ux | work | life matters
Inspiration can come in the strangest of places and what’s inspiring to some is not for others. For me it’s not so much a particular place but more a surrounding of visual stimulus, lots of light, people who are in a positive state of mind and having flexibility.
The critical measure of work isn’t and never should be input but output. What matters isn’t how many hours your team puts in, but the quality and quantity of work they produce. From the Inc. article The Truth About Sleep & Productivity stating that working overtime doesn’t increase your output.
Today it’s D’s birthday and I thought it fitting to write a few lines around the importance to celebrate and the type of work environment I want to create.
It’s Friday evening and I’m about to go meet an old colleague for a drink. I’m thrilled it’s the weekend. The lie ins, our morning runs, the long breakfasts with the day’s first coffee – that’s something I look forward to all week. But, I’m also really excited about working
Forget the building for a while. Focus totally on what people will be doing in the spaces and places you are designing – next year, in five years, in 20. -Sunand Prasad, architect, and other top artists reveal how to find creative inspiration in this The Guardian article Image source:
I crave simplicity. But I also crave challenge. From the Study Hacks article The ambitious minimalist: Musings on impact, simplicity and the good life Image source: www.flickr.com/photos/fiddleoak/7111395641/in/photostream
Last Sunday it was fathers day over here in Sweden and as I sat with dad in his sofa having our evening ‘fika’ talking about life, the past few months and the year to come he asked what my greatest inspiration was for doing what I’m now trying to pursue.
In Sweden we have a tradition called ‘fika’. Anyone who’s worked with me for a longer period of time knows I’m a big advocate of this tradition in the workplace, and it’s not (just) because I love coffee and something sweet to go with it..
It’s easy to get pulled into the usual way of doing things. To take for granted that a presentation requires a formalised presentation, or that you have to sit in an office and work. Sometimes, stopping and questioning leads to more satisfactory outcomes.