Design Tip: He knew me

Well said, Dr. Goulston. Read more. Jobs invented for the everyday man. He created magic.

"In a world in which delivering on promises, delighting customers and exceeding expectations has all but disappeared with a shift from companies providing true value to short term ROI, Jobs and Apple's products under him delivered ROT, meaning Return On Trust. 

For more than a decade, whenever Jobs talked up an upcoming product and then launched it, we could almost always trust that we would not be disappointed.  In a world where we have felt increasingly naive and silly to get our hopes about anything, Jobs and Apple didn't disappoint.

He made it safe to believe, he made it safe to experience unabashed excitement."

Jobs reaffirmed to us all that we can still hold on to trust and hope. That it is OK to be different, and to have high standards. #ThankyouSteve.

"Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected." - Steve Jobs (1955 - 2011)

Read & Experience a LOT to write well

OK, I haven't been writing anything about my PhD progress lately. I've been reading a LOT. I mean really, a lot. As my superb Chair reminds me, lead an interesting life to produce an interesting dissertation. How do you do that if you live on a tight graduate student budget?

For some things, you have to experience it vicariously. I do that by reading extensively. Within and across disciplines. I read different kinds of books and magazines from outside my discipline because that stimulates creativity. I have diverse experiences. I don't surround myself with people who are like me, I don't think there is anyone like me anyway. *wink* Yes, I do have lifelong friends who have similar interests but I cross borders to learn new things. There is a certain fatigue to this, I agree.

Don't be afraid to venture out of your discipline. I have written about this before, sometimes, cultural and disciplinary groups like to just stick together. There is a merit to this and a disadvantage. Why would I want to keep reading and listening to ideas sort of like yeah-i've-heard-that-before? They won't stimulate me to grow.

It is through differences that change is forged. And don't we always say in ed psych, learning is about making changes.