May 2012
52 posts
“IN Lisbon it occurred to me that maybe our favorite places are simply those in...”
– How I Fell for Lisbon - NYTimes.com
Words to live by #5
tattly:
Well said, Frank. Taken from his new book The Shape of Design available now.
“13. Loving yourself is hard. Hating yourself is harder.”
– 25 Things I’ve Learned In My 20s « Thought Catalog
“The root cause of these symptoms is the fact that execution focuses on the how...”
– Why We Need Storytellers at the Heart of Product Development | UX Magazine
“There is always a certain peace in being what one is, in being that completely.”
– Ugo Betti Quotes - BrainyQuote
“Business books are a huge waste of time when reading them is the result of...”
– When business books are not a waste of time – The Startup Toolkit Blog
It does not matter how much you love working out or eating healthy, some days will suck. It’s no different than anything else in life. Are you going to quit it if you have a shitty day? I hope not.
The difference between those who succeed and those who don’t is what goes on in their minds: Work ethic. You gotta have work ethic. You cannot buy it, you cannot learn it, unless you...
“Every creator painfully experiences the chasm between his inner vision and its...”
– Isaac Bashevis Singer
Shades of Grey: Thoughts on Sketching | UX Magazine
“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” - Henry...”
– swissmiss | Destination
“As he grew richer, with a Forbes-estimated fortune of more than $200 million for...”
– Larry David (I) - Biography
When It Feels Right
When it feels right, you’re going to do it because you can’t not. You’re going to stop playing pretend and you’re going to throw yourself into it face first, or ass first, I don’t know what. And you won’t know when that’s going to be until it happens.
When it feels right it’s going to make you feel level, supported. Everything will stand still and make sense for a minute; suddenly you’ll have the...
“The legal doctrine of fair use states that anyone can use copyrighted work...”
– Oracle loses ‘fair use’ bid against Google
whoa
“I like the idea of wearing a glamourous coat with comfortable shoes; evening...”
– Guillaume Henry, Creative Director of Carven (via musingsinfemininity)
“I would not hire you if I thought that you were the kind of employee who was...”
– (9) Gil Yehuda’s answer to Yahoo!: Why do people still work at Yahoo!? - Quora
Expectations
Michael: We shouldn't expect too much from it, let's not expect it to be good.
Erin: So you're saying, have low expectations?
Michael: If you don't control the outcome of something, you can't put high expectations on it.
“This is the extraordinary thing about creativity: If just you keep your mind...”
– swissmiss | The Extraordinary Thing About Creativity
“The world doesn’t care what you know. What the world cares about is what you do...”
– swissmiss | Know / Do
A Liberal Decalogue: Bertrand Russell's 10...
The Ten Commandments that, as a teacher, I should wish to promulgate, might be set forth as follows:
1. Do not feel absolutely certain of anything.
2. Do not think it worth while to proceed by concealing evidence, for the evidence is sure to come to light.
3. Never try to discourage thinking for you are sure to succeed.
4. When you meet with opposition, even if it should be from your husband or your children, endeavor to overcome it by argument and not by authority, for a victory dependent upon authority is unreal and illusory.
5. Have no respect for the authority of others, for there are always contrary authorities to be found.
6. Do not use power to suppress opinions you think pernicious, for if you do the opinions will suppress you.
7. Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.
8. Find more pleasure in intelligent dissent than in passive agreement, for, if you value intelligence as you should, the former implies a deeper agreement than the latter.
9. Be scrupulously truthful, even if the truth is inconvenient, for it is more inconvenient when you try to conceal it.
10. Do not feel envious of the happiness of those who live in a fool’s paradise, for only a fool will think that it is happiness.
“I’m not fascinated by people who smile all the time. What I find interesting is...”
– Unknown (via v-o-g-u-e-i-s-a-r-t)
itsellestell:
Let me be patient, let me be kind, make me unselfish without being blind.
I may have faith to make mountains fall, but if I lack love then I am nothing at all.
ruby-teenagedoom:
the worst thing about being the rock for others
is that when you start to crumble
no one is there to tell them how to fix you
like you’ve fixed them
so many times before.
“In my early professionals years I was asking the question: How can I treat, or...”
– Carl Rogers (via onlinecounsellingcollege)
“Only in the United States could I say this: I am a teacher because what I know...”
– USATODAY.com - Cognard’s philosophy: Find the ‘Ah’ moment
10 Things Your Commencement Speaker Won't Tell You... →
the comments are fascinating…
“Do what you love and you will love what you become.”
What They Don't Tell You at Graduation - WSJ.com →
10 Things Your Commencement Speaker Won’t Tell You
DAVID FOSTER WALLACE, IN HIS OWN WORDS | More... →
this. is important.
“It is about the real value of a real education, which has almost nothing to do...”
– DAVID FOSTER WALLACE, IN HIS OWN WORDS | More Intelligent Life