Financialisation And UX Problems

The Aesthetic-Usability EffectThere is a principle in design known as the aesthetic-usability effect. In a nutshell, this effect posits a strong correlation in a user's mind between how aesthetically pleasing a product is perceived to be and its functionality. When users encounter a product, they are likely to consider the more aesthetically pleasing products as more functional and easier/better to use. This perception exists regardless of how easy using the product is. For those who work in ...

Obsession And Taste

For five months or so last year I was obsessed with work. I typically worked 12-hour days, six days a week, taking only Sundays off to re...

Self Conscious Running

In 2020 during the COVID lockdowns I was spiraling mentally and in a bid to stem that spiral I started taking very long walks. I cannot remember why ...

Some Ramblings On AI And Creative Work

Here is a question: "what might be the ultimate effect of computers being able to mimic the creative and artistic process so well that learning the c...

The Internet Is Dead. Long Live The Internet.

I am increasingly distressed by what the internet is becoming — a hellhole.Social media, in particular, has become an attention span-destroying, soul...

Sometimes, Standing Still Is Moving Forward

Towards the end of last year I had to learn how to stand still again. To stare a really difficult situation in the face and deliberately decide to st...

Stablecoin User Narratives

Lately I've been reading Hooked: How To Build Habit-Forming Products by Nir Eyal. It's a nice, little book with useful ideas on building products tha...

Good Obsession

A few days ago Agost Biro shared a video breaking down the tactics used by German football coach Julian Nagelsmann to the Football channel on Farcast...

#football#obsessed

Welcome To The Arcadia

For the past two months or so I've been trying to convince myself to start writing again. In particular to resurrect my Paragraph newsletter and get ...

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Building Out Virality In Web3 Products

Tl;drTo build out virality in your Web3 products you need to:Build virality into your product if possible. Make sharing inherent to the usage of the p...

#web3#blockchain