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Improvements to our Auto Save (one of many iterations)

The present is the past rolled up for action, and the past is the present unrolled for understanding

Looking

Thinking

Excerpts from reading this week.

“Algorithms are limiting the future to the past”

"In my opinion, career transitions and promotions are not the responsibility of a manager."

"Writing books, making art, recording music… it’s all a lot easier when you don’t know what you’re doing."

"In psychology, the Zeigarnik effect, named after Lithuanian-Soviet psychologist Bluma Zeigarnik, occurs when an activity that has been interrupted may be more readily recalled. It states that people remember unfinished or interrupted tasks better than completed tasks."

Giving it its full name “Generative AI” helps you understand why it can’t replace design for one key reason: you never really get the design right the first time.

learning to iterate well, and explaining your iterations, will likely become an important part of being a Designer in the future.

Reading

The Secret History

The Lesson of History

On Repeat

Brainorchestra

Dirty Three - Love Changes Everything

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Reading "The first 10 years of your career are for learning what you want to do. The next 10 are for getting great at it. The next 10 are for making an impact and making money.” The worst-case scenario is someone looking up to pop stars or athletes for

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Reading Career paths aren’t linear progressions. They’re complex graphs of relationships, often invisible until you step back and map them. Each node represents not just a job or a skill, but a person who took a chance, offered guidance, or simply showed up at the right moment. Don’

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Reading * This great story about how the calculator was designed on the Mac. * Things like this are why I am not too concerned about AI, there will always be humans making wonderful things just because they can. * Things are feeling really gloomy in UX right now At Linear, I’ve

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On Quality Great design springs from personal conviction, not just objective analysis. Instead of striving for objectivity—which can compromise your vision and potential—design something that inspires you. The quality of your designs is directly correlated to how well you understand the underlying problem. More often than not we