people from the desert, versus the coast, versus the mountains.”
I said, “Where is your family from?”
He said, “From the desert, but then two uncles got in a fight, splitting the family, and half went to Iraq for a while. They reunited in Abu Dhabi,... See more
I said, “Where is your family from?”
He said, “From the desert, but then two uncles got in a fight, splitting the family, and half went to Iraq for a while. They reunited in Abu Dhabi,... See more
Derek Sivers • I hated Dubai until I learned about it | Derek Sivers
cities need more cozy enchanting late night cafes to work & read from til 1am
Bluesky
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Do not exploit introverts - doesn't work long term. Learn to be an introvert yourself
My Tenets
Unlike other animals, we humans retain what is known as neoteny— mental and physical traits of immaturity— well into our adult years.
Greene, Robert. Mastery - Robert Greene (Kindle Locations 1686-1687). Kindle Edition.
Lately, when I’m stuck on a piece, I will print everything I’ve written and re-read it with a pair of scissors in hand. As I go, I will cut out the pieces that feel like they’re working: a phrase here, a sentence there, entire paragraphs if I’m lucky. Then I’ll lay out all the cut-out pieces on my desk and move them around, trying to find the right... See more
Mason Currey • Seek funny leaps
Merge all communication with an individual person into one continuous timeline . I’m excited about this feature. My mom still hasn’t mastered the art of using one communication channel, she prefers to sprinkle messages throughout the week across Whatsapp, SMS and email.