Brad Barrish

If you think that the tech your young kids are using today are any reflection on what will be used in the future, even in the near future, you are mistaken. It’s also short changing the intellect of every kid 18 and under. You don’t think they can come up with something better?
The Dumbest Words In New Media « blog maverick
Learning how to think really means learning how to exercise some control over how and what you think. It means being conscious and aware enough to choose what you pay attention to and to choose how you construct meaning from experience. Because if you cannot exercise this kind of choice in adult life, you will be totally hosed.
David Foster Wallace - Commencement Speech at Kenyon University
If you’re building or rebooting your career, take it step-by-step, and figure out where your old and new talents overlap. Focus on the big picture and focus hard on each step, because it’s too easy to get lost in a bunch of little meaningless tasks. Say no to things that are a waste of your time.
I’m Brian Lam, and This Is How I Work
Yes, it’s true that a team at Google couldn’t decide between two blues, so they’re testing 41 shades between each blue to see which one performs better. I had a recent debate over whether a border should be 3, 4 or 5 pixels wide, and was asked to prove my case. I can’t operate in an environment like that. I’ve grown tired of debating such minuscule design decisions. There are more exciting design problems in this world to tackle.
Goodbye, Google | Stopdesign

This explains a lot.