Friday May 18, 2012
February 27, 2012
Well, that’s what life is—this collection of extraordinarily ordinary moments. We just need to pay attention to them all. Wake up and pay attention to how beautiful it all is.
Source: “The Extraordinary, Ordinary Life Of Alexander Payne”
Labels: Life
February 22, 2012
The hierarchy of information interaction is this: Immediacy, Accuracy, Fidelity. When interacting with information you want it to be fast, then you want it to be accurate, and then you want it to be exactly what was originally expressed.
Source: “Progressive Refinement”
Labels: Interaction
February 21, 2012
“The benefits of doing what you love are widely touted. It’s the golden carrot of our web-enabled age. But when you consider what to do for a living, you also have to weigh the cost of doing what you love, every day.
To clarify, doing what you love doesn’t mean you love every single aspect of a profession. Every job has drudgery. When I say doing what you love, I mean you wake up in the morning looking forward to going to do whatever it is you do to provide for yourself [and your family]. And you feel that way …
Source: “Doing What You (Don’t) Love” by Chris Bowler
Via: Shawnblanc.net
Labels: Passion
February 15, 2012
Dov Seidman, Author and CEO of LRN: “In a connected world, countries, governments and companies also have character, and their character—how they do what they do, how they keep promises, how they make decisions, how things really happen inside, how they connect and collaborate, how they engender trust, how they relate to their customers, to the environment and to the communities in which they operate—is now their fate.”
Source: “Why How Matters” by Thomas L. Friedman
Via: Blog “Signal vs. Noise” by 37signals
Labels: Character
February 9, 2012
The main purpose of typography is to make life easier for your readership by making it easier to read what you’ve written.
Source: “What is the purpose of typography?”
Labels: Typography
February 2, 2012
Adelaide Lancaster, Co-Author of “The Big Enough Company: Creating a Business that Works for You”: “So don’t be afraid to admit you don’t know everything. The next time you’re asked how things are going with your company or what your plans are for the future, drop that ‘everything is better than ever!’ party line, and share more honest feedback, including what you’re still trying to figure out. You’re likely to garner more support and ideas that way—and probably more respect, too.”
Source: “4 Things I’ve Gained from Admitting ‘I Don't Know’”
Via: @ColemanCenter
Labels: Honesty
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