Time Quote by Bill Burnett

““As you begin to think like a designer, remember one important thing: it’s impossible to predict the future. And the corollary to that thought is: once you design something, it changes the future that is possible.””

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“answer. Donald’s dysfunctional belief was related to Janine’s, but he’d held on to it for much longer—a life of responsible and successful work should…

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“When you finally get down to making a choice from your narrowed-down list of alternatives, and you’ve cognitively evaluated the issues, and emotionally and…

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“Dysfunctional Belief: To be happy, I have to make the right choice. Reframe: There is no right choice—only good choosing.”

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“We mostly use cognitive knowing—all that good, objective, organized, informational kind of knowing—the sort of knowing that gets you A’s in school. But we…

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“Design doesn’t just work for creating cool stuff like computers and Ferraris; it works in creating a cool life. You can use design thinking…

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“Decision making is stressful, so the best time to prepare for good choosing is when there’s no choice at stake. That’s when you can…

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“A well-designed life is a life that is generative—it is constantly creative, productive, changing, evolving, and there is always the possibility of surprise. You…

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“Dysfunctional Belief: Happiness is having it all. Reframe: Happiness is letting go of what you don’t need.”

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“Dysfunctional Belief: I am looking for a job. Reframe: I am pursuing a number of offers.”

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“It's worth emphasizing that failures and hardships are a part of every life, even the well-designed ones.”

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“In fact, in the United States, only 27 percent of college grads end up in a career related to their majors.”

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“Most people fail not for lack of talent but for lack of imagination. You can get a lot of this information by sitting down…

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