“Happiness is not measured by the number of days you live but, rather, by the number of days you remember.” — How To Be Happy Anywhere
A product has to be genuinely better. This requires real discipline, and that’s what drives us - a sincere, genuine appetite to do something that is better. Committees just don’t work, and it’s not about price, schedule or a bizarre marketing goal to appear different - they are corporate goals with scant regard for people who use the product.
“Anonymity is the best creative lab because you’ve got nothing to lose. Anything is possible. Anything is on the table. There are no expectations to miss, no fans to disappoint, no follow-up fears.” — Dana Tanamachi - The Great Discontent
“You have to do things on the side—things that are life-giving for you. Ask yourself what you would do if nobody paid you. What makes you feel fulfilled and excited? Whatever that is, do it.” — Dana Tanamachi- The Great Discontent
“The word “no” is the most valuable word you have as someone working towards your dream.” — John Acuff - The Great Discontent: Dana Tanamachi
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“The reason that most of us are unhappy most of the time is that we set our goals—not for the person we’re going to be when we reach them—we set our goals for the person we are when we set them.” — Jim Coudal
“When the software provides the metaphor for the device, every tablet lives and dies by the display and what’s on that display.” — Ryan Block - And this is why responsiveness of the touch interface and paper like typography matter so much, from your eyes to the tips of your fingers and how your brain already perceived what would happen before even you touch the screen.
“Your business won’t always be on a shoestring budget. But it is a mistake to cast off your constraints too early, or to chafe against them. Make them work for you. Get as much utility from them as you can, for as long as you can.” —
Jamis - Jam Tracks and Black Keys
Inspiring post by Jamis of 37Signals.
“All small business accounting software sucks, we just suck the least.” —
LessAccounting WebApp.
This is great copy with an attitude. I like it!
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