Quotes

On The Most Important Survival Skill for the Next 50 Years

the most important investment is really in building this more flexible mind or personality

Source: Yuval Noah Harari Explains Why the Secret to Surviving the Coming Tech Dystopia is Not What You Think – GQ

On design process

Part of the design process is letting a thing get more complicated before it gets simpler again. Unnecessary complexity is often the result of lack of follow-through. You can’t take shortcuts to good design.

On Agile and Buzzwords

I rarely use the term “agile” these days. If I mean “responsive to change” or “adaptive”, I just say those words. If I mean “self-organising”, I say it. If I mean “lightweight”, I say that. If I mean “cynically exploiting a trend to sell certifications”, I say that

A simple and realistic hack list

A simple and realistic hack list:

Work hard.

Be nicer to people than you need to be.

Realize that luck is real and under-observed, so be careful treating actions as a direct cause of both success and failure.

On thinking before posting online

Apparently kids are taught this acronym in school now: T.H.I.N.K. before you speak. T – is it True? H – is it Helpful? I – is it Inspiring? N – is it Necessary? K – is it Kind? I feel like I need this to pop up every time I go to post online.