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Simply Imperfect 3 Jul 2013 | 06:43 pm
A friend gave me this book by Robin Griggs Lawrence entitled “Simply Imperfect: Revisiting the Wabi-Sabi House.” The book speaks to the Japanese concept of beauty as elegant instances of imperfection....
Commencement Memories 27 May 2013 | 09:46 pm
I’ve noted a habit within me around commencement time every year — which is, naturally, for my mind to drift back to my own commencement experience. There’s one thing I remember quite clearly that tru...
Always Being Told That You Have Potential 4 Apr 2013 | 03:05 pm
Yesterday I had lunch with an old friend — Bob Sabiston — the computer graphics animator that helped Richard Linklater make his groundbreaking film Waking Life. We talked about how blown away we were ...
Context is King 17 Mar 2013 | 08:04 pm
I appreciated this post by Adam Duvander on the 6th law. There’s nothing like having someone explain back to you what you once thought you understood years ago … -JM
Confidence without Ego 16 Mar 2013 | 06:34 pm
I was talking with a friend yesterday about ego, and I was re-reminded of the late Robert (Bob) Silbey — an extraordinary leader I had the privilege of knowing when I was a professor at MIT. My favori...
Parade Magazine (2006) 27 Jan 2013 | 11:48 pm
“How to Keep it Simple” article in Parade Magazine from a long time ago. Link is here. -JM
The Gift (from ca 2000) 27 Jan 2013 | 08:14 pm
This is an old, old post that I thought to transfer to this blog from my now aging MIT site that I can no longer edit, but grateful that it’s still around. -JM At the recent Aspen Design Conference I ...
Life Hack List 20 Jan 2013 | 05:59 pm
Keeping a pointer to this deceivingly useful list. -JM
Audio Book Version of LOS 5 Jan 2013 | 08:05 pm
The Laws of Simplicity is available in audio form now. -JM
Rethinking Technology 5 Jan 2013 | 08:03 pm
Shortly after completing the Laws of Simplicity, I had a show of new work at Riflemaker Gallery in London. The Apple iPod was just taking off, and I made a few sculptural works out of them. Alice Raws...
