4 Design Mistakes That Are Holding You Back
I know because I’ve made all of them
It has been called many things: entrepreneurial spirit, thinking outside the box, an affliction to authority, an inventor’s mind, big-picture thinking…
Some symptoms include seeing things in a way no one else does, ruminating endlessly on how to do things “better”, finding potential where others see none, and an inability to settle for “the way things are.”
If you have it, you know it. You’re a creator.
You can’t help but solve problems, design new things, and push the boundaries of what’s possible.
Creators are crucial in what Cal Newport refers to as the “New Economy,” but to succeed, you not only have to be able to think outside the box, you have to be able to learn new things…fast, and execute at the highest level.
“Two Core Abilities for Thriving in the New Economy 1. The ability to quickly master hard things. 2. The ability to produce at an elite level, in terms of both quality and speed.”
― Cal Newport
To do that, we have to think fundamentally differently than people who work within the confines of an established order. We have to learn to design better and then bring that design into the real world.
