June 2011
33 posts
May 2011
41 posts
The Two Faces Of Perfectionism →
There are two forms of perfectionism: healthy or unhealthy.
Healthy perfectionism is internally driven in the sense that it’s motivated by strong personal values including striving for excellence and holding others to similar standards, planning ahead, and strong organizational skills.
Conversely, unhealthy perfectionism is externally driven like perceived parental pressures, needing approval,...
The Two Faces Of Perfectionism →
There are two forms of perfectionism: healthy or unhealthy.
Healthy perfectionism is internally driven in the sense that it’s motivated by strong personal values including striving for excellence and holding others to similar standards, planning ahead, and strong organizational skills.
Conversely, unhealthy perfectionism is externally driven like perceived parental pressures, needing approval,...
“My strategy has always been: be wrong as fast as we can”
– Ed Catmull talking about Pixar’s creative process - Pixar’s Motto: Going From Suck to Nonsuck
Designing in the open →
A good post by Ryan Singer about the need to overcome embarrassment of showing something unperfected and unfinished to work in an iteration process until your done.
Make Decisions by David Seah →
A great way to look at your to-do lists.
Not that I use any special app like him (a simple TextEdit file drop on my desktop and synced to all my computers and phone via Dropbox do the trick), but more about how to prioritize and organize your to-do lists.
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Visualizing a product's UI and code layers →
I did forget about this little gem by Ryan Singer, but here it is again.
Probably the best way to explain any client or industry unfamiliar co-worker out there how a product/site is build and how much time needed it would take or how terribly difficult it would be to estimate it. The Layer cake or the Iceberg as Ryan like to call them.
What are the main mistakes Facebook has made in... →
This question has been answered by an anonymous ex-Facebook employee on Quora and it is very insightful to understand what a big organization like Facebook with such a growth must face down the road.
Making Money by Jason Fried →
“One thing I do know is that making money is not the same as starting a business.”
I did miss this wonderful, informative and insightful article for the INC magazine by Jason Fried. I’ve heard him saying he was pretty good at making money as others were pretty good at something else in a recent interview. I never heard him saying that before in any podcasts or interviews. It...
Go Ahead, Raise Your Business's Prices →
“At 37signals, we don’t want lots of customers. We want lots of the right customers. Our goal is to maximize profits, not market share.”
The story behind Draft, the iPad sketching app of 37Signals and how it been priced.
Uncertainty and Scope →
Ryan Singer answers the question: “Should we focus on getting a good UX or getting something quick out the door”.
It’s stunning how the all industry (talking about the interactive agencies here, but it extends to many others) is not aligned with this principle. Quick and dirty is something people have such a problem (read fear) with, like you could not EVER going back to fix...
“Social media is just another facet of marketing and customer service. Say it...”
– Why I Will Never, Ever Hire A “Social Media Expert”
Ok, THIS IS THE BEST piece of advice you can do to yourself by reading this post, if you just even thinking of using social media as a CEO or Marketing manager in your company.
“People don’t judge you on the basis of your mistakes—they judge you on the...”
– Jason Fried - How to Turn Disaster Into Gold
iCloud Predictions — Shawn Blanc →
Interesting predictions and probably very close to the reality.
“In many ways, having no clue what you’re doing is one of the most powerful...”
– Kyle MacDonald - 11 Questions with Kyle MacDonald.
“An idea is rarely a reality without collaboration.”
– Kyle MacDonald, The Red-Paper-Clip-Guy.
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Sour / Mirror > The Ultimate Social Content... →
If you want to freak out how social media content can be used, just login using Facebook, your Webcam and Twitter to http://t.co/ohFpNh1
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“Invention is in our DNA and technology is the fundamental tool we wield to...”
– Why I, Jeff Bezos, Keep Spending Billions On Amazon R&D
“No matter how good you may think you are at something the only true path to...”
– John Corey - When Less is More is More Than Less
When Less is More is More Than Less →
“Now with a never resting movement of information this has grown increasingly difficult to keep up with and without realizing it we find ourselves thinking that there is always greener grass on the other side even if in reality we are perfectly happy with what we already have.
You end up coming across conundrums within the logic of finding a good app to suit your needs. If app X only had...
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Why Users Click Right Call to Actions More Than... →
If you didn’t know about this. No reason now to ignore it.
Apple’s Mobile Strategy is to Make the Technology... →
A GREAT post.
“What is not different if not strategic.”
– Gary Hamel
Alex Payne's Rules for Computing Happiness →
I’ve discovered this post not so long ago. I find it to be the perfect list to be happy about the software and hardware you use. Also happy that 90% of the rules are corresponding to my computing happiness. Minimalist will always be a golden rule.
WatchThe Exorcist
Don’t tell me it is not one of the best ad you will have seen. If you do not know the title of this ad, you will never guess what it is until the end.
“A civil engineer build bridges, a financial engineer build dreams, but when they...”
– The Inside Job
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Cranking by Merlin Mann →
In life nothing is a commitment if it’s not toward yourself.
This post is probably one of the best you can read to understand it.
