Posts Tagged ‘Web Design’

“How Do I Put this Gently? THAT’S THE WORST IDEA I’VE EVER HEARD!”

Monday, August 16th, 2010

It’s hot.  For some reason, when it’s hot the “writer” section of my brain goes on hiatus.  But, while feeding a different section of my cabeza I stumbled onto this article after Googling “Creative Inspiration”.  Though it’s not exactly what I was looking for, it was something I felt should be shared. I read the original article on “A List Apart” a site for web designers/developers.

No One Nos: Learning to Say No to Bad Ideas written by Whitney Hess

No. One word, a complete sentence. We all learned to say it around our first birthday, so why do we have such a hard time saying it now when it comes to our work?

Guilt. Fear. Pressure. Doubt. As we grow up, we begin to learn that not doing what others expect of us can lead to all sorts of negative consequences. It becomes easier to concede to their demands than to stand up for ourselves and for what is right.

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