Listening to: Arvo Pärt Choral Music by Polyphony & Stephen Layton 🎶
Top tracks are Solfeggio (sounds like softly reverberating bell tones) & Alleluia-Tropis.
Listening to: Arvo Pärt Choral Music by Polyphony & Stephen Layton 🎶
Top tracks are Solfeggio (sounds like softly reverberating bell tones) & Alleluia-Tropis.
I really like James Clear’s post on muddy puddles vs leaky ceilings. I spend too much time splashing around in the puddles when I should just go for a walk… 🤔
Some problems are like muddy puddles. The way to clear a muddy puddle is to leave it alone. The more you mess with it, the muddier it becomes.
Other problems are like a leaky ceiling. Ignore a small leak and it will always widen.
Listening to: Kofi by Donald Byrd 🎶
I appreciate Seth Godin’s post on incompetence. Humility plus a recognition that growth isn’t easy helps you make progress. 🤔
If you’re not open to the tension that is caused by knowing you could do better, it’s unlikely you’re willing to do the work to get better. As you’re doing that work, there’s the satisfaction it brings, but also the knowledge that just a moment ago, you weren’t any good.
Below are my (current) thoughts on how creativity works. Core to this framework is the idea that patterns are everywhere (behavior, natural world, human creations, etc…). Patterns organize how we live and interact with the world. 🎨📐🤔
There are other elements involved, like how to recognize when a new pattern is (potentially) needed. Or, more importantly, the steps needed to make sure the new pattern solves the issue or create a better outcome. A different framework is needed to assess the proper “fit” of the pattern - and I currently lean towards integrative, or systems, thinking over customer-centric or business-centric models.
Listening to: Rounds by Four Tet 🎶
Not sure why it took so long for me to listen to Four Tet. I took the plunge today after seeing a recommendation. Looking forward to hearing more…
You can’t solve for what you don’t understand.
I saw a pitch for a design concept today (not my project but related, and by another firm) and it was obvious that whoever came up the the ideas did no research, had no understanding of context (the space, adjacent spaces, the institution, etc…), and (for some reason) didn’t lead with listening and asking questions. Have I done that before? Yes. But not for a long time. Today was a good reminder why not to do it again. 📐
It’s a good day when you find a fresh, new roll of Bienfang tracing paper in the studio. Do the tools and materials make a critical difference for a designer? No. But good tools and materials are nice to have. 📐
Listening to: Tractus by Arvo Part 🎶
Some tracks I have heard previously sung by the Tallis Scholars. They sound a lot different when played by a smaller string ensemble. As of now I prefer the voices to the strings.
Currently reading: Funny! by Disney-Pixar 📚
The loose sketches are great, and it is fun to see how the gags and jokes are developed. It’s a good book to get from the library, not developed enough to merit purchasing for reference.
Listening to: Ali and Toumani by Ali Farka Toure and Toumani Diabate 🎶
A great recommendation via Hoopla. I haven’t heard of either artist before and look forward to exploring their work. In the meantime, this is going to be to be a great soundtrack for the rest of the week.
Listening to: The Deer’s Cry. Music by Arvo Part. Performed by Vox Clamantis. Preparation for Sunday. 🎶✝️
Listening to: Music is My Medicine by Clutchy Hopkins and Lord Kenjamin 🎶
It’s the type of week that benefits from some mysterious sounding tunes. “The Old Spot” is my favorite track, much too short at 2:04
It’s pretty easy to think without doing, and do without thinking. It’s the thinking and doing that creates potential for impact. 🤔
This thought came from reading IDEOU’s post on systems thinking and design thinking.
Listening to: Lighten Our Darkness by John Rutter and the Cambridge Singers. 🎶
Beautiful choral music for the end of the day.
Currently reading: The Sabbath by Abraham Joshua Heschel 📚
Labor is a craft, but perfect rest is an art. (Page 14)
I am not able to unpack this at the moment, but it sounds intriguing…
A helpful reminder from Seth Godin.
Gimmicks are memorable. But they’re gimmicks.
Currently reading: The Sabbath by Abraham Joshua Heschel.
Interesting thought here while the author is defining the difference between space (including stuff) and time.
We must not forget that it is not a thing that lends significance to a moment; it is the moment that lends significance to things (Page 6)📚
Taunton and Fogg battle to the very end at Bathurst A great display of racing by two very different cars. 🏎️
Currently reading: The Sabbath by Abraham Joshua Heschel. For my Lenten discipline this year, I am thinking and reading about rest and leisure (or spending time apart from work and stuff).📚✝️
The Revs Institute website is a great resource for images and info on classic race cars. It’s like Goodwood Revival, but in a gallery. 🏎️
Listening to: Ethiopian Knights by Donald Byrd. A nice album that adds some energy to a rainy day. 🎶
Listening to: A Feather on the Breath of God by Gothic Voices. Beautifully sung plainchant composed by Hildegard of Bingen. 🎶
Listening to: Vikingur Olafsson’s Goldberg Variations 🎶
I first listened to him with his Philip Glass album. This is just as good.
Watched a few Dakar rally highlights and all I can say is that watching WRC is way more interesting. Maybe it’s because I prefer tight roads to an open desert? One thing WRC could use, that Dakar has, is more categories. Maybe not the semi trucks, but bikes (too dangerous?) or side-by-sides could be interesting… 🤔 🏎️