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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’t just resist cynicism – fight it actively. Fight it in yourself, for this ungainly beast lies dormant in each of us, and counter it in those you love and engage with, by modeling its opposite. Cynicism often masquerades as nobler faculties and dispositions, but is categorically inferior. Unlike that great Rilkean life-expanding doubt, it is a contracting force.

Every day I try to rediscover a way to observe the world as through the eyes of a child, so I enjoy knowing how children see my world. When I was a child I wanted to be an architect, and now that I am an architect I would sometimes like to be a child again.

The first saw monotony. The second saw purpose. The third saw legacy.

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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 * 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

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Reading "In a world where we can outsource productivity to technology, the people who reap the biggest rewards aren’t those who work the fastest. They’re the people who make things that are wonderful, original, weird, emotionally resonant & authentic." First we make the new tool fit