Why is it so funny when things go wrong? Are humans just so cruel by nature that when we see somebody else fail, we can’t help but laugh? Are we that insecure about our own success that it makes us smile to see somebody else make a mistake? Or is it a sympathetic response? Are …
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Designs are all around us, and we don’t even always notice them. When we get into our cars or snuggle up in our beds, design isn’t usually the first thing on our minds. We lead busy lives, and we often get preoccupied with other stuff. We have deep and robust personal lives, and that often …
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Sometimes things just fail. We don’t know why. Sometimes we put so much into something, and he just can’t get anything in return. You know this if you’ve ever tried to assemble IKEA furniture. No matter how detailed the instructions or how simple it seems, you will probably reach a point where it feels like …
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We all hate to fail. It’s not in our nature to easily accept defeat. We hate to be caught with our pants down, proverbially. It activates that caveman part of our brains that wants to run and hide our faces from the rest of our tribe. But failure is also a necessary part of life. …
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Design is incredibly important, and you know that if you’ve ever lived in a house where you could not stand the decor. Maybe it was full of tchotchkes and the thin layer of dust, and you’re a minimalist. Or maybe it was all cold concrete and steel beams, and you missed the warmth of a …
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Sometimes when things fail, it feels out of our control. That can be hard if you’re like me and a bit of a control freak. You know this if you’ve ever watched somebody else cook. You realize your instinct to backseat drive wants to override your sense of goodwill and politeness so much. But you …
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It’s the little things in life that add up to the big things. You may not think that a difficult-to-open jar of peanut butter could change your life, but it can. Sometimes you just need the straw that breaks the camel’s back. And that straw can be a piece of bad design. You know exactly …
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Sometimes seeing is not believing. Sometimes it takes a little bit more convincing, especially these days. I mean back in the early days it was easier to believe things that you saw, especially online. But the minute that there have been humans, there has been deception and trickery. We’ve been all trying to prank each …
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Mistakes can humble us in an instant. We might think we’re cruising along, totally faultless, but we would often be wrong. Maybe you’re arrogantly wondering why everyone seems to be avoiding the elevator. «The elevator is right there. Why isn’t anyone using it? People can be so stupid,» you think. Then, after the 4th press …
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Sometimes failure is inevitable. Sometimes we can’t help but fall flat on our faces, no matter how hard we try. This is life’s way of humbling us. Think about what we would be like if we never failed. We would all be arrogant, entitled freaks, walking around, thinking that we’ve done nothing wrong. We wouldn’t …
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