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The 4 pillars of too much: too much stuff, too many choices, too much info and too fast

The four pillars of too much

The four pillars of too much are: Too much stuff Too many choices Too much information Tooooo fast Time to cut down. From Kim John Payne's Simplicity Parenting.
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Zone of proximal development

What a child can do in cooperation today, he can do alone tomorrow. — Lev Vygotsky Based on visualizing Lev Vygotsky’s theory.
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Store whiteboard pens with the nib down

Half the time when you pick up a whiteboard pen that doesn’t work, it’s because it’s been stored nib-upwards. It usually just needs a little re-charging.
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The law of lockers explained in a chart with the likelihood of your locker being on top of someone else's and how full the changing room is

The law of lockers

The law of lockers: If there are only two people in the changing room, your lockers will be next to each other. Also see: Muphry's Law Hanlon's Razor
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Plug computing

I love the idea that the computer just disappears backwards into the plug. Neal Moore first mentioned this to me. In the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving there’s an idea that all functions will eventually be subsumed by the system above it. Assuming that we will always need some sort of power it makes sense that the computer will disappear into there at some point. The iMac was essentially a jump where the computer disappeared into the screen. For this reason I’ve often thought that floors, walls and ceilings should be given more thought than they are. When everything else has changed, I reckon they will still be around. I wouldn’t mind if our dinner table disappeared into the floor once we were done with it for example.
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How many ideas will you get in idea generation quote: "The number of ideas produced in an ideation session is proportional to the size of the stack of paper in front of you."

The number of ideas produced in an ideation session is proportional to the size of the stack of paper in front of you

The number of ideas produced in an ideation session is proportional to the size of the stack of paper in front of you. —Conrad Wai I definitely think there’s some truth to this observation about idea generation. It’s all about expectation and belief. Like how if you simply ask people to be creative, they come up with more creative ideas. Simple. Conrad credits Lucas McCann for the quote (who no doubt said it much more concisely and pithily). Also see: 6 thinking hats How to peel a Post It so it doesn't fall down
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