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Dan Szuc @dszuc and Jo Wong @igiwong - founded Apogee in Hong Kong in 1998, a design research consultancy.

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Daocheng County － Yading Zhuoma La Lake by ジェイリー on Flickr.

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In the 1957 Spencer Tracy–Katharine Hepburn movie “Desk Set,” written by Phoebe and Henry Ephron and made with the coöperation of I.B.M., Tracy, an M.I.T. scientist who has invented an “electronic brain,” turns up with a tape measure in the research department on the twenty-eighth floor of the Federal Broadcasting Company building. Hepburn, the head of the department, invites him into her office. “I’m a methods engineer,” Tracy says to Hepburn, introducing himself. “Is that a sort of efficiency expert?” “Well, that term is a bit obsolete now.” “Oh, forgive me,” Hepburn says. “I’m so sorry. I’m the old-fashioned type.” Tracy has a giant computer installed in Hepburn’s department. Hepburn expects that her entire staff will be fired. Before demonstrating how the machine works, Tracy makes a speech to a group of corporate executives. “Gentlemen, the purpose of this machine of course is to free the worker—” (“You can say that again,” Hepburn mutters.) “—to free the worker from the routine and repetitive tasks and liberate his time for more important work.” Hepburn: “I think you could safely say that it will provide more leisure for more people.”

Jill Lepore, Away From My Desk

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The Elusive Art of Inner Wholeness and How to Stop Hiding Our Souls

"Wholeness does not mean perfection: it means embracing brokenness as an integral part of life." "Do not despise your inner world," philo

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4 Important Lessons from Art History

Multi-disciplinary creativity and design subjectivity.

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views in jakarta before a presentation on Flickr.

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designing a healthier + smarter life on Flickr.

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No hawking on Flickr.

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William James on Choosing Purpose Over Profit and the Life-Changing Power of a Great Mentor

"After all, the great problem of life seems to be how to keep body and soul together." William James is celebrated as one of the most inf

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milky way by zamilo on Flickr.

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Successful Innovators Don’t Care About Innovating

They care about problem-solving.

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Americans have a well-known obsession with productivity. In recent research I am involved in we found that personal productivity is the highest aspiration in the use of work technologies. But perhaps this focus is not necessarily the best for us with regard to other aspects of life and work...

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shanghai moments on Flickr.

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Brilliant Management Advice From Google's Former CEO On How To Build A $300 Billion Company

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It’s all about empowering “smart creatives.”

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From footballers’ work rates to the world of Big Data, the cult of “productivity” seems all-pervasive – but doing nothing might be the best thing for your well-being and your brain.

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Old and new landscapes in #shanghai on Flickr.

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Designing the experience ...

expectation (have what I need?)

basic need (is it met?)

motivation (does it map to a deeper want?)

care (enough to keep me coming back?)