Steve Jobs On Design

“Most people make the mistake of thinking design is what it [a product] looks like. People think it’s this veneer – that the designers are handed this box and told, “Make it look good!” That’s not what we think design is. It’s not just what it looks and feels like. Design is how it works.”…

Confucius

China’s most renowned philosopher, lived in 551 BCE. Harmony, self governance, and justice were his values. Yet the impact of his philosophy was only fully realized after his death.

What You Didn’t Know About The Origin Of Michelin Stars

Before reading this article you may have thought. One day I’d like to go to a Three Michelin Star restaurant, not like the Michelin Man tire company, of course. Psych. The two are one and the same. But why would a tire company enter the arena of fine dining critics? The initial idea was to…

Risks Of Premature Optimization

Donald Knuth, one of the founding fathers of computer science, shares a riveting thought on premature optimization, and its risks. “Programmers waste enormous amounts of time thinking about, or worrying about, the speed of noncritical parts of their programs, and these attempts at efficiency actually have a strong negative impact when debugging and maintenance are…

Adaptation

Season change and people with it. Clinging to past environment shatters the ability to appreciate the now. Life requires adaptation.