Better Than Owning →
“The trend is clear: access trumps possession. Access is better than ownership.”
This is a fantastic piece from Kevin Kelly. Slightly old but now more relevant than ever.
Simplicity - Matt Gemmell →
“Simplicity is a powerful thing, if you can find it. It can improve your creativity and focus, provide much-needed perspective, or allow you to declutter your workspace and your thoughts. It can also make you happier.
It often costs more, but I’ve found it to be the most worthwhile investment you can make. There’s nothing better for your work and your life than a quiet, focused mind.”
Beautifully said.
Beautifully said.
"Why do we assume that simple is good? Because with physical products, we have to feel we can dominate them. As you bring order to complexity, you find a way to make the product defer to you. Simplicity isn’t just a visual style. It’s not just minimalism or the absence of clutter. It involves digging through the depth of the complexity. To be truly simple, you have to go really deep. For example, to have no screws on something, you can end up having a product that is so convoluted and so complex. The better way is to go deeper with the simplicity, to understand everything about it and how it’s manufactured. You have to deeply understand the essence of a product in order to be able to get rid of the parts that are not essential."
— Jony Ive (From Steve Jobs, by Walter Isaacson)
Someone get this made. It’d be super fun to watch.
