I wish someone had told me this 15 years ago 😭 “Evidence doesn’t change minds” ♥️ #UX #UXBrighton

Hi @Ember_Tech, how do I get the battery replaced in my Ember mug? It’s only a couple of years old and there has to be a better solution than just throwing it away. I’m happy to pay for a battery replacement service.

“The proof you can do hard things is one of the most powerful gifts you can give yourself.” —⁦@nateliason⁩

Innovation, beef and bacon Including how chef Sohla El-Waylly uses Innovation methods to make the best cooking show around. https://t.co/JNwZkcFN73

C. 95% of Twitterers teach you how to fit your thinking within given mental models/frameworks A few guide you towards constructing your own MMs/ Fworks within broader conceptual boundaries, as well as using what already exists H/T people like @vaughn_tan @snowded @ejames_c

“At any given time, your motion is being constrained by an agglomeration of previous decisions made by a previous you, decisions that might have little to do with your current wants.” – @sashachapin https://t.co/t5DbqT2LTz

I stopped being nice so I could be kind. A Guide To Breaking Free From "Good Girl" Conditioning:

It’s a story as old as time itself. Actually, maybe it’s more of a story as old as 80s corporate strategy. So it’s a story in its mid-40s. “We wrote out a strategy on paper, everyone signed off on it, but then nobody actually does anything differently.”

I've made an Innovator's Cheat Sheet – the hardest-hitting methods I use when working with product teams. Reduce risk, take effective action, influence strategy, and dodge sunk cost bias. https://t.co/HBU6aZ4haH

Love love LOVE this week's email by @hhavrilesky. Mistakes Will Be Made: https://t.co/tWrArQEq09

Stop polishing turds - with this one weird trick

“People, ideas, hardware—in that order.”

A feisty wee debate following different readings of this quote 👇

“Surrender involves a softness, where you turn inwards and see yourself in all of your perversity and peculiarity, and you say, okay, cool, what the fuck can I do with this mess.” Today’s newsletter soul food, courtesy of @sashachapin https://t.co/zeMn5QaGRO

“Finding your voice means figuring out what you wouldn’t mind being disliked for.” https://t.co/HCK6FJLui0

A very very useful perspective on the challenges of “being yourself”, from @m_ashcroft’s latest newsletter https://t.co/q1bbPM9nmh

"The Positioning Paradox: The narrower your idea, the wider and farther it goes. The Micro-Script for “Positioning” is: Positioning puts your product in a category of one."

Simple but not easy 😅 “Conflicting expectations add unnecessary pressure to your team. The solution is simple: make your goals and priorities clear. Review them often and update your team if anything changes.” —@PipDecks

A thread of my favourite Hungarian phrases, starting with this one… In Hungary, instead of saying “my bosses gave me too much work to do” you can use the poetic phrase bekergettek tátott szájjal a faszerdőbe. It means “they chased me into the dick-forest with a wide-open mouth”