Thoughtfulness is free, and burns on time and empathy.

Negative space: important for design. Importanter for designers.

The opposite of cynicism isn’t authenticity. It is sincerity.

Patterns: Acknowledge existing ones, (and maybe ignore them), and identify new ones (and maybe embrace them).

Writing is a way of organizing thought. Publishing is a way of receiving feedback.

Being specific is not necessarily being accurate.

Obligations > Interests > Attention

The fear we have of judgement is stronger than our memory of the pride of doing something productive.

Paper and pencil is the conduit for reasoning outside of your brain.

In personal work, optimism trumps experience.

Curation is storytelling.

Make yourself skillful. Then, make yourself vulnerable.

Done is beautiful.

Perception is malleable. The world can be a play-thing.

There’s a point when you’re done simplifying. Otherwise, things get really complicated.