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What is a Healthy Society

WEBA society that achieves equitable conditions on one or more levels but then destroys itself is (by definition) not healthy. (See tragedy of the commons .) Working …

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How I Manage ‘Thinking’ Time Jorge Arango

WEBEarlier this year, I asked what you’d like to know about how I get things done. I received many interesting requests, more than fit in a single post. So, I’m covering …

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The Map, the Territory, and the Fitness Tracker Jorge Arango

WEBI recently concluded a year-long experiment with the Muse meditation headband. The Muse is a fascinating device that sits on your head (rather like …

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The True Power of Design Jorge Arango

WEBAt the beginning of every new endeavor, there is chaos: A jumble of disparate ideas, people, and things that only hint at possible directions; a mess pregnant …

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Book Notes: “How Innovation Works”

WEBHow Innovation Works: And Why it Flourishes in Freedom By Matt Ridley Harper, 2020 ‘Innovation’ is one of those words that gets bandied about in business …

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Information Metaphors Jorge Arango

WEBThe ways we deal with information since the advent of the web are new. Although people have dealt with information in the past — through spoken language, …

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The Informed Life with Chiara Ogan Jorge Arango

WEBEpisode 121 of The Informed Life podcast features a conversation with my friend Chiara Ogan.Chiara is a former UX designer and information architect. She …

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Digital Nutrition Jorge Arango

WEBDigital information environments are still a relatively new thing for our species. We’re still looking for ways of understanding what these things are and how …

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The Last Illusion Jorge Arango

WEBBrian Eno, in an interview from 1995: [INTERVIEWER:] On the [Nerve Net] album jacket you have a number of terms describing the music. One of those terms is …

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Book Notes: “Enlightenment Now” Jorge Arango

WEBEnlightenment Now: The Case for Science, Humanism, and Progress By Steven Pinker Viking, 2018 This book will piss you off. It’ll piss you off if you’re a person …

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Flexibility vs. Ease-of-use Jorge Arango

WEBThis flexibility is a big part of what makes computers powerful. The tradeoff is complexity. Learning to use a single-purpose tool entails forming an accurate mental …

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TAOI: Apple Health Jorge Arango

WEBThe architecture of information: It used to be that when I wanted to show people an example of an information environment with a hierarchical taxonomy as its …

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Book Notes: "Technically Wrong"

WEBTechnically Wrong: Sexist Apps, Biased Algorithms, and Other Threats of Toxic Tech By Sara Wachter-Boettcher W.W. Norton & Company, 2017 In a 2011 essay …

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Twitter as a Public Square

WEBManaging an information environment like Twitter must be very difficult. The people who run the system have great control — and responsibility — over what the …

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The End of Engagement Jorge Arango

WEBMobile operating system vendors are starting to give us the ability to become more aware of (and limit) the time we spend using our devices. For example, the Screen …

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Systemic Design Beyond the Screen Jorge Arango

WEBLast evening I introduced students in my systems studio class to their final project for the semester. The project has them designing an intervention to help …

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Self-image Ideals

WEBIdeals of self-image have varied over time. In pre-industrial times, when many people needed to work the land for a living, having a tan was a sign of labor, and …

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