Rest assured a “better” tool, a “better” process, a “better” way will always come along. However, what will remain unchanged is the need for you to know what works best for your personal, project, and client needs—and to adapt when it really is a better way.

Great article by Cameron Moll about focusing on your own processes rather than seeking to replace them by those of others. I love learning about how other people accomplish their work and can at times learn new techniques or ways to approach a project, but it’s important to remember that my own work experiences are even more valuable.

Don’t make something unless it is both necessary and useful; but if it is both necessary and useful, don’t hesitate to make it beautiful.

Yep. (via Minimal Mac).

“Sometimes we, at Odopod, are called upon to do something fast, as fast as possible to achieve a burning near-term objective. This is a reality and we’re happy to work within that constraint. However, short-term action isn’t a substitute for 1) thinking about your assets and values and 2) projecting those assets and values into the future.

2 Billion apps was made possible by just this sort of longer-term thinking.”

A fantastic point from a great article on Apple’s recent milestone of “2 Billion App Downloads” on their App Store by the folks at Odopod.

“If I’d asked people what they wanted, they would have said a faster horse.”

I bet Henry Ford and Steve Jobs would have gotten along really well.

(Quote via @workforfood)