The Blunder Years, Episode 3: “It’s easy to wake up in your 30s and think you have no friends”
Episode nuggets: Stop playing the victim, the changing nature of friends in your 30s, social media, and fear about newborns. Continue Reading
Simplicity
Simplicity in business should be the goal
Is it painful to complete even the simplest task at work? Continue Reading
Simplicity in business as an advantage
If everyone is running around yelping about how busy they are, wouldn’t the antidote to that logically be a greater focus on simplicity in business? Continue Reading
Here’s a good way to explain what “design” is in a business context
In the “new business world” — where maybe product and inventory matter less — you can make an argument that the No. 1 thing any company needs is simple, easy-to-use-and-understand design. You could make a similar case that this basic idea — simple interfaces… Continue Reading
How about “simplicity” as a business strategy?
Here’s one potential reality: everyone running around talking about how busy they always are might someday lead to a focus on Essentialism (whereby people instead focus on what matters, as opposed to always talking about how busy they are). That might happen. It might… Continue Reading