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The combination of good observation skills and good design principles is a powerful tool, one that everyone can use, even people who are not professional designers. Why? Because we are all designers in the sense that all of us deliberately design our lives, our rooms, and the way we do things.

The Design of Everyday Things

Don Norman

The most effective way to sap distraction of its power is just to stop expecting things to be otherwise—to accept that this unpleasantness is simply what it feels like for finite humans to commit ourselves to the kinds of demanding and valuable tasks that force us to confront our limited control over how our lives unfold.

Four Thousand Weeks

Oliver Burkeman

Long streets are best when slightly turned or twisted, combined with interesting ground floors they become attractive rather than corridors. ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DEa_5UQUMAIRwO3.jpg)

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