iOS: OpenSignal is a do-it-all toolkit for improving your mobile data and Wi-Fi connectivity. Previously only available for Android, iPhone users can now use this handy utility for maximizing...
Conservation of energy in conversation
If you escalate (cut off in traffic, angry at the gate agent, frustrated at your boss), you've just added (negative) energy to a conversation. If you escalate (high-pitched enthusiasm, a hug,…
First, do no harm–three rules for public interfaces
When we think of design, we usually imagine things that are chosen because they are designed. Vases or comic books or architecture... It turns out, though, that most of what we make or design is…
Pitch your tent where it’s dry
Silly question: Does it snow in Utah because that's where they built the ski areas? Of course not. It's obvious that you find the snow and then you build the ski runs. Years ago, a friend was…
Important, not very good, could get a lot better
A recipe for personal and brand triage... We invest our time in hopes of a return, prioritizing the important, but sometimes, we waste it on the urgent instead. What's worth focusing on improving?…
What’s it for?
If, seventy years ago, you asked Henry Luce, "What is Time magazine for?" he'd probably talk about setting society's agenda, capturing the attention of the educated and powerful and most of all,…
Why You Should Run — Not Walk — In The Rain
Do you stay more dry walking or running in the rain? MinutePhysics explains on YouTube the science behind why running is the best strategy if you don’t like getting wet. This probably…
Soundslice Syncs Guitar Tabs With Video To Help You Learn To Play By Example
YouTube has made learning a new instrument a lot easier, as many people have posted lessons and examples to help others. New webapp Soundslice takes that approach a step further and syncs gutiar tabs…
Why It’s Time For The Decimal Day
Australia gave up years ago on the prehistoric systems of gallons, miles and pounds. But like the rest of the world, we cling like apes to hours, minutes and seconds. What fundamental law of the…
The best way to get unstuck
Don't wait for the right answer and the golden path to present themselves. This is precisely why you're stuck. Starting without seeing the end is difficult, so we often wait until we see the end,…
No one ever bought anything on an elevator
If your elevator pitch is a hyper-compressed two-minute overview of your hopes, dreams and the thing you've been building for the last three years, you're doing everyone a disservice. I'll never be…
Seth’s Blog
...is a clock that's wrong. Randomly fast or slow. If we know exactly how much it's wrong, then it's not so bad. If there's no clock, we go seeking the right time. But a wrong clock? We're going to…
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