“The only response to a gravity problem is acceptance. And this is where all good designers begin. This is the “You Are Here” or “Accept” phase of design thinking. Acceptance. That’s why you start where you are. Not where you wish you were. Not where you hope you are. Not where you think you should be. But right where you are.”
― Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life
― Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life
“In design thinking, we put as much emphasis on problem finding as we do on problem solving”
― Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life
― Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life
“Problem Finding + Problem Solving = Well-Designed Life”
― Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life
― Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life
“It’s worth emphasizing that failures and hardships are a part of every life, even the well-designed ones.”
― Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life
― Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life
“These are all gravity problems—meaning they are not real problems. Why? Because in life design, if it’s not actionable, it’s not a problem. Let’s repeat that. If it’s not actionable, it’s not a problem. It’s a situation, a circumstance, a fact of life. It may be a drag (so to speak), but, like gravity, it’s not a problem that can be solved.”
― Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life
― Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life
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