Be More Shark - Product Design Pep Talk
summary
Argues that designers must keep practicing and learning the way sharks need to keep moving to breathe, turning awkward early work into skill through stubborn repetition; recommends countering anxiety by learning the facts (for example sharks kill fewer than 10 people a year) and using all senses—hammerhead ability to detect electrical currents is cited as a model for sensing opportunity; practical rules: trust your gut, manage emotions in client meetings, and treat setbacks as practice.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:50Inspiration
- 1:03How sharks breathe
- 1:38How sharks smell
- 1:55Are you on the lookout
- 2:08The enemies of progress
- 2:29How am I equipped
- 2:40Never everybody has fears
- 3:08Fears become challenges
- 3:42Trust your gut
- 4:15Shark rap
- 4:32Bring passion and emotion
- 4:46Outro
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