LOOK WHERE YOU WANT TO GO
If you stare at the tree you’ll crash into the tree, if you stare at that big rock you’ll smash right into the big rock. Only by looking through the corner towards the exit will you roll smoothly round the corner. It’s the first and most important thing you’ll ever learn about mountain biking…
MOMENTS OF PLAY
Esther Perel said the difference between being alive and not dying is play. Those who don’t die, live tethered to the ground, afraid, untrusting. The world is dangerous and pleasure is not an option. Those who come alive are able to take risks, to leap into the world and do things. They are able to be playful…
Duolingo Renamed UX to "Product Experience": Why This Matters for Designers
I've been saying it for years and I hope more companies and designers embrace it. It’s why I asked for the title Experience Designer instead of UX Designer or Product Designer at a previous job. I knew I'd be taking on a much broader scope that included brand, strategy and an end-to-end care for the experience…
WHY I STOPPED HEARING/READING/WATCHING the news
I am convinced that reading the news is worse than not reading anything at all. There is no proof that it makes us wiser, better decision makers, better informed, better citizens; nothing — if anything, entirely the opposite…