PinnedIan StevensEverything is practiceHow as little as 5 minutes a day can yield improvement, help you let go of perfection, and bring you more happiness.6 min read·Oct 7, 2019----
Ian StevensinThe StartupAre You Repelling Users With Your Product Design?Your seemingly innocuous product design could be repelling or alienating underrepresented users. Make it better by adopting a more…8 min read·Jan 7, 2021----
Ian StevensJoanne McNeil’s Lurking serves as a warning for makers of digital products“Induce anguish” and “increase anxiety” are usually not on a list of outcomes for any digital product. Even so, many social media products…5 min read·Oct 14, 2020----
Ian StevensOnly you can stop confirmation biasConfirmation bias leads us to hold false belief with a confidence greater than evidence can justify. Curbing it when making decisions…10 min read·Jun 2, 2020----
Ian StevensHow we’re steered towards false beliefOur brains do a pretty bad job of reasoning, and a great job of maintaining and strengthening false belief.9 min read·Nov 4, 2019----
Ian StevensThree reasons why we make bad decisions, and why it mattersHow our brain’s tendency to selectively gather, interpret, and recall information makes us behave irrationally.9 min read·Oct 21, 2019----
Ian StevensFor Great Products, Start With WhyI love finding the intent behind a rule, a concept, or even a mysterious part on a physical product. With that all-important question —…2 min read·Nov 12, 2018----